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Community Gardens Grow More Food With Shared Water Systems

Local gardens are improving irrigation efficiency to increase food production and reduce water loss.

Community garden workers using shared irrigation systems

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  1. New satellite reporting puts this winter's peak third-lowest on record.
  2. Local gardens are improving irrigation efficiency to increase food production and reduce water loss.
  3. NASA's report combines satellite observations with farmers' concerns.
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