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The Year of the Aphid

2011 is the Chinese year of the rabbit, but in Durango, it must be the year of the aphid. Every farmer/gardener I’ve talked to has aphids this year. Adobe House Farm has their share of them too. The good news is that there are a lot of lady bugs in the garden as well. The average lady bug eats 6 aphids an hour which doesn’t seem like enough given that one aphid produces 70 offspring a week. When factoring in

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The Landless Farmer

Getting started farming is extremely difficult. Before anything else, you need a place to farm and, if you don’t have land in the family, that means a down payment and mortgage. Acreage is expensive close to cities so often farms end up several miles out of town. Next an investment in infrastructure is required, including irrigation and fencing. In Durango, with an average of only 90 frost-free days, hoop-houses and greenhouses are also needed to extend the growing season. In

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