I do have a sizeable garden, and get most of my meat / produce from local farms. I think the only thing I buy from California is pistachios.

> Grow your own food then

You’re saying this to Iowa?

> Iowans spend an estimated $9 billion on food each year; 90—95% of this food is imported into the state.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/ffed/wp-content/uploads/20...

This is a good point - Californias could start buying fruits and foods from states without water problems, and everyone could boycott California produce.

This would effectively be the same as shipping water to California.