Last year I was fortunate enough to photograph a job at Ela Family Farms in Hotchkiss, Colorado. Over a decade ago I lived and worked in the North Fork Valley, which includes this western mountain community. I created a photo essay on how rural Colorado was changing at that time. It was nice to go back.

I love cherries. When we lived in Washington, I could buy pints at roadside pop-ups for a dollar in the summer. I got hooked. So I was fascinated to see virtually all of Steve Ela's cherry trees covered in netting.

The trees get a little less light this way, he told me - but they're also much less susceptible to pests when they are protected. Many of the delicious organic cherries I eat in the future, will be grown under miles and miles of fabric covering just like this.