Facility will increase production as demand for recycling organic matter grows By Aedan Hannon Herald Staff Writer Backyard gardeners and farmers in Durango will have access to fresh, local compost soon. Table to Farm Compost’s new commercial facility at 7358 County Road 236, north of Elmore’s Corner, cleared one of its last hurdles on Oct. …
By Eric Peterson, ColoradoBIZ Farm-to-table cuisine is all the rage, sure, but one Durango company has put that trend in reverse with a booming business that composts table scraps at a local farm. Launched in 2016, Table to Farm Compost had about 100 customers when Managing Member Monique DiGiorgio took over the business in 2018. …
Partnership to start with community outreach and education By Nicholas A. Johnson Herald Staff Writer Looking to scale up its food waste diversion program, the city of Durango has entered a public-private partnership with local curbside composting company Table to Farm Compost. Through education and outreach strategies, the city and Table to Farm hope to …
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Originally published Wednesday, Aug 4, 2021 5:00 Updated Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021 3:45 in the Durango Herald Anybody remember the “Garden Song”? “Inch by inch, row by row Gonna make this garden grow Gonna mulch it deep and low Gonna make it fertile ground …” Written by David Mallett in 1975, according to Wikipedia, it’s been recorded …
It doesn’t make any sense to throw glass in a landfill. In order to recycle glass, our community is shipping it to Golden at a high cost both to the City of Durango and to the environment. Why not keep glass recirculating in our own community? In 2020, Table to Farm Compost was graciously awarded …
Soil Trials! – Whose soil is the best? To prove just how amazing our thoughtfully-blended, sustainable Artisan Soil is, we’ve decided to do a full-blown (pretty) scientific test! We planted several tomato plants today in each of three different soils; Table to Farm Artisan Soil, Paonia Soil Company’s The Bomb soil mix, and some cheap, generic soil …
Eco-Thoughtful Holidays Even in a good year, the holidays can be really stressful. And this year, well… it’s been a year. 2020’s wildness had gotten me thinking more about my impact. With more stress on resources this year (because of the pandemic and finances) and our increasingly stressed climate, I decided dig deeper into the actual impact …
Tomato Trials: The Final Verdict! We finally finished our soil trials and we have big news to share! As a recap, we wanted to see how our Artisan Soil blend stacks up to the competition, so we planted several beefsteak tomatoes in three different types of soil: Paonia Soil Co.’s The Bomb blend, our Artisan …
Table to Farm Compost works to empower the community of Durango, Colorado, by reducing local waste.
Recycling report from Eco-Cycle shows Colorado recycled less last year and created more trash