I have 40 acres near Mountainair, New.Mexico in the middle of the state. The
elevation I believe is about 6,500 - lots of rocky soil, pinyon, juniper,
cedar, cactus. I'm building a passive solar house which is a work in
progess and is off grid. My friend is an excontractor and he has been helping
me build this place little by little mostly by ourselves for 6 yrs. So far
I have planted a wildflower garden and fruit trees but really need to work on
keeping more water on my land. In the spring I plan on working on a
greywater/runoff pond, getting some chickens and goats and expanding my
planting area.