Watermelon Day at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh is no average day at the market. Families pack the gazebo area for the big show. On this steamy 90-degree day, folks came to see some big ...

I walked into the Fair Park Coliseum at Hope early that Saturday afternoon, and immediately someone began calling my name from the other side of the crowded room. It was Lloyd Bright, who was my high ...

JACKSON COUNTY--The hot and dry weather continues across region 8 this week. One region 8 produce farmer says that people buy a lot of watermelons during this kind of weather and he has some big ones ...

The peak season for many of Arkansas' summer vegetables and fruits has come and gone, but one of the most popular summer staples -- the watermelon -- is not done yet. This week, the city of Hope will ...

This fruit that is a staple of summer picnics is high in Vitamin C and comes in many varieties. Some the smallest are the sweetest. There is no other fruit that so epitomizes summer. Watermelons ...

Description: There's nothing vulgar about these juicy red melons. 'Sugar Baby' (75-80 days) grows to 8 inches in diameter and 8-12 pounds. Fruit is round and skin dark green; flesh is red-orange.

Watermelons are big around here - a big deal. Big in the sense that they are celebrated, specifically at places like Naples, Texas, and Hope, Arkansas, that host festivals to celebrate them. Big in ...

I walked into the Fair Park Coliseum at Hope early that Saturday afternoon, and immediately someone began calling my name from the other side of the crowded room. It was Lloyd Bright, who was my high ...