Corporate growers' carrots are soaking up water in this arid valley. Locals are fighting back | Tribune

NEW CUYAMA, Calif. — In the Cuyama Valley north of Santa Barbara, lush green fields stretch across the desert. Sprinklers spray thousands of acres to grow a single thirsty crop:

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