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Position: Herald Food & Business Editor
On March 11 and 12, 2020, representatives of Lone Tree Brewing Co. and Ska Brewing Co. met at the latter’s Durango headquarters to brew a kettle-soured Berliner Weisse for the Collaboration...
DATE: April 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business
Fans of Colorado’s livestock industry gathered around the state Saturday to eat and promote meat in defiance of Gov. Jared Polis’ proclamation that made Saturday a statewide MeatOut Day. In...
DATE: March 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
When it comes to pairing beer and food, Durango has a world-class expert. Sean Clark is the chief operations officer and executive chef at Peak Food & Beverage, which runs Bird’s, El Moro Spirits &...
DATE: Feb. 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Living
As of yet, Danny Jacques hasn’t been to outer space. Growing up on a ranch in Ignacio, he was fascinated by space exploration and wanted to be an astronaut. But not knowing how to accomplish that...
DATE: Aug. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
While many of downtown Durango’s restaurants have reopened after COVID-19 closures, others have been quietly biding their time, including the Ore House. Because of its location on College Drive...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business
When spring returns in 2020, it will bring a new hybrid “brewstillery” featuring Ska Brewing Co. beers and Peach Street Distillers spirits to Boulder. In the meantime, preparations to open the...
DATE: Nov. 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business
Since it formed in October 2017, the Good Food Collective has grown in its mission to reinstate an intact regional food system. “We see food, and especially local food, as this way to provide...
DATE: Oct. 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living
In the words of owner Brian McCollaum, Unique Le Natural “does a little bit of everything.” The six-year-old farm raises goats and uses their milk to produce soaps, lotions and shampoo bars. The...
DATE: Aug. 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living
Prior to this summer, residents of Hesperus and Durango West looking for a market for fresh produce and other items had to make the trip all the way into Durango or Mancos. Now, they have an...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Breen Mesa Farms Creamery opened in May of this year, and according to owner Edit Aquarian, it is “the only FDA-approved mobile milk parlor in Colorado.” The farm and creamery specializes in soft...
DATE: Aug. 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living
Beef, pinto beans, potatoes, dessert, biscuits and tradition. Those are the basic ingredients that will go into the meals cooked up as part of the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Association Chuck...
DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living
There’s a lot of produce at the farmers market, but some of it would be hard to prepare without a knife. That’s where Wild Mountain Forge comes in. The Mancos-based family business sharpens knives...
DATE: July 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
