Harald Vaernes, operations manager at Christopher Ranch, holds up a clove of garlic in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Garlic sprouts are photographed on land that belongs to Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Ken Christopher, executive vice president of Christopher Ranch, is photographed in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Rows of garlic are photographed on land that belongs to Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Workers clean and sort garlic at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Water drip on garlic cloves at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Garlic cloves are sorted out before being packaged at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Harald Vaernes, operations manager at Christopher Ranch, pulls out a clove of garlic in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Ken Christopher, executive vice president of Christopher Ranch, is photographed holding up two pieces of garlic in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Garlic cloves are sorted out at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Garlic cloves are photographed at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Workers box garlic at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Workers box garlic at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
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