O’Neill: Dry and wet, boom and bust (column)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

It always amazes me how much water can come out of the sky and flow across the land in these big storms. The difference in experience between the dry and wet times in this Mediterranean climate leaves me in awe, and sometimes in deep struggle. With so much variability, farming here is as much about adaptability as it is experience and planning.