We can grow coffee in California. But should we?
Coffee farming in California has been something unheard of—an anomaly at most—as coffee is traditionally grown in tropical, humid climates throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. But [Chris] Bailey is part of an emerging group of growers who in recent years have been populating the state’s southern region under a brand named FRINJ coffee. … At the same time, the entire state is currently plagued by water scarcity …
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