Food

By the Numbers: Why trick-or-treaters may bag more gummy candy than chocolate this Halloween

Hershey's chocolate are displayed on shelves at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam…

October 25, 2025

Food

How to cook, freeze or pickle plant scraps instead of throwing them away

Newly harvested beets on Long Island, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 2023. Sautéing beet greens with salt, pepper, olive oil and…

October 22, 2025

Local News

Yellow Carrot to close after 17 years in Durango

plans national hospitality brand in ‘new cities’

October 17, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Mesa Lamb & Wool sells both meat and fiber

Navajo churro sheep are raised and grazed on Florida Mesa

October 15, 2025

Strength in Well-being

Why low-fat diets can wreck your metabolism

The truth is, it’s not just about how much you eat. It’s about what you eat. “The Biggest Loser” problem…

October 15, 2025

Food

Want to eat more plant-based meals? Maggie Baird, Billie Eilish’s mom, has some ideas

Maggie Baird, mother of world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas, poses for a photo Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in New…

October 15, 2025

Food

The Dubai chocolate craze is now about much more than bars

Pieces of Dubai chocolate bars are displayed in New York on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Katie Workman/Associated Press) It’s too…

October 15, 2025

Local News

Durango Farmers Market will return to Main Avenue next year after positive reception

17th annual Apple Days Festival celebrates Southwest Colorado’s fruit heritage

October 14, 2025

Associated Press

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…

October 11, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Turtle Lake Refuge fosters connection with the land

Nonprofit promotes sustainable agricultural practices

October 6, 2025

Local News

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School using cafeteria scraps to feed pigs, ducks and chickens

students leading way in district’s food recycling program

September 16, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Mesa Verde Lavender is the result of a dare

farm’s culinary lavender is used in regional ice cream and coffee shops, restaurants and bars

September 15, 2025

Local News

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…

September 13, 2025

Food

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

September 1, 2025

Local News

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…

August 23, 2025

Local News

Manna wraps teenage culinary program with cooking competition

Students developed kitchen teamwork, resumes through four-week course

August 18, 2025

Local News

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

August 7, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Mighty Mike’s Foods turns kale chips into a fun snack

gluten- and dairy-free food is made from local produce

August 4, 2025

Local News

Manna launches teen culinary job skills program in Durango

Students learn résumé building, financial literacy and kitchen professionalism

July 23, 2025

Local News

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’

July 7, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Big Ben’s Meats carries on a family legacy

Gomez raises chickens, sells eggs

June 16, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Bell Beef raises cattle, runs country store near Cortez

meat is grass-fed, grass finished and antibiotic- and hormone-free

June 4, 2025

Food

Farmers Market Profile: Chick’n Bac’n Ranch raises animals east of Durango

farm specializes in eggs, whole chickens and soy-free pork

May 27, 2025

Food

Farmers Market Profile: Soylent Greens Produce grows plants near Ignacio

'If you can think of it, we’ll probably have it’

May 19, 2025