Across the Vina plains, tucked away in an unseen square of land south of Corning is Bob and Karen Steinacher’s epicurean secret, Maywood Farms. The Steinachers grow organic mission figs, Kadota figs ...

The availability of fresh figs, as opposed to dried ones, has increased lately. From left are a sliced Brown Turkey fig, Brown Turkey fig, Sierra fig, Tiger fig and Black Mission fig. Silvia Flores ...

From left, a sliced Brown Turkey Fig, Brown Turkey Fig, Sierra Fig, Tiger Fig and Black Mission Fig. One of the oldest fruits to be harvested in the San Joaquin Valley, figs remain in demand by chefs, ...

Late summer is fig season, and perfect, ripe, black Mission figs are available at Khaki Farms stall at the Farmers Market; fresh Brown Turkey figs at Al Vogel’s. They seem the right thing for this ...

Figs, like all fruits, are amazing for our health and wellness. Figs are probably one of the oldest trees recorded in history. They are called anjeer' in Hindi and eaten raw commonly as fruit. Figs or ...

Drive north, south, east or west out of Chico and the land ripples under short, dry grass like the taut flank of a lioness. It was tawny and bone-dry out there with a cloudless blue sky and a clear ...

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What do some of the Lowcountry's best pastry-paletted food trucks have in common? Their owners once worked as pastry chefs at some of the best restaurants in town. Life Raft Treats, run by former ...