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 ...

"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.

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 ...

It's 7:30 a.m. on a Saturday in late June and the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market is packed. There's a particular buzz around the Knoll Farms stand, with shoppers eager to snap up the last of the farm's ...

When I was growing up in the Midwest, "fig" meant nothing more than the gooey, jam-like filling of that so-called cookie, found on grocery store shelves alongside other pre-packaged edibles - ...