Food for Thought: The Food Project Farm in Longmont
The nonprofit Growing Gardens has partnered with the YMCA of Boulder Valley to expand the Food Project Farm in Longmont and its functions.
Home & Garden
Feature Home: A Tiny Home for Two
This tiny home built by Ian Adamson and Leah Garcia boasts all the features you’d expect in the dream home of a sporty, successful Boulder couple.
Fishing for Greener Choices: seafood choices
Trying to eat healthy and sustainably can be fishy business when it comes to seafood. Here are the reasons why your seafood-buying choices matter.
Smart Pots, Simply Bulk Market, Snuggie Tails
Our staff loves these things, and thought you might, too!
Dear Reader: Spring is in the air!
Spring is in the air! The beauty of buds bursting through soil is a sight that never gets old. The welcome arrival of migrating birds and everything about this revitalizing season is a blessing to behold. But Earth’s blessings are in peril, and the environment is at a tipping point. Coral reefs are disappearing, glaciers […]
Ways to kick plastic to the curb
Simple lifestyle changes can reduce your plastic footprint. Just ask Beth Terry, who went from throwing out 3.5 pounds of plastic trash in a single month to less than 2 pounds a year.
Boulder County Fundraisers: Give a Little, Get a Lot
Here’s a list of upcoming, good-cause fundraisers and benefits in Boulder County that could use your support
Summit Dog Rescue needs foster homes for rescue dogs
More than 1.3 million dogs in shelters are euthanized every year, often because there’s simply no room for them. That’s where you can help.
Hop on the Hops Trolley
Sit back and let the Brewhop Trolley drop you off and pick you up while you partake of frothy beverages and fine spirits along its Longmont route.
Sowing Oats at Lafayette’s Oatmeal Festival
Lafayette’s annual Oatmeal Festival, where participants ring in the New Year with a 5k walk/run, and enjoy a steaming bowl of oatmeal afterward.
Making Lyons Lovely
When the 2013 flood washed away Lyons, the Town Hall Plaza wasn’t spared. But a new wildlife garden habitat has risen from the mud to inspire residents and visitors alike.
Jeff Hirota to lead the Community Foundation Boulder County
After 21 years with the foundation, Josie Heath retired as CEO in January 2017. She left big shoes to fill, but they’ve found a good fit in Jeff Hirota.
Getting Spiffed at BIFF
BIFF 2017: An amazing wealth of films screened at six venues in between the opening and closing nights that were peppered with parties galore.
Gear Up for Spring
Having appropriate gardening tools makes a BIG difference. With spring around the corner, here’s a guide to gear for various tasks.
Pack these winter days with some in-home fun
Winter. Let’s make the most of it, shall we? Winter’s a great season to tackle projects, and we’ve got a few suggestions.
Use cues from nature to brighten living spaces during the dreary winter
Interior stylist Selina Lake uses natural inspiration to brighten living spaces. Here are just a few of her tips.
Garden smarter and more efficiently: there’s an app for that
Apps for iPads and smartphones let you design your landscape, pick out perennials, lay out a vegetable garden and much more.
Holistic veterinary medicine could complement your pet’s conventional veterinarian care
Holistic health care is an option for animals, too.
Why more walls are suddenly wearing wallpaper
Wallpaper has made a splashy comeback, thanks to new technologies and striking designs
Tips for installing a bird feeder: How to help feathered friends survive a grueling winter
If you hang a bird feeder this winter, here are a few simple tips about how to help our feathered friends survive a grueling winter.
Feature Garden: Fairies, dragons, and angels inhabit this Mapleton Hill garden
As a ceramic artist and owner of Junie Moons Handmade Creations, June crafted numerous fairy houses and surrounded them with elements she thought fairies might enjoy,
