There’s a rhythm to a good summer, and for a lot of people it runs on Saturday mornings at the farmers market. The smell of kettle corn and fresh peaches, a folk band setting up in the corner, tables piled high with produce that was in the ground a day ago. It’s grocery shopping turned into something you actually look forward to. If you’ve been meaning to make the market a regular habit, this is the season to do it, and here’s how to get the most out of it.

Your next favorite event is closer than you think. Explore what’s happening across Idaho this month.

The year is officially half over, which feels impossible, but here we are. The start of July is a strange and useful little checkpoint. Winter is a distant memory, summer is in full swing, and fall is still far enough off that you have time to get ahead of it. That makes right now the perfect moment for a quick home reset: a walk through the house and yard to catch the small stuff before it becomes the expensive stuff. None of this takes long, and future you will be grateful. Here’s your mid-year checklist.

There’s a certain kind of summer afternoon when the house just won’t let go of the heat. The sun has been hammering the west-facing windows since noon, the air conditioner has been running for hours, and you can already picture the power bill. The good news is that keeping your home livable in the heat isn’t only about the thermostat. A handful of smart, mostly free habits can take a real bite out of how hot your house gets and how hard your AC has to work. Here’s where to start.