New Mexico farmer, writer starts a global garlic war
MONICA ROMAN GAGNIER
Albuquerque Journal
DIXON, N.M. (AP) — Among the residents of Dixon, New Mexico, Stanley Crawford has long been known as a gentleman farmer and a thoughtful man of letters.
He's the author of such books as "A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm" and "Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico," and teaches creative writing at Colorado College.
Crawford is such a personage in the sleepy village that a stop at the Dixon Cooperative Market for directions to El Bosque Garlic Farm quickly brings the reply, "Follow the bend in the road and make a quick left after the bridge."
But Crawford's image has shifted in recent years: He has become a lightning rod for controversy. The 82-year-old brought on the change in 2014 when he agreed to f
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