Raspberry Land
The California Water Service Company owns a lot of land in Chico. With some exceptions, each site is home to a well, a chain link fence, and a grassy lawn, irrigated with sprinklers.
I am told that someday their lawns would be converted to drought-tolerant landscaping, but I have some ideas for the interim.
I call them up and I inquired as to whether or not the sprinklers could be used to water community gardens rather than lawn, and they mentioned that it would be a liability.
Okay, I replied. What about using the chain link fences as a trellis for raspberries, which would be there for public enjoyment?
The response was that it sounded like an interesting idea.
I would much rather the Water Company grow raspberries instead of grass. Raspberries taste better.
It could happen.