Lifestyle

Hemp farmers find niche market in CBD

Harvest also helps treat owner’s multiple sclerosis

August 22, 2020 • Jim Mimiaga

San Juan Mountains Association seeks volunteer educators

A volunteer recruitment and orientation meeting for helping with elementary/middle school groups will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.…

August 21, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

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Religion

As coronavirus curtails travel, backyard pilgrimages become the way to a spiritual journey

Pilgrims have faced travel delays and cancellations for centuries. Reasons ranged from financial hardship and agricultural responsibilities to what is…

August 20, 2020 • Kathryn Barush

Food

Former Ignacio science teacher makes salsa to send students to Space Camp

Entrepreneur wants to send product into orbit

August 19, 2020 • Nick Gonzales — Staff reporter

Food

Ore House teams up with Rochester Hotel to provide alternative dining experience

Restaurant waiting indefinitely to reopen its dining room

August 18, 2020 • Nick Gonzales — Staff reporter

Food

This no-bake coconut cream pie plays it cool with a chocolate cookie crust

No-Bake Coconut Cream Pie.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post Be it lemon, chocolate, peanut butter, raspberry, banana or coconut; cheesecake-like or pudding-filled, a…

August 17, 2020 • Jessie Sheehan

Southwest Life

Thousands of Navajo Nation homes without plumbing amid virus

A sign for Navajo Drive is seen against a cloud-darkened Sentinel Mesa in Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah. Many homes on the…

August 15, 2020 • Vida Volkert

Southwest Life

Paddleboarding explodes during virus pandemic

COVID-19 restrictions drive growth in Colorado

August 14, 2020 • JOHN MEYER

Animas River

Rising water temperatures threaten fish populations

Drought, lower flows pose serious challenges to aquatic life in Southwest Colorado

August 13, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Food

This virtual reality dining experience is trippy – and might be the future of restaurants

The historic setting, where chefs from all over the country come to prepare their finest cuisine, is an unlikely yet…

August 12, 2020 • Emily Heil

Food

How to choose between food processors and blenders for your cooking projects

How they work Food processors and blenders are similar in that both typically involve a motorized base and a repository…

August 12, 2020 • Becky Krystal

Food

Half ceviche, half shrimp cocktail, this cool, bright dish is thoroughly refreshing

Ceviche-Style Shrimp Cocktail with Green Grapes.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post This recipe is made in the style of ceviche where citrus-marinated seafood…

August 11, 2020 • Ellie Krieger

Headlines

BLM finalizes new wild horse management plan for Spring Creek Basin

size will be allowed to increase

August 8, 2020 • Emily Hayes

Agriculture

Orchard hub to serve Montezuma County apple growers

Conservancy helps to purchase $310,000 property

August 8, 2020 • Jim Mimiaga

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Briefs

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host virtual meeting

Richard Jenkinson will present “Rock art of Dinetah: Stories of heroes and healing.” Jenkinson spent 14 years teaching high school…

August 7, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Southwest Life

New Mexico’s national parks need millions in upgrades

American Outdoors Act may help address maintenance issues

August 5, 2020 • SCOTT TURNER

Craft beer

‘Keep Your Spirits Up’ takes place of 2020 San Juan Brewfest

include alcohol, snacks, shirts, glasses and more

August 5, 2020 • Nick Gonzales — Staff reporter

Food

This reliable jam recipe will let you savor the best berries and stone fruit year-round

Because I’ve been making fruit jams for most of my life, I know what the bubbles look like when the…

August 4, 2020 • Cathy Barrow

Alcohol

Fenceline releases new red-fleshed cider in Colorado, Arizona

Maggie Corson and Sam Perry offer samples of Fenceline Cider’s beverages in 2019 at the Durango Farmers Market.Nick Gonzales/Durango Herald…

August 4, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Food

Chef behind revered Houston restaurant fights ‘food apartheid’

“We talk about that stuff all the time in the neighborhood, honestly, because our community is constantly harassed by the…

August 4, 2020 • Victoria Marin

Religion

Black Catholics’ history: Will Catholic schools teach it?

Faustina Bema, a candidate for Novice of the Sisters of the Holy Family, prays inside a chapel during a retreat…

August 2, 2020 • DAVID CRARY

Cortez

Ute Mountain Utes may earmark CARES Act money for household water

resident struggles to get line repaired as faucets run dry

August 2, 2020 • Jim Mimiaga

Southwest Life

La Plata County 4-H Livestock Judging Team to compete for national title

The La Plata County 4-H Livestock Judging Team at the Western National Roundup in January: from left to right, coach…

August 1, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

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Briefs

Chimney Rock Interpretative Association offers flora tour Aug. 6

The tour travels up to the two pinnacles and examines the variety of flora observable on the way up to…

August 1, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer