Los Angeles Times: Market Watch: The short, happy life of Adriatic figs
For those who love fresh figs, the season is sweet but frustratingly short. The solution during the off-season? Adriatic Fig Spread, a thick, intensely figgy preserve made from figs from the Dalmatian ...
The dog days of August and September may be an ordeal for humans, but they are peak season for figs. Figs require that kind of intense heat to ripen properly. And now, in farmers markets around the ...
AOL: Want to Grow Figs In Your Own Backyard? It's Easier Than You Think
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There's a lot to love about fig trees—especially if you're lucky enough to have one in your own backyard.
Want to Grow Figs In Your Own Backyard? It's Easier Than You Think
This seems to be a banner season for figs, which are practically made for farmers markets, since they are only at their best when fully ripe, at which point they are too perishable to ship ...
Figs first came to California in 1769, when Father Junipero Serra first planted them in Mission San Diego. They became a commercial crop in 1900, and California is still the only state to grow them ...
Fresh figs are a bit of a rare find at the supermarket, since they have two relatively short seasons a year -- early summer and late summer or the beginning of fall. So when they make an appearance at ...