By Jose Miranda I finally left my native home in Venezuela when my family and I were robbed at gunpoint by a gang of thugs. I was already a dual citizen in America but we thought that we might be able to carve out a place for ourselves and live sustainably on a beautiful citrus […]
José Miranda
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Lease appeal dismissed by Pitkin County Manager
At the end of January, a competitive lease application process for Pitkin County-owned agricultural land at the Glassier Open Space property in Basalt selected its winner, the Marigold Livestock Co. On Feb. 1, 2021, José Miranda, one of the other applicants and founder of Rocking TT Bar, filed a formal appeal contesting the lease award […]
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Where the butterfly lands
Ayla woke knowing that today they would slaughter Brown Boy, a heritage pig on their farm. She is not your typical modern child, with soccer practice, piano lessons and a Labrador retriever. She is fiercely independent, able to advocate for herself already. And she doesn’t eat meat anymore. “I don’t really like the way it […]