3C Ranch
Property Type:Irrigated row crop ranch
Location: Blackie Road, Monterey County
Price:Sold – April 2015
APN:133-013-001+
Zoning:Farmlands (F/40)
Coastal Agricultural Preserve (CAP)
Acres:1,165 gross acres / 819 usable acres
The 3C Ranch is a large, 1,165-acre, agriculturally diverse ranch located at the northern end of the Valley. The ranch has extensive frontage along Blackie Road and extends down into the Merritt Slough. Overall, there were 819 usable acres that varied from level farmland to rolling hillsides. With the varied terrain and soil types, the 3C Ranch was used to grow a wide variety of crops including Brussels sprouts, strawberries, bulb flowers, lettuce and artichokes.