Art E. Choke - Artichokes By Diana Sainz

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Art E. Choke - Artichokes By Diana Sainz

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Diana Raquel Sainz

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Photograph - Photography, Color Photography, Black And White Photography

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While travel through the Imperial Valley of Southern California near the Salton Sea, I came upon an artichoke farm. I had never seen one, nor had I ever really thought about how they grew. I just knew that I loved artichoke hearts and pay a lot for them in the cans and jars at the grocery store.
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What surprised me the most was the fact that they were growing near the Salton Sea, as much agricultural farms are. As I was doing research, I saw that this farm advertises themselves as "ORGANIC... where fertile soil, fresh Colorado River water and desert climate come together to create an environment ideal for growing a variety of produce. Wedged between desert, dunes, mountains, and the mystic Salton Sea our farm is truly an organic oasis: fertile, fresh, and full of the vibrant mixed colors of a desert farm"...
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They failed to mention that the Salton Sea is the most contaminated body of water in the United States from the run off of fertilizers from the agricultural farms that surround the the sea. The area around the Salton Sea has one of the highest amounts of deformity in wildlife in the nation and is surrounded by dead fish, and what you think are shells are actually the broken carcases of the fish. This once thriving "Miracle in the Desert", as beautiful as it is from a distant view, is truly one of California most forgotten treasures!

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April 25th, 2013

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