Author – The Durango Herald

Nutrient-dense asparagus can be prepared in many ways

Oh yes, spring is my favorite season. Calves, lambs, fawns appearing across the fields and, best of all, the asparagus! It starts appearing mid-April and ends in June. As one of the few pere...

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Dry year creates challenging conditions for farmers, ranchers in Southwest Colorado

I write this as the rain is finally coming down in the valley, wet snow in the high country. In Durango, moisture in two of the last five days has been a rarity, albeit welcome. ...

DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

4-H invites community to Mental Health Mardi Gras

La Plata County 4-H’s CODY project would like to invite the community to a Mental Health Mardi Gras. This special event will take place at 6 p.m. May 2 in the Exhibit Hall at the La Plata Co...

DATE: Apr 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Real food powers your health, not vitamin supplements

Being raised on whole-grain homemade bread, farm fresh eggs, fresh yogurt, garden produce and, of course, raw milk was a matter of logic to my progressive mother who followed 20th-century au...

DATE: Apr 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Each landscape presents its own demands to gardeners

A couple of weeks ago, I traveled across the Western Slope of Colorado, giving talks to multiple Master Gardener classes about backyard vegetable production. Same talk with 270 P...

DATE: Apr 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

La Plata County Extension Office offers bindweed starts

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your...

DATE: Mar 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Young people must learn the basics of financial literacy

Recently, I enjoyed working with and learning from seventh-graders at Miller Middle School as we discussed financial literacy. Know Your Dough provided the curriculum – which is ...

DATE: Mar 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Suicide survivor to share his story; 4-H to promote prevention program

La Plata County 4-H will co-sponsor a powerful community event at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 19. “Cracked, Not Broken: The Kevin Hines Story” will be held at the Community Concert H...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Workshop to address managing water needs in a dry year

Last month was all about soil, and yes, soil is where everything starts. If you build it, plants, flowers and fruit will come. If you ask a farmer or rancher – and if they’re wor...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

4-H livestock projects teach skills that last a lifetime

4-H livestock and animal projects inspire lifelong learning in young people. 4-H members can enroll in horse, dog, cat, cow, sheep, goat, swine, poultry and rabbit animal projects...

DATE: Feb 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Despite the headlines, not all wheat is bad for you

Ah, fresh warm bread. Whether it is hot out of the oven, dipped into a steaming bowl of soup or enveloping your favorite sandwich, it is easy to see why it is such a staple food. Wheat makes...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Gardeners, this measurement will tell you a lot about your soil

I tried. I wrote an article about watering trees in the winter, I washed the car and I sold a pair of skis. But none of it did the trick. Our weather seems to get only warmer, and even the f...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office