This tasty melon with orange flesh is the ultimate in the melon world. Now at the start of fall, with vegetable gardens in decline, we still may be rewarded with a few gems left over from summer, like ...

COLORADO – Rocky Ford is stepping into the business of flavored beer and you can get a taste of it here in Colorado Springs. Rocky Ford’s Hirakata Farms grows a special row of Crenshaw melons just for ...

Melon season has arrived! There is nothing quite like slices of chilled melon on a hot summer day to cool the body and restore lost electrolytes. Melons are generally about 90 percent water, making ...

Local markets are bursting with a variety of melons including cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon, along with unique varieties like casaba and crenshaw. Melon season runs through October, when the ...

It's hard to beat a plain slice of cool melon on a hot day. But old standbys like cantaloupe and honeydew are now joined by more exotic varieties... When I was growing up on our farm in east Tennessee ...

Summer’s end is a wonderful time for indulging in big, juicy melons. Melons are available year-round, but the summer-into-fall months are the best time to enjoy honeydew, cantaloupe, Crenshaw melons, ...

Local farmers are more likely to plant the best-tasting types of melons because they don’t have to ship, and the melons are more likely be picked ripe from the vine. Finally there has been enough heat ...

If you visit the ANB Bank Farmers Market this summer, you're liable to run into Dave Hatch, or his daughters, Karen and Jeannie, or his wife, Florence, or any number of his grandchildren. You'll know ...