While record precipitation this winter contributed to significant water gains and eased California's drought emergency, it also put a damper on the ability to get crops into the ground on time.
For the state's tomato crop, the delay could have a nationwide ripple effect, as California grows more than 90% of all tomatoes for processed canned goods, such as pasta and pizza sauces.
"You think of an heirloom tomato but then you also want to buy a baguette and you want to get some cheese you know get a bufala mozzarella or you know a brie and then as well you buy some basil and then you know a bottle of wine and so it's like a picnic," he said of the fruit,"I like to say the times the tomatoes are you know, they're the leader of the show but they also are at times the part of the loss leader of the why the grocery basket gets full.
Stepping inside the greenhouse, one can feel an instant 20 degree increase in temperature. He said it's all the work of mother nature. At first, Gosser welcomed the extra moisture after a brutal few years. He started Windrift Farm in 2020 amid severe drought and wildfires. But the constant rain this winter eventually took a toll.
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