I recently made public the dream that Devin and I share of having a farm one day. I’m sure it was not terribly surprising to any of our dear readers, in view of the fact that our backyard is bursting at the seams with chickens, garden, mini-vineyard, compost pile, and bees. :) Still, I think the mention of our future farm was a occasion of sorts which now allows us to talk more freely about our future farm.

First, to answer the excellent question (see referenced blog post above) made by one of our faithful readers, Frances, New Mexico is not, despite urban legend, all desert. Well, I should clarify. New Mexico is nearly all desert but not desert like the Sahara; my lovely home state boasts a variety of climate zones–mountains for skiing, fishing, and hunting, lakes (manmade) for water sports, open land for farming, and, of course, acres and acres of mesquite and cactus. Certainly, nearly all of these climate zones receive little water, so they certainly belong in the “arid” category. Check out this lovely website for lovely photos of my lovely home state.

With that said, however, very few places in NM receive enough precipitation for irrigation-free farming. Which is why Devin and I are also looking seriously at the lovely state of Colorado. We plan to travel around Colorado more in the year ahead, to get an idea of which areas we like best. We’ll keep you posted, we promise.

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