BeAuMaN posted:

For ecological/environmental reasons, California has some of the best and varied perfect climate to grow almost anything, as opposed to Iowa. It has amazing climates, amazing soil... though a great part of this is due to the engineering miracle where we turned the central valley desert (Well, it wasn't exactly all desert, more like praire lands) into the perfect farming area via great water infrastructure... infrastructure that hasn't been invested in properly for a growing population for a long time. Economically it's not viable to grow a lot of crops though due to high property costs, labor costs, and other economic factors. And the coast also makes for some great wine grape climates... the south for some great oranges...

I mean, I'm from a farming family so my viewpoint is biased obviously, but these natural resources are pretty amazing and I find it pretty sad that over time the housing developments continue to grow further outward and eventually California will become One Huge City like Coruscant or something.