Farm Progress

Pacheco family grows food, fiber even with urban encroachment

Cary Blake 1, Editor

September 19, 2015

6 Slides

The Pacheco family of Marana, Ariz. knows first hand about two things: farming successfully for three generations and facing the likely loss of their farm over time to urban encroachment from the greater Tucson area.

Yet the Pachecos are proud and profitable farmers, and will continue to farm as long as they can.

Enjoy these photos of the Pacheco's 1,600 acre operation.

About the Author(s)

Cary Blake 1

Editor, Western Farm Press

Cary Blake, associate editor with Western Farm Press, has 32 years experience as an agricultural journalist. Blake covered Midwest agriculture for 25 years on a statewide farm radio network and through television stories that blanketed the nation.
 
Blake traveled West in 2003. Today he reports on production agriculture in California and Arizona.
 
Blake is a native Mississippian, graduate of Mississippi State University, and a former Christmas tree grower.

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