Hey there,
Happy Thursday! If you’re above the equator, hope you’re finding ways to stay cool amid these crazy heatwaves. Today’s round up is short and sweet because (quite frankly) it’s 85 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment for the third day in a row and my brain hurts a little. I considered eating a popsicle for breakfast yesterday.
That being said, these two stories below are very compelling and I hope you give them a read. Maybe today’s shorter round up is can also give you an opportunity to catch up on some of the articles from previous weeks.
Welcome back to Before the Cutting Board, your weekly roundup of food + supply chain hot topics to help keep you up to speed on what’s going down with your food. If you’re new to Before The Cutting Board, here’s how it works: The “This Week” section focuses on news and current events. Occasionally, I’ll include a “Food Fights” section that explores some of the interesting debates flying around the food news world.
Let’s dig in.
-This Week-
Earlier this week, Civil Eats released an investigative report taking a look at how investors - including Walmart founders’ Walton Family Foundation - are circling around water markets in the drought-ridden San Luis Valley in Colorado. The oldest agricultural community in Colorado, responsible for the second-largest potato crop in the US, is feeling pressure not only from the current drought, but also a proposal that aims to pump the valley’s water hundreds of miles north to suburban Denver.
This older piece from Modern Farmer covers how peach farmers in Georgia and Florida are focusing less on generating the best and biggest peaches, opting to instead determine what solutions will be needed to make peach farming plausible amid a changing climate.
That’s it for this week. If you enjoyed reading this, please forward to a friend. Even if you didn’t enjoy reading it, still tell your friends - misery loves company :)