Drought causing scary situation on Treasure Coast farms

HOBE SOUND, Fla. — When Beth Leonard thinks of drought there’s a few things that come to mind. “Fire,” a manager at Hobe Sound Farmers Market said. Overlooking the farm, you see acres and acres of land ripe for a lightning strike or errant cigarette butt to spark a fire. “Scary when you have all these animals to think about,” she said. RELATED: Treasure Coast drought concerns increase as need for rain grows The next words that comes to mind is a lack of food for her grazers, especially her cows. “They eat a lot. You see how big they…