Southwest Life
High-altitude grazing a high risk for cattle
Disease can cause heart failure for animals not adapted to elevation
Food
Food
Pickles can be more than just sour cucumbers
Preservation a launchpad for other DIY food projects
Food
Americans love snacks, but what does that mean for their health?
Americans are addicted to snacks, and food experts are paying closer attention to what that might mean for health and obesity.Patrick Sison/Associated Press Eating habits in the U.S. have changed…
Food
Farmers Market: Tilted Earth Farm recovering from 416 aftermath
Farmers now practice regenerative agriculture on Florida Mesa
Nourishing Morsels
Eating to ease your anxiety
Anticipating dark, cold days, returning to school and letting go of the freedom of summer can cause us to worry more and feel less at ease. When that happens, we…
Food
What makes this grilled zucchini dish so delightful? Contradictions.
Ginger-Marinated Zucchini with Lime Yogurt.Stacy Zarin Goldberg and Lisa Cherkasky/Washington Post. Its flavor base relies on the ginger and garlic combination so widely used in our favorite cuisines, yet the…
Business
Durango Natural Foods Co-op getting back on its feet
Co-op’s comeback a testament to customers resilience
Education
August restaurant inspections: McDonald’s, Pippo’s, Burger Boy, Ocean Pearl …
du1-i-syn Unannounced inspections are conducted for restaurants, school, hospital and nursing home cafeterias, grocery stores, convenience stores, fairgrounds, resorts, food trucks and any event or facility where food is sold…
Food
Farmers Market: Durango’s Becky Woodbridge makes ‘Bitchin Cookies’
Entrepreneur hopes to expand brand into more types of food
Food
When it comes to food allergies, how to help your kids snack smarter
When it comes to food allergies, there are many ways to help your kids snack smarter, such as emphasizing what they can have rather than what they cannot.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington…
Food
How much pot in that brownie? Chocolate can throw off tests
In states where marijuana is legal, pot comes in cookies, mints, gummies, protein bars – even pretzels. These commercial products are labeled with the amount of high-inducing THC. That helps…
Food
Go ahead and microwave fish, and other office lunch etiquette you should ignore
This is the trouble you go to so that you won’t have to put in any work later. It is, inevitably, a solitary form of labor, but its results will…
Local News
PHOTO: Sweet deal!
Robin Hoberg of Albuquerque selects Palisade peaches from the Peach Valley Produce stand adjacent to the Durango High School parking lot. In addition to peaches, the stand offers Olathe corn,…
Business
Food truckies open brick-and-mortar Mexican restaurant on Main Avenue
‘We take our hot dogs very seriously’
Food
Best Kind Ferments harnesses a passion for fermentation
Durango resident’s new business makes and sells kimchi and sauerkraut
Food
UN food agency to boost aid for 4 Central American countries
WFP spokesman Herve Verhoosel says the agency aims to provide food assistance to 700,000 people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua – up from 160,000 helped already this year.…
Food
Eight non-culinary tools you can use in the kitchen
Here are eight of our favorite uses for non-culinary items: Binder clips. They’re cheaper and sturdier than your standard chip clip. Keep a stash handy to use on snack bags…
Local News
Impossible Whopper not fooling Durango taste-testers
Plant-based patty touts flavor of real meat
Local News
July restaurant inspections: Gustavo’s, Zuma, Hong Kong, P&D …
July’s reminder: Wash those hands
Local News
Garden Project starts weekly fresh produce distribution
Nonprofit aims to improve residents’ health
Food
Fruit season stretches creativity in Durango and beyond
Picking, cooking, eating fruit shared across generations
Food
Carver Brewing’s chile contest finds a winner
Pueblo has won the battle, if not the war, over Hatch
Food
How to store peaches, corn and melons and stop wasting summer’s best produce
To store peaches, like those brought down from palisade, or other stone fruit, let them ripen on the counter. Once they’re ripe, refrigerate them for up to a few days.Bobbi…
Local News
Vallecito’s newest restaurant brings ‘mountain man’ culture to life
Menu filled with trapper-era themed foods
Food
Carver Brewing Co. brings home the Pueblo-Hatch chile war
Durango brewpub will pit Colorado, New Mexico chiles head to head
Food
Diane’s Tortilla Burger serves up homemade fare in southeast La Plata County
Rural restaurant known for its fresh, handmade tortillas
Food
Chuck wagon cook-off preserves tradition through camp-style cooking
La Plata-Archuleta Cattleman’s Association event in 16th year
Local News
Author, nonprofit founder shares the wisdom of weeds
Organic land management proving more effective at Electra Lake