Figs — in all shapes, colors and sizes — are ripening all over the South. And what memories these oh-so-delicious fruits bring to mind. As a kid, I would crawl under the canopy of my grandmother’s ...

A fig dating back 2,000 years ago was found during excavations of Drumanagh in Dublin. The finding shines light on the foods that were traded between the Roman Empire and Ireland thousands of years ...

The oldest cultivated fruit might also be the oldest crop in general, and it comes from the seat of human civlization, ...

Gourmets savoring their roasted figs with goat cheese may not realize it, but they’re tasting history. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

If you’re like some of the Newscripts gang, you might have brightened your home with some new houseplants—or, let’s face it, several of them—during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Some of the most popular, in ...

Only we happy people who live in regions where the fig tree grows know the luscious texture and flavor of a tree-ripened fresh fig. That’s because tree-ripened figs are supremely perishable as soon as ...