LONGMONT, Colo. — A late spring snowstorm bearing down on Colorado might seem like the last thing a farmer needs, but for one Longmont orchard owner, it could not have come at a better time.
Sharon Perdue has run Ya Ya Farm and Orchard in Longmont since 2003. She knows better than most how unforgiving Colorado’s weather can be for fruit growers.
“It is so hard to raise fruit in this part of the country because, well, you know, the weather,” Perdue said…