Area Farmers Impacted by Flooding

Posted by Rachel Goodman | Mar 24, 2023 | All Talk, Business, Local, Outdoors | 0

Talk of the Bay from KSQD

Area Farmers Impacted by Flooding

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Frequent rains and storms of last winter have had a heavy impact on the farming industry. According to San Francisco Chronicle, just in Monterey County, more than 15,000 acres of farmland were flooded in January costing over 330 million dollars in damages. The flood affected the production of fresh berries, like strawberries and raspberries as well as leafy green like lettuce.

Intern reporter Elnaz Sarbar Boczek spoke with Javier Zamora as he was cleaning his flooded farm. Zamora owns JSM Organics, a small farm in Royal Oaks that grows strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, vegetables and flowers. His farm was flooded twice. We also hear from Norm Groot, director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau.

About The Author

Rachel Goodman

Rachel is host of Talk of the Bay and Board Chair of KSQD. She is the producer of radio documentaries such as Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old Time Music, The Boomtown Chronicles, and Pastures of Plenty, a History of California Farmworkers. She teaches journalism at Cabrillo College in Aptos. She is a recipient of a Peabody award for excellence in journalism.