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Durango Farmers Market will return to Main Avenue next year after positive reception
17th annual Apple Days Festival celebrates Southwest Colorado’s fruit heritage
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An old tradition finds new life as Germans flock to forests to collect mushrooms
A basket of mushrooms lies on the ground in a forest in Potsdam, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Wolfgang Bivour carefully…
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Farmers Market: Aster Valley Farm grows plants native to the Durango area
Tyler Turk and Mak Mason starters are pesticide-free, pollinator-friendly
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In the cool of a Portugal night, it’s time to pick the grapes
Foreman Vitor Lucas removes the leaves from a container full of wine grapes during a night harvest at the Herdade da Fonte Santa vineyard near Vimieiro, Portugal, Wednesday, Sept. 17,…
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Farmers Market: Turtle Lake Refuge fosters connection with the land
Nonprofit promotes sustainable agricultural practices
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Slew Beauty tries to keep organic skincare affordable
Dani Webb combines years of herbalism with cosmetics
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3 new Denver restaurants receive Michelin stars; The Wolf’s Tailor earns a second star
The Michelin Guide arrived in Colorado in 2023 and has slowly grown the state’s fine dining scene in Denver, Boulder and Aspen
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Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School using cafeteria scraps to feed pigs, ducks and chickens
Rural students leading way in district’s food recycling program
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Farmers Market: Mesa Verde Lavender is the result of a dare
The farm’s culinary lavender is used in regional ice cream and coffee shops, restaurants and bars
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High above the Arctic Circle, these Philly cheesesteaks are filled with moose and reindeer meat
A person holds a sandwich at the Stejk Street Food food place in Kiruna, Sweden, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Malin Haarala) KIRUNA, Sweden – Forget Philadelphia: In the far…
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Photos: Harvest Festival
Sean Cook, lead deli cook at Durango Natural Foods Co-op, sets up for the co-op’s Harvest Festival and shows the pumpkin-chocolate chip cookies that will be served during the festival’s…
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Farmers Market: Wordplay Coffee gets clever with local ingredients
Megan Milstead got into business partly to support LGBTQ+ groups
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Lilybee Farm raises bees for honey and mentors new beekeepers
Kristie and Scotty Hinds’ hives multiplied by over tenfold after they fell in love with the insects
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Photos: A Western chuck wagon cook-out
Sandy Cooper, left, and Carrie McCauley with the Durango Cowboy Church chuck wagon, make peach-raspberry cobbler on Saturday for the Chuckwagon Rendezvous at LePlatt's Pond on L-J Ranch near Bayfield.…
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Manna wraps teenage culinary program with cooking competition
Students developed kitchen teamwork, resumes through four-week course
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Farmers Market: Clay by Dre makes functional ceramics
Drea Clements’ blue and green pottery is inspired by nature and the sea
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Facing federal cuts, fluctuating food supply, Manna soup kitchen looks local
Nonprofit received half the usual amount of food from major food bank in June, July
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Farmers Market: Mighty Mike’s Foods turns kale chips into a fun snack
The gluten- and dairy-free food is made from local produce
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Manna launches teen culinary job skills program in Durango
Students learn résumé building, financial literacy and kitchen professionalism
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Farmers Market: True Radiance renders beef fat into skincare
Tallow-based products are all-natural and locally sourced
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Farmers Market: Herb Meadows Farm raises goats and makes herbal remedies
The Mancos-based farmers’ products are soy-free
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One man’s quest to rank 38 hamburger joints in Durango area
‘Burgers are ingrained in America’s soul,’ Steve Harris says. ‘They’re comfort food’
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Farmers Market: Beans and Berries sells cacao and herbal elixirs
Business’ beans sourced from regenerative farmers in Peru
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Farmers Market: Leaning Tree Farms is transforming a property into a legacy
The Bulwan family raises pork and steers south of Bayfield
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Farmers Market: Big Ben’s Meats carries on a family legacy
Olivia Gomez raises chickens, sells eggs
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Fragrant Nigerian-inspired fried rice is easy enough for a weeknight
Nigerian fried rice, seasoned with curry powder, dried thyme and a handful of aromatics, inspired this weeknight-easy meal-in-a-skillet. Beef liver and an assortment of vegetables are classic ingredients, but in…
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Farmers Market: Bell Beef raises cattle, runs country store near Cortez
The meat is grass-fed, grass finished and antibiotic- and hormone-free
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Farmers Market Profile: Chick’n Bac’n Ranch raises animals east of Durango
The farm specializes in eggs, whole chickens and soy-free pork
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The innovative ice-cream makers at Salt & Straw serve up secrets and recipes in a new cookbook
Salt & Straw Ice Cream Co-Founder Tyler Malek scoops “Day-Old Bread Pudding” upcycled ice cream in Los Gatos, Calif., on June 2, 2023. (Haven Daley/Associated Press file) NEW YORK –…
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Lose weight naturally by unlocking your body’s GLP-1 superpower
You’ve likely heard the hype around Ozempic and Wegovy – weight loss drugs that have taken the world by storm. These medications mimic a gut hormone called GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1),…