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After toiling all day long in the dirt, it’s natural to look forward to the crops that you harvest. Colorado Springs volunteers are anxious to begin the digging and planting so Dorchester Park Community Garden can become a thriving success. The Springs Rescue Mission has designated Ty Syperda one of several beneficiaries of the community [...]
In an effort to support technology that will positively impact the public’s health and environment, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded 34 small businesses around the nation with grant funding. Three of these small businesses were based in Colorado. The EPA handed out $210,000 toward these Colorado-based companies, and each business received $70,000. In total, the [...]
A new pipeline project in Colorado is under way, which would start from Flaming Gorge and continue to the Front Range. However, a coalition is challenging the Regional Watershed Supply Project. The objective of the pipeline project is to create a 500-mile long water connection from the Flaming Gorge reservoir, which would provide water to [...]
Farmers’ markets are largely food related events. However, Mike Avery helped growers and artists collaborate to give the traditional farmers’ market a makeover. Avery aided in the development of two famers’ markets in Colorado, which showcased the growers’ harvests as well as local artistic talent such as musicians, painters, etc. According to Avery, this new [...]
Know your food. Know your farmer. Chicago’s Green City Market takes the lead in creating a sustainable urban food chain. It may come as a surprise, but Chicago is home to a year-round farmers’ market. The Green City Market promotes local farmers and chefs not only through a market, but with educational programming and special [...]
