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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