[caption id="attachment_28958" align="alignright" width="238"] Aquaponics cycle[/caption] We know that the cities are now home to more of us than the country. We know that water issues, particularly here in the West will define much of our future. We know that the current carbon footprint of our...
[caption id="attachment_27780" align="alignright" width="298"] Kenny Ausubel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_27779" align="alignleft" width="200"] Now available at Between the Covers[/caption] We at EcoAction Partners are so excited to be partnering with the Wilkinson Public Library to bring a true visionary to town, Thursday, Feb. 21, and Friday 22: Kenny Ausubel is...
Disclaimer: EcoAction's online challenge has nothing whatsoever to do with Madonna's 1991 documentary of the same name. The brainchild of the younger folks at EcoAction Partners, Fiona Smith and EAP friends announce Truth or Dare. For some, the initiative will trigger a walk down memory lane...
What’s happening with recycling and wastes in our region? Does recycling even make sense in our remote rural region? Should you be buying beer in cans instead of glass bottles? For answers and a discussion of recycling and waste in our region come to the December...
[caption id="attachment_25586" align="alignright" width="224"] Alison Gannett, famed free skier & environmental activist[/caption] Climate change - are we paying attention yet? It does seem that the "general public" may be thinking a bit more about climate change and what it means to each of us as individuals...
[caption id="attachment_25385" align="alignright" width="300"] Lawine Avalanche[/caption] Sandy, the horror-cane was a powerful force in our country in many ways. The human suffering continues even a month after the event. The infrastructure damage caused by Sandy has the states of New York and New Jersey asking the federal...
[caption id="attachment_25081" align="alignright" width="300"] Zephyros Farm, Paonia[/caption] Are agriculture and heritage tourism potential growth industries? On Tuesday, November 13, the historic Wright Opera House in Ouray was the perfect setting for folks from the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) to gather with local farmers, ranchers, extension agents, and...
Last Friday, Sophia Cinnamon, our VISTA student, and I were pleased to join nearly 40 others in Montrose for the Farm to Cafeteria Conference put on by Carol Parker and the Valley Food Partnership. Elaine Brett of Slow Food Western Slope started us off with...
What organism, along with its associated ‘community’ can process its own weight in waste each day – without special equipment, costly buildings and a degree in chemistry? Hints: a pound of them would contain about 1000 individuals, they like the dark, and they’ll be featured...
October EcoAction Roundtable (EAR) investigates the New Financial Frontier of Crowdfunding We are pleased to have Anthony Edwards – our neighbor from Silverton – coming over the hill on Friday, October 12, to give us an update on how crowdfunding can help revitalize our communities....
