Adobe House Farm

Every year, I travel to the high desert in Durango, Colorado, in order to work at Adobe House Farm.

Adobe House Farm is the realization of a life-long dream to operate an organic farm. The primary goal is to provide sustainably grown fruits and vegetables to the local community. At AHF, they do not use any pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. They have an innovative solar-heated greenhouse that allows us to grow year-round without the use of propane or natural gas heaters. They use environmentally-friendly growing practices, such as minimal-tillage, heavy mulching and locally available inputs (such as horse manure and crushed rock) in order to improve the soil and retain moisture.

Every year, I travel to high desert in Durango Colorado, to work on Adobe House Farm.

2012 is the second growing season and AHF has planted strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and (believe it or not) blueberries. In addition we are growing a little of everything in the vegetable and herb garden for a small CSA and the farmers' market.

Linley Dixon, the head farmer, has a Master's Degree in Plant and Soil Science, specializing in Organic Agriculture, and a Ph D in Plant Pathology, specializing in tomato diseases. She also has experience farming in Maryland, Maine, West Virginia, Florida, and the Pacific Basin. The cold, winds, elk, gophers, mule deer, and basic, clay soils of Durango are presenting new challenges!

Adobe House Farm was recently featured in the Durango Herald. Check it out!