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Legal Battle Over Water Rights Sparks Boycott of Carrots in California Valley

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Residents in the Cuyama Valley are urging a boycott of carrots as a legal battle over water rights intensifies. Signs and banners declaring 'BOYCOTT CARROTS' and 'STAND WITH CUYAMA AGAINST CORPORATE GREED' have appeared throughout the valley, targeting the largest carrot-growing companies, Grimmway Farms and Bolthouse Farms.

In the Cuyama Valley north of Santa Barbara, carrot growers and the community are engaged in a bitter legal battle over water rights. As the valley's only water source shrinks, residents have launched a campaign urging everyone to boycott carrots. Signs and banners declaring 'BOYCOTT CARROTS' and 'STAND WITH CUYAMA AGAINST CORPORATE GREED' have appeared throughout the valley, targeting the largest carrot-growing companies, Grimmway Farms and Bolthouse Farms.

The companies faced backlash when they sued property owners to determine water usage limits

 

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