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    Good Food

    Water Rights in California

    Rita Schmidt Sudman is the director of the Water Education Foundation .  California farmers produce 50% of the fruits, nuts and vegetables consumed in the United States.  Much of the water they use comes from reservoirs and aqueducts, what Rita calls developed water.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Rita Schmidt Sudman is the director of the Water Education Foundation. California farmers produce 50% of the fruits, nuts and vegetables consumed in the United States. Much of the water they use comes from reservoirs and aqueducts, what Rita calls developed water.

    Rita and Evan spoke recently about California's water infrastructure. Here it here.

    Music break: Binga Banga Bonge Percolator by Terry Snyder and the All Stars

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    Water Rights; Little Arabia; Bocuse d'Or; Meat-free Meat
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Water Rights in CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    3. 14:00Little Arabia in Orange County
    4. 21:00Knives at Dawn
    5. 26:00Cemitas
    6. 31:00A Meat Obsession
    7. 38:00Offal-lot of Meat
    8. 44:00Meat-free Meat
    9. 50:00The French Fries of Los Angeles
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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    The full episode

    2 of 9
    Water Rights; Little Arabia; Bocuse d'Or; Meat-free Meat
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Water Rights in CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    3. 14:00Little Arabia in Orange County
    4. 21:00Knives at Dawn
    5. 26:00Cemitas
    6. 31:00A Meat Obsession
    7. 38:00Offal-lot of Meat
    8. 44:00Meat-free Meat
    9. 50:00The French Fries of Los Angeles
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