Less Than Half the Water for a Whole Peach
It's peach season, baby! But Utah's ongoing drought has us interrogating our fruit over how much precious water was used to grow it. On today's show, Host Ali Vallarta and Lead Producer Emily Means head north to talk with Thayne Tagge of Tagge's Famous Fruit and Vegetable Farm about saving water while growing the delicious produce we buy at the farmers market. Find details on the Farm Bureau’s market here.
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