People think of watermelon as belonging to the Fourth of July, but up here, the later the summer lingers, the sweeter and closer-to-home-grown the watermelons become. Before watermelons went seedless, ...

Take a half medium watermelon, two cups of fresh orange juice, a pinch of salt, 1-2 cheese slices, 2-4 satay sticks, and a few parsley.

It may be back to school time across the state, but in the southwest Arkansas city of Hope, a rite of summer is in full swing with the annual Hope Watermelon Festival. This year's festival, the city's ...

Kids can take part in a watermelon eating contest at the WNC Farmers Market July 28. Photo courtesy of the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Press release from the N.C. Department ...