One song really sums up my feelings about the seasons in Telluride. "If Ever I Would Leave You" is a love song, yes, but not just to a queen from her lover. It is a love song to the seasons in the mythical kingdom of...
[caption id="attachment_23067" align="alignright" width="175"] Solar installation[/caption] EcoAction Partners was pleased with a good turnout at last week’s Action Roundtable featuring Tyler Mize of Alternative Power Enterprises AND Chris Binner, Local Realtor. We discussed solar basics and got to see how beautiful and functional a solar-powered green...
The US Pro Cycling challenge blasted through Telluride on Monday, August 20, fast, furious and really fun.We here at EcoAction Partners did our best to help out with our usual compost/recycling and trash efforts. Three of us (thank you volunteers from our board!) worked the VIP...
This coming Sunday, July 29, the third annual Permaculture Design Intensive offered by the University Centers of the San Miguel begins just outside of town. Participating in a design course can be a life-changing, life- enhancing experience. I took my course at the Central Rocky...
What do the sun and schools have in common? This week it’s the EcoAction Roundtable being held Friday the 13th at 8:30 a.m. in the Wilkinson Public Library’s Program room. Farms you say? Yes – of sorts. We are delighted to have Tom Sweeny from the Clean...
Bluegrass Makes Black Gold: Compostables versus Trash at Planet Bluegrass Black Gold is a term used by gardeners and farmers for prime compost, a delightful soil amendment that adds nutrients and tilth. EcoAction Partners has been working with the Telluride Bluegrass Festival for several years to...
Well almost. We are gearing up. At the last Telluride School Board meeting the addition of a Growing Spaces Growing Dome as a learning lab and contributor to the school food system was given final approval. The pursuit of a greenhouse for the school has been...
Gardeners, farmers, ranchers, water managers, hikers, bikers, pretty much anyone who spends time in the outdoors, will have noticed the lack of moisture this spring. We got a wee bit of rain early this week but as is often the case, there were torrential downpours...
Mountainfilm in Telluride is such an incredibly important event. It kicks off our very full summer season here in Telluride, but more than that, through its programs we get to experience intellectual and artistic stimulation that makes us realize how blessed we are. Blessed to...
Last Friday’s EcoAction Roundtable (EAR) had attendees buzzing with new ideas while making great connections. The subject was Waste Stream Innovations. Short videos about the Blue Economy and an actual integrated food production project from Chicago called "The Plant" stimulated thinking and ideas flowed. We have...
