Local Food

The bill would allow more home cooks to sell their products, but public health officials are worried.

These establishments will provide all the glitz, glamour, action — and good eats during the big game on Sunday evening.

And turkeys are still available! Plus: Items that cost more or less, Thanksgiving travel, AMP and the nation’s largest recycling center, a downtown office-to-apartment conversion, more! Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Lance Benzel and then read the entire article at the link below.

Polis is also asking the legislature for $10 million as 600,000 Coloradans are about to lose food stamps in “crisis within a crisis." Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and the read the entire article at the link below.

But it's running short on cash, and lawmakers are going back to the ballot again, asking voters to increase that tax to fully fund the program.

The Regional Air Quality Council is offering grants to take the gasoline and propane out of mobile food prep as part of Colorado’s ozone and climate change fight. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr, discuss this story with Colorado Sun Team Editor Lance Benzel and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

House Bill 1295 eases licensing and permitting requirements for food trucks that operate in different jurisdictions.

It came down to potatoes vs. winter squash in Colorado State University’s Veggie Madness, a friendly rivalry between CSU extension offices. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang to find out who won and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Several NoCo restaurants closed last year after decades of service. Owners cite increased costs of food, rent and labor. But to their patrons these spaces filled up more than just their stomachs.

Dry Storage, a company based in Boulder, Colo., is working to bring local grains back into the supply chain by partnering with local farmers and milling their wheat. They have been able to incorporate local grains into their products, such as their Sonoran sandwich loaf, and are working to scale their operations to offer competitively priced flour.