Once again the Durango Herald gave Adobe House Farm wonderful exposure this week. In reading the first sentence, however, I was disappointed that a particular person who helped me get this far was not mentioned. I’m speaking of Eric Ryba, the neighbor down the street from the farm who designed and built the solar greenhouse this winter with me. Those tasty zucchinis, cucumbers, tomatoes, and chard are all from the greenhouse. Growing in Durango has been so different for me than growing in the mid atlantic and with out Eric’s greenhouse, I’m convinced it would have been a dismal year.

Thank you Eric for using so much of your free time your first year in Durango to design and build my dream greenhouse. Thank you Tobey for the use of your land and for all the work you do with out my asking.  Thank you CSA members for supporting me in my first growing season – when I most need it. Thank you to those who support the Farmer’s Market.  Thank you Werner for volunteering your time, expertise and your company. Thank you mom and dad for watching Raina on a daily basis and coming to market with me every week. Thank you Reid for putting together this beautiful website and for 4 weeks of labor in May. And finally, thank you Peter for sharing the dream (and doing all the jobs I don’t want to do)! YOU ALL have made this first year work and it is you who give me the strength to keep going.