Javier Zamora, owner of JSM Organics Farm in Royal Oaks, was at a loss as to what to do with an entire season’s worth of berries after wildfires, excessive heat and a lack of restaurant orders decimated his harvest. But then a group of South Bay Area residents stepped in to help. (Photos courtesy of Javier Zamora)

Only 11 miles away from a wildfire that has been raging for over a week, a blanket of ash covers strawberries ripe for harvesting. 

“It’s like doomsday. At night we can see the fire, we feel it, and the ashes are constantly falling on us,” said Javier Zamora, owner of JSM Organics Farm in Royal Oaks, near Prunedale.

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