Fields to Plate Produce

Hard Fought Success in the High Country - Fields to Plate Produce

Hard Fought Success in the High Country - Fields to Plate Produce

Words and Photos by Emily Bowie

The drive to the Old Fort Farm in Hesperus, Colorado is deceptively steep. From downtown Durango I rose steadily, almost imperceptibly, and gained a thousand feet within minutes. With a bit of navigating, I located the Fields to Plate farmers. The small crew was harvesting a thousand-pound beet sunset: red, gold, pink, purple. The bounty seemed unlikely for such a dry, high altitude location; so, I set forth to learn how they did it.