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Farm to frozen: Eating local throughout the winter
Californians just might have something to lord over dwellers of the Rocky Mountains: year-round farmers’ markets. Fresh produce, abundantly displayed in colorful rows, lines the stalls from January to December. It’s far easier to “eat local” when the local ...
What to do when there’s nothing to do…
EVENTS
‘I Know Andrew Schneidkraut Personally’: A Comedy Fundraiser. 7:30-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $25, thedairy.org
Andrew Schneidkraut,...
ATLAS Speaker Series
Schedule of Events — Fall 2013 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) – How Do They Work? Sept. 9, 4 p.m. ATLAS 100, Cofrin Auditorium Free Dan Grossman will share his recent experiences with MOOCs as an instructor working to reach a broad audience with a challenging...
Price on carbon must be part of this year’s climate legislation
On Aug. 10, the Senate passed a bipartisan infrastructure package that included some meaningful climate measures. To achieve America’s ambitious emissions reduction goal, the...
The new environmental frontier
In Thomas Stoner’s book Small Change, Big Gains: Reflections of an Energy Entrepreneur he makes a case for taking the environmental movement to the free market. Major government intervention could only hope to succeed by mandating that everyone turn off everything ...
And the winners are…
This year, Boulder Weekly, in cooperation with Eco-Cycle, launches...
Student Guide 2010: One-on-one with Richard Rokos, CU’s ski coach
Richard Rokos is entering his 20th season as head coach of CU’s ski program. He has guided his skiers to five national championships, most recently in 2006. Boulder Weekly: You took second at the NCAAs last season. How do you build on that performance? Richard ...
Float tank therapy
There’s a tricky conundrum for the writer who happens to find himself in the position of crafting an article about sensory deprivation. In order to fully appreciate the intended effects of the session, one has to allow the mind to wander, to turn inward. Yet, ...
Putting farm-fresh food on the table
Unless you haven’t eaten out in Boulder, have never gone downtown on a Wednesday or Saturday, haven’t driven through farm country in Boulder County, and haven’t shopped a grocery store in Boulder, you’re probably aware that the local food movement here is thriving...