Insider Ale Release

Look Local First Campaign Launches

For the last 18 months we have been working with the Durango Chamber of Commerce, Healthy Lifestyles La Plata and L.O.C.A.L. a coalition of business owners and nonprofit groups in the Durango and surrounding area on a campaign to keep dollars longer in our community. It has been a long process determining where each entity fit in and how the story should be crafted to make the most impact in reaching the audience.

The campaign encourages La Plata County residents to look locally when they are making a buying decision. A good exercise is to put your business or family budget in a pie chart and determine where your money goes when you spend it.

Home Grown Festival - The Event

The Home Grown Festival was a great success with a beautiful day and a large amount of community support.

The workshops were fantastic and very informative.

The Bootleggers Society received 114 Gallons of Cider which they will be making into an "Apple Beer" that will be available in time for the winter festivals in Durango.

Please join us in Durango next year for the Home Grown Festival.

Home Grown Festival

What to do with all that neighborhood food!

Sunday, October 19th

Buckley Park

10:00am - 3:00pm

Share the abundance - All Day!

Edible/Medicinal, Tree Sale

Apple Press Demo

Apple Donations

Fruit Pie Sale

Bountiful Baskets

Living Local Workshops- Free

10:00 Food Security

10:45 Basic Tree Care and Prunning

11:30 Canning & Drying

12:00 Composting & Vermiculture

12:30 Bears and Wildlife Food Protection

1:00 Bees & Honey

1:30 Lawns to Food

2:00 Homebrew

2:30 Local & Wild Foods

Family Celebration of the Harvest - Live Entertainment

12:00 Hounds of Purg

1:30 A-Bun-Dance

2:00 Carute Roma

Kids Games

Apple Slingshot

Flinging Fruits & Vegetables

Apple Dunking

Raked Leaf Pile

Painted Pumpkin Contest

Big Kid Games

Pie Eating Contest

Baked Fruit Dessert Contest

Cider Garden - Fall Brews & Wine Tasting

Apple Pressing Contest

Beer Garden

Want to donate fruit? Call the FLC Environmental Center 247-7676

Durango Fall Blaze - 2008

The Durango Fall Blaze took off under cloudy skies, but that did not stop the 400 plus entrants from enjoying a fantastic day in Southwestern Colorado. Some riders took off before the cannon sounded at 8:00am.

Some of the riders got a little wet out in the Vallecito and Bayfield areas, but then the clouds went away and the wrap up party was held under sunny skies. 

Here are some of the details about the Durango Fall Blaze and why we ride.

Hosted by Fort Lewis College, the Durango Fall Blaze offers three different tour options, including a 37 mile, 60 mile and 100 mile ride. A cannon blast starts the tour and a police escort leads the riders out from the center of campus. There are 5 food/aid stations along the way, support vehicles on the course, and a party at the finish line back in the center of campus! The ridership is limited to ensure the quality of the event. The century course is of medium difficulty when compared to centuries around the country , and the 37 mile and 60 are easier.

All proceeds benefit the Tom Danielson Scholarship Fund at Fort Lewis College. This scholarship was founded in 2004 when Tom won the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic in under two hours. Tom received a bonus of $2000 for setting the Course Record. That money became the seed money for the scholarship fund. The scholarship is dedicated to rising young cyclists. Each scholarship recipient must possess a love for the sport, maintain a 2.7 or higher grade point average, and must be an active community member. Both men and women are eligible, of course.

Healthy Lifestyle La Plata - Tour de Farms

Creative Conspiracy joined the 2nd annual "Tour de Farms" brought to you by Healthy Lifestyle La Plata as ride support personnel.

The day was beautiful as we toured through the Durango Farmers Market first and then headed out west of town up Hwy 160 toward Hesperus. There were 27 signed up for the tour this year, the first with an extended route through the countryside, with a diverse range of ages and abilities. The tour was about 40 miles long and took about 5 hours to complete, it also included three stops along the way at various garden projects; CSU Extension Office in Hesperus, Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary & Isgar Farms.

The tour finished at the Smiley Building with an array of delicious goodies from local farms and suppliers.

Merge Cola Production Day

Merge Cola: Cola with a Conscience™

Contact: Merge Cola

Tim Holton

952-393-6674