Farmer Judith Redmond said the atmosphere was intense Monday afternoon in the Capay Valley, where her certified organic farm sits off Highway 16 in Yolo County.
There was ash falling from the sky, she told The Bee by phone, and everything outside her window looked orange. The Capay Valley is mostly rural, made up of farms, ranches and unincorporated communities. It is also currently being threatened by the largest fire burning in California.
As of Tuesday morning, Cal Fire reported the County Fire has burned 70,000 acres in Yolo and Napa counties since sparking Saturday in the unincorporated area of Guinda. Cal Fire reported the fire at 5 percent containment as of early Tuesday morning.
The Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District has also issued a Smoke Alert extending from Monday through Saturday for the area.
Redmond co-owns Full Belly Farm, which produces a variety vegetables, herbs, nuts, flowers and fruits year-round, and is located on County Road 43 in the north end of Guinda on the creek side of the Capay Valley.
As of Monday evening, her farm wasn’t under evacuation orders like the west side, Redmond said. …
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Cassie Dickman 