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 …
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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Additional subscription option decreases cost, frequency of food waste collectionBy Christian Burney Herald Staff WriterFriday, Jun 14, 2024 6:08 PM Updated Friday, Jun. 14, 2024 6:13 PMChris Trullaz, operations manager with Table to Farm Compost, turns over a compost pile on June 29, 2023, at the facility northeast of Durango. The composting business announced Tuesday it …
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Table to Farm Compost strives to capture food waste across La Plata CountyBy Christian Burney Herald Staff WriterWednesday, Jul 19, 2023 5:00 AM Updated Wednesday, Jul. 19, 2023 10:20 AMChris Trullaz, operations manager with Table to Farm Compost, turns over a wind row compost pile at the business’ new Class 3 composting facility northeast of Durango. …
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Buy-in from most residents would be needed Friday, Jun 9, 2023 4:15 AM Compost, rich with nutrients to rejuvenate soil, is brown gold for gardens and farms. Food scraps transform into living soil, isolating carbon from the atmosphere and directing it into the earth to support plant health and microscopic life. This means better health for …
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City Council considers what a municipal food waste program might look like, and how to implement itBy Christian Burney Herald Staff WriterTuesday, May 23, 2023 3:51 PM Updated Tuesday, May. 23, 2023 4:49 PMThe city of Durango is considering ways to provide a municipal composting service to residents. To make it work, the city may need …
Permit allows company to scale up operations north of Elmore’s CornerBy Nicholas A. Johnson Herald Staff WriterWednesday, Dec 29, 2021 6:45 Updated Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 6:12Table to Farm Compost received the highest level of certification for a compost facility in the state of Colorado. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) Table to Farm Compost announced Wednesday that …
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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. …
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 …