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Bondad Landfill in La Plata County has an estimated seven years until it is full

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Officials, experts say conversations about the future must start nowBy Christian Burney Herald Staff WriterFriday, Mar 21, 2025 5:00 AM Updated Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2025 2:27 PM Daniel Clark, with Sachs Construction, pays the attendant at the Durango Transfer Station on March 4 while dropping off construction waste at the facility in the Durango Tech Center. (Jerry …

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Table to Farm’s grants released after freeze

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Federal intervention restores USDA funding for La Plata County composting businessBy Reuben M. Schafir Herald Staff WriterTuesday, Mar 11, 2025 2:42 PM Updated Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025 5:56 PM Table to Farm Compost co-owners Taylor Hanson, right; Monique DiGiorgio; and Parker Jayne, operations manager; look through the compost pile that is made up of produce from Albertsons …

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Federal spending freeze forces layoffs at La Plata County compost business

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‘It’s kind of terrifying,’ owner says of economic uncertaintyBy Reuben M. Schafir Herald Staff WriterWednesday, Mar 5, 2025 5:00 AM From left, Table to Farm Compost co-owners Monique DiGiorgio and Taylor Hanson, and Fort Lewis College intern Jared Steuber and Operations Manager Chris Trullaz, are seen with handfuls of compost in 2023. Federal authorities have frozen …

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Reaching a plateau, Durango’s compost movement needs a jump-start

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City Council approves creation of focus group to explore optionsBy Christian Burney Herald Staff WriterFriday, Jan 10, 2025 5:00 AM Will Goodwin, with Table to Farm Compost, dumps a compost bucket of vegetables into his collection truck last month in west Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) Composting organic wastes diverts materials from landfills, reduces greenhouse gas emissions …

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Success Story: A Fresh Approach to Transforming Woody Biomass Into Living Soil and Safeguarding Forest Health

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by USDA Forest Service November 2024  (Text from images) Located in the southwestern Colorado community of Durango, Table to Farm Compost has established itself as a model for recycling organic waste from households, businesses, and land management organizations. The company has more than 800 local customers for their compost and artisanal soil, used in agricultural …

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The Powerful Role of Household Actions in Solving Climate Change

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by Chad Frischmann and Crystal Chissell October 27, 2021  Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects. – The Dalai Lama Everyone can play a role in solving climate change. There are real actions we all can take, starting today, to get us on a pathway …

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Our view: Saving the world one compost bucket at a time

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By Durango Herald Editorial BoardTuesday, Nov 14, 2024 4:00 PM   Most of us have heard the adage, “One person’s trash is another’s treasure.” This couldn’t be truer for Table to Farm Compost, a locally owned small business and team of self-described “climate activists and carbon farmers” working in the La Plata County region. Their mission? …

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Durango residents can be free of fallen autumn leaves with new on-demand collection service

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Table to Farm Compost partners with city to perform no-charge leaf pickupBy Christian Burney Herald Staff WriterTuesday, Oct 8, 2024 3:44 PM Updated Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 3:57 PMChris Trullaz, operations manager with Table to Farm Compost, turns over a compost pile in June 2023. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)  Leaves that drop from trees in autumn …

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Residents request Durango step up efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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City short of 2030 emissions target, but brighter future still possibleBy Christian Burney Herald Staff WriterMonday, Sep 2, 2024 5:00 AMMarty Pool, Sustainability Manager for the city of Durango, walks up to the 150-kilowatt solar array at the College Mesa Water Treatment Plant on Thursday. The solar array provides about 50% of the power to …

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