Sparky bee girl and her top bar hives

9 Affordable Ways to Perk up Your Patio

Coastal day trip: Pescadero’s spectacular views, hiking and picnic spots

Editors’ Airbnb Wish List

Behind the veil (smoker?): Meet 3 beekeepers in Albuquerque

Kids at the Coop

Mashed potatoes and sausage gravy from Heartlandia

Mars, the Next Western Frontier

San Francisco Garden Registry

Where to go this weekend: S.F.’s Mid-Market

Sunset Eat Fresh, Day 1: Bye bye, Candyland

Beer making, slowly, but surely

Links We Love: Living Large in Small Spaces

Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the hen house…

More lovely and wonderful: Introducing the finalists in our one-block party contest, Part 2

Where to go this weekend: Duncan, AZ

The West in Pictures

Eat Fresh, Day 10: The key to making a resolution stick? Making it fun.

Red or green chile oil—is one hotter than the other?

Well, shoot. No Ellie. Still, a thrill!

Melting beeswax with solar power

Requiem for a Duck

Ruby the chicken is feeling fine

Are you ready for a better IPA?

Bees followed me home?

Heritage Eats: a fresh start for fast food

Thanksgiving Potluck: Kale Salad with Hot Cider Vinaigrette

Onions on the bolt

Crushing news: Wine grapes are ready for harvest in Northern California

Links We Love: New Uses for Old Things

Sunset Fresh Food Challenge: Day 3

Firing Up Our New Pizza Oven

Corn and soybeans – an update

Morel Watch: Week Two

Get a peek at Pluto, the West’s own planet

Grape expectations