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Making requests to each other as a way to build connections

“So, does this mean we’re not exchanging presents?” Rose, age 14, asked, eyebrows narrowing into an adolescent cross-examination. Col, my 16-year-old, was unreadable behind ever-affixed earb...

DATE: Dec 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

14 days of quarantine kitchen

A journal of stretching groceries across two weeks

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Eating in quarantine: How to stretch your groceries

Tips and tricks from Durango-area experts on making meals adaptable

DATE: Apr 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Cook smarter by roasting vegetables

Process results in intensified flavor, stockpile of food

DATE: Mar 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

This winter, just stew it

Improving a recipe that just mixes everything together

DATE: Jan 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Ways to give the gift of local food

There are many ways to sidestep consumerism and support community agriculture this Christmas

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

What does Thanksgiving really mean?

‘Colonization dehumanizes both the colonized and the colonizer’

DATE: Nov 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Luv Box delivers plant diversity in a bento box

Maddalena Stancampiano caters lunches based in health, environmental sustainability

DATE: Oct 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Pickles can be more than just sour cucumbers

Preservation a launchpad for other DIY food projects

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Fruit season stretches creativity in Durango and beyond

Picking, cooking, eating fruit shared across generations

DATE: Aug 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Shishito peppers: A summer delicacy available at your farmers market

East Asian peppers pack flavor and can be found locally

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

In season now: Microbiome-boosting leafy greens

Arugula, spinach, kale, bok choi, chock-full of cancer-fighters

DATE: May 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food