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When it pours
There is often confusion about the extent to which we can collect rainwater under Colorado law...
Gardening for those in need
One in six people in Boulder County don’t know where their next meal will come from — but typically that meal won’t include fresh produce. Fruits and vegetables are in high demand in the food bank community, and Garden Against Hunger wants to respond to that need by ...
Yoga for the common folk
Tabitha Farrar places her hands and feet on her mat in the downward-facing dog position and releases a deep breath. When her face appears again, a smile breaks out. Her co-worker and, for the moment, yoga classmate, is squirming next to her while Ted Nugent plays in ...
Sustaining Colorado’s forests
Wave of beetle-kill reboots state’s forest products industry...
Becoming an abortion sanctuary
What does the reversal of Roe v. Wade mean for Colorado?
Power use and marijuana: Where the grass isn’t greener
Indoor marijuana grow operations aren’t as green as the weed they produce. According to data from Xcel Energy and estimates from those familiar with indoor growing, a single light used to grow 16 square feet of pot consumes about half as much energy as the average ...
Digging in to organic gardening
Ask four experts about how to make a garden grow, and you’ll get four different pieces of advice. What the experts have to say about cultivating healthy soil and when and where to water varies, but then, so do backyards. Familiarize yourself first with the term “...
Hickenlooper sticks with Trump on sage-grouse
They say birds of a feather flock together. That’s why we were so ruffled when Governor John Hickenlooper decided to join the Trump administration’s...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do . . .
EVENTS
Celebrating Community: Art + Science + Action Partnerships. 5 p.m. Thursday, November 4, Arbor Institute, 1708 13th Street, Boulder
The six projects featured in this...
What’s blooming at the market?
With the spring season making its way to Boulder County, it’s that...