Crop-tober in New Mexico: A Visit to Tumbleweed Farms in Ojo Caliente

Written By Jessica Reilly-Chevalier

Inside the greenhouse, the plants are huge. They soar over my head, brushing the top of the greenhouse, thick, resinous flowers protruding from every branch. The stalks are thick as bushes and the long branches are trellised to the ceiling with string, like tomatoes. It smells like heaven, earthy and rich and dank, life blossoming all around.