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On September 12, Iverson Family Farms posted ominous images on social media<\/a> of their fields under a ruddy red sky, thick with a stagnant, dense haze\u2014a stark contrast to the vibrant annual Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, a well-known spring attraction in Oregon\u2019s Willamette Valley. As the Beachie Creek and Riverside fires raged roughly 25 miles away, the farm was in Stage 3 evacuation for 10 surreal autumn days.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a scene that has played out throughout the western U.S. as roughly 40 large fires<\/a>, amplified and accelerated by climate change, burned in September. The coastal states were most heavily impacted: California, in particular, has endured an unprecedented span of fire<\/a> over the last two months. As of today, California\u2019s devastating Glass Fire has damaged, if not destroyed, nearly 30 wineries<\/a> in Napa and Sonoma counties.<\/p>\n Ash has been raining down on farm fields for weeks. Farmers of most crops\u2014from fruit to lettuce\u2014have been able to wash it away with minimal impact to operations, says Christopher Valadez, President of the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California. Still, since farmers don\u2019t necessarily have the labor to clean produce, consumers have been advised to take extra precautions<\/a> and wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating them.<\/p>\n Luckily, Iverson Family Farms, a diverse, third-generation operation growing grass seed, tulips, wine grapes, and hemp, did not experience direct fire damage. Beyond worries over community losses, \u201cI was concerned with embers that could have drifted onto the farms and ignited fields and homes,\u201d says Giavanna Accurso, director of research and development for Iverson Family Farms and FSoil, the family\u2019s hemp oil processing facility.<\/p>\n