Forecast: HOT With Water Shortages
The song of the summer is a classic from 1975, by the great Nigerian artist Fela Kuti, "Water No Get Enemy" (loose translation: Water Has No Enemies). The Colorado River and Lake Mead are drying up, the infrastructure to bring water to LA is in great need of repair, and water shutdowns have begun for LA County.
Meanwhile, in South LA, Crop Swap LA is using water from our rainwater reservoirs to irrigate crops on our 2 (soon to be 3) microfarms. We've seen a 300% increase in