Photo: Winter tomatoes

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 3:07 PM Updated Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 3:16 PM

Alice Dwyer, an AmeriCorps member at the Durango School District Soil Outdoor Learning Lab, works on a tomato plant in the grow dome Tuesday at Riverview Elementary School. Tomatoes and vegetables will be harvested from the dome and served at the inaugural Soil Steering Committee meeting Wednesday that is made up of individuals from the school district, Durango Parks and Recreation, a Durango High School student and nonprofit leaders from the community. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)