For more than 10 years, Jamie Church has invited Farmington to sit down for a free cup of coffee. Now the Farmington Chamber of Commerce CEO has turned those gatherings into her first book, “Over a Cup of Coffee: Creating Community One Cup of Coffee at a Time.” Church shares what those coffees have become and why she believes any community can do the same. The book is available on Amazon and at jamesonchurch.com.

By Tanner Waite

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This story is sponsored by Four Corners Regional Airport and Graff Orthodontics.

Our Shared Currents is a 3-part series exploring human relationships along Southwest Colorado’s waterways. These stories of unexpected commonalities go beyond traditional boundaries and competing demands. In this first episode, we learn how water systems and local wildlife connect the Rio Grande and Colorado River basins. The San Juan-Chama Project, a major transmountain diversion originating in the South San Juans and funneling water underneath the Continental Divide, is a critical lifeline for communities in New Mexico. People and nature are uniquely bound together across the Divide by these shared waters.

By Christi Bode

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This story is supported by the Greater Good Science Center and Colorado News Collaborative.

After 20 years of building Shaw Solar in Durango, founder John Shaw chose to transition the company to an employee-owned worker cooperative, giving 14 employees the opportunity to become owners.

With financing support from First Southwest Bank, the company created a path to preserve local jobs, share ownership and build a stronger future for the people who helped make the business successful.

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