London Olympics Fever: Go Team…California!?!

One Sofa, Three Looks

Local reading: Deciphering egg cartons; debunking “food miles”; sneaking edibles into your landscaping; plant your winter gardens!

Just in time for Labor Day, a secret Frank Lloyd Wright in the Sierra Nevada

Come meet the chickens (and me!); plus: Honey drama resolved!

Where to go this weekend: Denver’s Santa Fe District

Links we love: real-girl, real-wallet ideas

Aren’t they lovely? Aren’t they wonderful? Introducing the finalists in our One-Block Party contest (part 1)

Sunset Eat Fresh, Day 3: Who needs sugar when you can’t breathe?

Links We Love: Outdoors-Inspired Decor

Hooray for Leftovers

Cookbook of the month: Butter Baked Goods

Dungeness crab scare: Not quite as dire as you’ve heard

4 cozy treehouse getaways

Mining for Yukon Gold (potatoes)

Vacation home rentals, fall camping, ghost towns—and more travel finds

Drooping tail and sitting around: What’s wrong with this chicken?

Meet the Designer: Erin Hiemstra, Apartment 34

Links We Love: Decorating Dos and Don’ts

The Northwest’s best campgrounds, great new luggage—and more

Where to go this weekend: Midtown Sacramento

Once again, it’s time for “Ask a Bookseller”!

Varroa mite treatments and experiments

Making fish emulsion is a powerful experience

Secret coastal retreat: Eureka, CA

Inside the mind of a Western cartoonist

Sunset Eat Fresh, Day 8: Winning on a Technicality

Where to go this weekend: Hermosa Beach, CA

World Vegetarian Day is today. Eat plants!

Team Special Saus: Bonding over Potatoes, Radishes, Beer, Vinegar, Chickens, and More

No more picnicking at Tomales Bay Oyster Company

Schwenking is for Swingers

San Joaquin Valley sinking faster than ever

Links we love: Make room for color

Sitting down with the Toilet Paper Hero

LA’s edibles rooftop