Grand opening of the Telluride Growing Dome is 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. today. Stop by to taste the fruits (and vegetables) of everyone’s labors. The Growing Dome behind the Telluride High School celebrates its Grand Opening Wednesday, May 22. All are invited to come by after school for tours, discussions, inspiration – and tastes. The…
Each time we travel we have a choice. We can be a tourist or a traveler. In my younger life I was always a traveler. I backpacked through South America, teaching English along the way, exchanging room and board for language lessons and trying my best to speak Spanish. Later, even on short vacations, I’d…
This week has been a time to start thinking small. From soil microorganisms, to edible bugs, to our own personal biota, small is big. The New York Times has run two stories about little things in the last week. One, by the inimitable Michael Pollan, talks about how important microorganisms are to human health, and…
EcoAction Partners is collaborating with Telluride Grown to help create two aquaponic demonstration units in time for this year’s Mountainfilm in Telluride. The theme of this year’s event is Climate Solutions – and we believe building robust local food systems is one important – and tasty – solution. Wish we could take credit for such…
Editor’s note: Any article by scientist Billy Mason is worth reading, but this blog is particularly timely. Over Memorial weekend, starting Friday, May 24, Mountainfilm in Telluride will focus on Climate Solutions,” starting with Friday’s Moving Mountains Symposium: “We are assembling an all-star lineup of scientists, authors and activists who are leading the way on…
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As self-serving politicians funded by the fossil fuel industry inhibit progress in America, Asian countries are quickly moving towards reducing risk, building resilience, and creating new economic opportunities by abandoning the business-as-usual approach in favor of going green. By 2020, China, India, and Japan will be three of the five largest economies in the world…
An Hour Given = An Hour Earned Timebanking and Community Resilience, May 3, 8:30 A.M., Wilkinson Public Library Program Room Time Bank of the Rockies is up and running, and we are delighted to bring Cynthia Harwood to the EcoAction Roundtable to present information and help people sign up for the regional Timebanking system. Cynthia…
I do believe too many energies get trapped in our little box canyon over the course of the winter. Spring break seems to flush the system. With lots of people leaving for a time, things are calmer and clearer around town – especially when those powerful winds blow. The valley benefits from no traffic; we…
Thirteen years after AquaBounty first applied for approval of its genetically engineered (GE) AquAdvantage salmon, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is poised to finalize its environmental assessment (EA) with a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and approve the application. Friday was the deadline to submit comments to the FDA. Despite over…