One longstanding family farm in Santa Rosa is in jeopardy, as they need critical funding to keep their doors open.

"We've been farming in Sonoma County since 1980," Lee James, CEO of Tierra Vegetables, Inc., told CBS News Bay Area.

She and her brother, Wayne, have cultivated black tierra corn, along with other types of corn and fresh vegetables at their farm along Airport Boulevard.

"We went to some of the first farmer's markets, certified farmer's markets in the state," James said.

She has been leasing their farmland from the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District since 1996. And now, the county has officially decided to sell the property.

James added that the deadline to close escrow on the property is by the end of the year.

"We really at this point don't

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