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Local Climate & Conditions

Located on 2 acres at 6,900 feet in a rural residential part of Flagstaff, the farm borders national forest land at the southeast corner of Mount Elden. Flora consists of a wide range of transition zone (between high desert and mountains) plants and animals, including ponderosa pine, pinyon pine, juniper, and Gambel oak. We enjoy fauna such as bluebirds, tree swallows, horned lizards, bees, mule deer (which we fence out), and bobcat (which eat our poultry if we let our guard down).

Because the farm lies within Flagstaff’s “banana belt,” we enjoy slightly warmer temperatures than most growers at our elevation. Temperatures range from sub-zero to 100ºF, with averages in winter nights in the teens and days in the thirties or forties.  Summer nights are in the 40s and 50s with daytime highs around 80. The July – August rainy (monsoon) season moderates temperatures and increases humidity. Precipitation varies between 10 and 25 inches annually. Annual snowfall averages 8 feet, but usually melts quickly. Currently, we share a similar climate with southern Utah, northern New Mexico, and southeastern Colorado.

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