A bumper sticker calls for curbs on the now-ubiquitous, green, leafy vegetable.Special to the Herald/J.J. Kale Kale has taken the food world by storm as a vitamin-packed super food. Everywhere…
Ranchers benefitting from higher prices, higher demand, but consumers must pay up
Local edible extravaganza to begin its 19th season
Merger with La Montañita of N.M. is ‘off the table’
Durango school district making effort to curb students from throwing away uneaten food
Food hubs link consumers with locally farmed food
But on one particular issue, the campaign ads are entirely lopsided. Labeling genetically modified food, commonly called GMOs – meaning “genetically modified organisms” – is on the ballot, and has…
Proponents paint Proposition 105 as providing consumers with choice. “Don’t we have a right to know what’s in our food?” asked Larry Cooper, a backer of the Right to Know…
Afternoon shoppers browse through the Durango Natural Food’s deli.Durango Herald File photograph Gaddy until recently was co-general manager. Gaddy, a 2000 graduate of Fort Lewis College with a degree in…
The food will go to families in need. Volunteers are needed to collect, wash and bag produce on the same days at the same time. Volunteers may contact Celeste Greene…
Co-op members talk about possibly linking with larger N.M. co-op
Southwest Farm Fresh looking to step up distribution for harvest
Eastern Plains officials look to future after rural supermarkets close their doors
Many worrying about corporation’s impact
Alfalfa’s in demand as dairies migrate from California
The storms brought 1.26 inches of rain to the Southwestern Colorado Research Center in Yellow Jacket, said Abdel Berrada, director of the center. “It’s very timely for both beans and…
Protesters will support state labeling initiative
