I knew almonds needed a lot of water, but I had no idea that ” growing a single almond takes 1.1 gallons of water.” I’m amazed there isn’t resistance about growing this delicious but excessively water dependent nut. I won’t look at almonds again in the same way.
I see other nuts require about the same amount. This is another shocker to me re nuts in general. However we hear more about almonds because their production is growing due to the expanding demand for plant-based milk products. I wonder if these consumers would buy less if they knew how much water each nut requires to grow.
The U.S. now produces 80% of the almonds in the world. Wow!
I knew almonds needed a lot of water, but I had no idea that ” growing a single almond takes 1.1 gallons of water.” I’m amazed there isn’t resistance about growing this delicious but excessively water dependent nut. I won’t look at almonds again in the same way.
I see other nuts require about the same amount. This is another shocker to me re nuts in general. However we hear more about almonds because their production is growing due to the expanding demand for plant-based milk products. I wonder if these consumers would buy less if they knew how much water each nut requires to grow.
The U.S. now produces 80% of the almonds in the world. Wow!