Fourth-generation chile farmer reflects on a difficult growing season

10/14/2026 | 2m 35s

Fourth-generation farmer Gary DiTomaso is not sad to see the end of this growing season.

Colorado’s green chile season is winding dow. Fourth-generation farmer Gary DiTomaso is not sad to see it go. “This is the worst I've ever seen,” DiTomaso said. “I think if you look at the history, we've never had a year with this low of snowpack.” DiTomaso is right: this year produced the lowest snowpack in Colorado’s recorded history. Produced by Polina Saran, Rocky Mountain PBS

10/14/2026

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