Agriculture

Jude Schuenemeyer is a historian. Rather than with pen and paper, though, Schuenemeyer tells the stories of Montezuma County with branches and leaves, apples and peaches. The history Schuenemeyer...

For two years, Cortez residents have enjoyed the fruits of Rusty and Laurie Hall’s labor in the form of flavorful soups and salads at The Farm.In a tiny storefront on Main Street, the Halls have...

DURANGO — Linley Dixon is thrilled about the solar-powered greenhouse she built this April on her farm, Adobe House Farms. It doesn’t use propane and should be warm enough to grow plants...

Walk into Bessie White’s home and you are immediately drawn to the kitchen. With warm wood cabinets and an open space filled with light from an eastern facing window, the room is clearly the center...

All around Montezuma County, youths are spending their time obsessing over the eating habits of livestock.While concerns over food rations for swine, exercise for sheep and posture for cattle are...

Seven Meadows Farm, a 70-acre homestead between Mancos and Dolores, grows a wide variety of food crops for folks in the area. There are many buildings, trees and animals around the farm, and owners...

A small group of students outside the Dolores Elementary School stared intently at dirt recently as they learned the intricacies of planting carrots and potatoes.The lesson took place outside,...

For more than two decades, Dan Fernandez has been a steadfast figure in Southwest Colorado agriculture.From his post as the director of the Dolores County Colorado State University Extension...