For over three decades, Donald Sherman has been a local farmer growing vegetable crops. It’s no secret California has been dealing with the impact of the drought for several years, and Sherman says he saw this coming about 20 years ago. … He says that as small farmers, they don’t always have the resources to keep up when wells begin running dry, and they have to be mindful of how they use every drop of water.

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