“100% BABY ALPACA” is a presentation on a unique expedition, that a group of students were able to take to South America this winter. The Link School is an expeditionary high school located just north of Buena Vista. Comprised of thirteen students and five staff who live and work together in a close communtity. [...]

Bill Donavan, one of the Salida Citizen founders, recently took a field trip over to the San Luis Valley to visit the massive solar array that sits on the valley floor. Bill and the fifth graders spent the day in awe of the giant, silent energy collectors. He writes:
“The National Renewable Energy Laboratory rates the [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIWWetAw6h0[/youtube]
In what could be perceived as a challenge to our local farmers, these folks are setting out to redefine locally grown, organic farming. Imagine a skyscraper full of fruits and vegetables in downtown Las Vegas or New York.
For The Telegraph in the U.K., Matthew Moore writes in this article,
“The 30-storey towers he envisages would [...]

Like every year, summer offers up lots of great photo opportunities. I’ve been shooting hundreds of digital photos all summer long and now that my schedule has calmed down a bit, it’s time to pull them down off the camera and organize them for later. I saw this little bit of tech news [...]