Less irrigation means the cells aren’t as full of water, which leads to smaller, intensely flavoredfruit. That is something fans of Early Girl dry-farmed tomatoes already know. The method,pioneered before the drought became so severe, relies on cutting off irrigation once a plant isestablished, leaving it to rely on whatever water it can find.

较少的灌溉令果实的细胞较为缺水，因此果实会变得个头较小，味道更浓。喜欢“早到女孩(Early Girl)用干农法耕种的西红柿的人们早就知道这一点。这种方法在干旱变得如此严重之前就已经产生，它降低作物惯常的灌溉量，让它依靠自己能获取的水存活。

Chefs have changed protocols both in their professional and personal kitchens. “I boiled somebeets last night at home, and I poured the water onto my tree, Ms. Goin said.

在餐馆和自家厨房，大厨们都改变了操作规程。“昨天晚上我在家煮了一些甜菜，然后用这些水浇树，戈因说。

At restaurants, cooks defrost food in the walk-in refrigerator instead of in several changes ofwater. Ice is dumped on plants at the end of the shift rather than melted with hot water.Dishwashers are scraping plates instead of spraying them, and packing dishes more tightly intomachines.

在餐厅，厨师们把食物放进冷藏间解冻，不再使用数次换水的办法。最后剩下的冰块被堆放在植物下面，不再放进热水中溶解。洗碗工改为用力擦拭盘子，不再往上面洒水，并且在把碟子放进洗碗机时堆得更紧密。

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