Nick Gonzales
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (970), 375-4554

Farmers Market: Los Miramontes grows lavender and more in Cortez

The Bryant family produces culinary, beauty and cleaning products featuring the purple plant

Farmers Market: Destiny Botanicals grows hemp, mushrooms and more in Mancos

James Andersch pivoted to making CBD products after the COVID-19 pandemic

Farmers Market: Shelby Shakes turns brewer’s spent grain into granola

Shelby Kohn is on a mission to reduce food waste

Farmers Market: Hog Heaven Honey also sells the bees

Tina and Neil Sebestyen also remove unwanted bees

Farmers Market: The Tea Sisters forage for their ingredients

Siblings from eastern La Plata County make teas, jams and jellies

Electric vehicles amass at fairgrounds for National Drive Electric Week

One-day event lets potential buyers talk to current owners

Statewide redistricting commission holds hearing in Durango

Meetings are part of effort by independent commissions to redraw political boundaries

Why is it so hazy outside?

Smoke from western wildfires engulfs western Colorado

Carve Wars comes to Purgatory for fifth year

Chainsaw art competition benefits Ignacio private school

Farmers Market: Leafcutter Farms, like its six-legged namesake, grows mushrooms

Fungus farmers also sell cultivation supplies for would-be growers

Juicy’s Shanty serves up Jamaican food, reggae by the river

Food truck owners hope to transform Powerhouse into a go-to place for diverse cuisine

Farmers Market: Serotiny Farms grows veggies, herbs as an act of rebirth

Former social worker includes ‘pay as you can’ system for produce at market