Stories from Durango’s compost movement — press coverage, community wins, and dispatches from the pile.
Ah, college—that magical time in young adulthood when we innovated groundbreaking recycling systems for food, clothing, and packaging. When we participated in ozone monitoring, building and maintaining trails, or regener…
Read the story →The city of Durango is ahead of the curve when it comes to recycling. This fall, councilors will decide how seriously the city – and residents – should take composting.…
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Morgan Di Santo is running in circles. Hardly surprising for someone who has chosen to be farmer. The cycles of the yearly seasons are an over-looping circle. The life cycle of a seed is also circular. But for Morgan, th…
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“ What the—?! ” Monique DiGiorgio mumbled to her laptop, squinting at the subject line stacked at the top of the inbox. Was it spam? A scam? After a hesitation, she tapped to open the message. Then, both hands clamped ov…
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It was after dark when Katherine Solbert and her husband pulled off the highway, exhausted from hours driving on a cross-country road trip. They ducked into a Del Taco, one of the few spots still open. “I was just numb,”…
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Embers fly from tree to tree like songbirds seeking new nests. One searing sparrow swoops down to a house below the canopy. It ignites the ornamental shrubbery spanning the walls. Soon, the house disappears behind giant …
Read the story →Bondad Landfill, the last stop for La Plata County garbage 11 miles south of Durango, has seven years before it is expected to fill up, according to Republic Services, the waste disposal company that manages the dump.…
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A seed. A seed seems small. A seed seems insignificant. Do not be fooled. A seed becomes many ruby-red tomatoes. A seed becomes a vine gemmed with juicy watermelons. A seed becomes a tree bejeweled with fruits. Or, in th…
Read the story →The owners of Table to Farm Compost say their invoices submitted to federal grant programs are now being processed after they contacted local, state and congressional representatives – along with The Durango Herald – to …
Read the story →Table to Farm Compost, a La Plata County business that picks up household food scraps and turns them into carbon-sequestering soil for local farmers, announced Monday that it would eliminate two full-time positions and a…
Read the story →Composting organic wastes diverts materials from landfills, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and enriches soils – all favorable outcomes for the city of Durango’s sustainability goals. But composting isn’t exactly mainst…
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