Peninsula Farmer Works To Keep Agriculture In San Mateo County

CBS San Francisco

August 18, 2023

SAN MATEO COUNTY - The value of agricultural production in San Mateo County dropped by nearly 6% in 2022 from 2021, according to the latest crop report. Drought remained a major factor in the decline for growers and ranchers, according to the report.

But B.J. Burns, a farmer in San Mateo County, says there is a solution he's hoping will take hold that should plant the seeds for agriculture to have a promising future in the county: a centralized market and distribution site for farmers.

"You'd have a permanent place to sell your stuff," he said. "The growers would all come together, have a co-op there, and they could distribute it from there into the Bay Area. There are 7-8 million people in the Bay Area. I think if we had just a percentage - 20% of that - I think we'd do well."

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