Thank you Roman, a person working with Food Not Bombs in Santa Cruz wrote: ( March 10, 2025 ) The world's largest lithium battery fire started on January 16, 2025 and continues to smolder to this day.
"Thousands of us have been made ill from the fires. Some people are selling their homes because it is too dangerous to continue living there.
(People are waking up) with a chemical burn in the throat and tongue and eyes burning still. Some local farmers are trashing their crops while others feel they need to keep selling their harvests or face going out of business placing them in a difficult position. Food Not Bombs has had to turn away produce from the Moss Landing and Watsonville areas even though the line of people seeking meals continues to grow longer.*******Nearly 70% of the vegetables sold in the United States come from the area impacted by the fires. Friends that work in the fields here are telling us they are il - or (one) who works on the harvest lines says she is too sick to return to work this week."
Just saw the article on the Bess Moss - will share. Atrocious.
Thank you Roman, a person working with Food Not Bombs in Santa Cruz wrote: ( March 10, 2025 ) The world's largest lithium battery fire started on January 16, 2025 and continues to smolder to this day.
"Thousands of us have been made ill from the fires. Some people are selling their homes because it is too dangerous to continue living there.
(People are waking up) with a chemical burn in the throat and tongue and eyes burning still. Some local farmers are trashing their crops while others feel they need to keep selling their harvests or face going out of business placing them in a difficult position. Food Not Bombs has had to turn away produce from the Moss Landing and Watsonville areas even though the line of people seeking meals continues to grow longer.*******Nearly 70% of the vegetables sold in the United States come from the area impacted by the fires. Friends that work in the fields here are telling us they are il - or (one) who works on the harvest lines says she is too sick to return to work this week."