The county extension agent has not been responding, and is, in fact, in the next county- I bought 20 acres of land in the mountains of New Mexico- about 10 miles west of the Great Divide in Catron County, elevation about 7200 feet. The land is mostly pinon-juniper ecosystem, mostly sandy soil. I have some cleared land to put in an orchard, and there is water available from a well. I'm not sure if the elevation significantly effects what I can grow.
Anyone know where I can research this question? The county is large, but only has a population of 3,000. Most typical county services are provided by the state; no one in the state offices seems to even know where we are. Neighbors are mostly ranchers, rather than gardeners, or are new, like me. Thanks, Sarah