It is Bill Johnson—he owns and operates Carzalia Valley Produce with his family in Columbus, NM. The picture is in their onion packaging facility—they are looking a pallets of bagged onions being readied for shipment.

New Mexico is a challenging environment for farmers: the land is dry; soil is hard to come by outside the river valley; temperatures reach the mid-90’s in May and stay there through early October.  But farmers, as they’ve been doing for centuries in New Mexico and all across our country, find ways to overcome challenges and make a living from the land.  In many ways, this makes us New Mexicans appreciate our home State, and its beauty, even more.  Read more »