STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- For 11 years fig-nacious loyalists have looked forward to September 15, date of the annual Fig Fest on Staten Island. In spite of the pandemic, fans of ancient fruit can praise ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As the sun set and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge twinkled in the background, revelers gravitated to the National Lighthouse Museum in St. George like bees on a fig -- socially ...

Many homes in Rowan County have included fig trees in their plantings to supplement their fresh produce. Most plants are located in a protected area such as a barn or against house or other buildings.

A ripe fig is a joyous thing. The multitude of tiny seeds in its interior make a jolly crunch when molars grind the tiny gems. Each noisy bit blends with the honeyed notes of the surrounding flesh.

“I’m going to yank a knot in your tail if you shoot another bottle rocket in my fig tree.” It was the 4th of July and I was yelling across the yard to my son, who along with the rest of the town was ...