Local man markets Navajo tea
Steve Heil stands in the a field of organic Navajo tea, also known as greenthread tea. Heil has been farming the crop for almost 10 years and sells it locally. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Dalina Castellanos
Diné Bureau

GALLUP — Hidden among sandy, rocky mesas in Gamerco is a sizeable plot of what Steve Heil calls paradise.

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