The leaves of a fig tree, both fresh and dried, have the aroma and flavor of coconut with a hint of vanilla and make for a ...

If you're lucky enough to have a fig tree, you're probably harvesting some of those sweet, fat fruits right now. If you don't have a fig tree, look for them at the farmers market. Cook This: Better ...

A mature fig tree grew in the sunny corner of the postage-stamp-sized back garden of the storefront apartment I rented for most of my twenties. More a bush, really, it had been planted by my landlord ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In all my Septembers at the Staten Island Advance, one thing is certain: where there’s a fig tree, there’s a story. And at this very time of the year as fruit harvests do — or ...

This Mediterranean tree is low maintenance, requiring sunshine and free-draining soil, and can typically provide you with ...

Mary Menniti wants to see her Italian roots (and yours!) sprout up in gardens throughout the United States.In 2011, the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Back for its 11th season, the Staten Island Fig Fest will be an outdoor festival. It returns to the National Lighthouse Museum in St. George on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 2 p.m. to 6 ...