Fresh figs are ones of the treasures to seek out at late summer markets. Here are the ones to look for, and how to cook with them. Andee Gosnell is a San Francisco born, Birmingham-based food ...

Key Points Most fig trees do not need wasps for pollination and can produce fruit on their own.Fig wasps only exist in parts of Southern California, so most fig trees in the U.S. will not attract them ...

Figs are sweet, edible fruits often sold by themselves, in jams, or as a base for desserts, and they're pollinated by wasps—not bees. Perhaps you're hesitant to purchase figs after hearing the rumor ...

If you've ever bitten into a fresh fig, you've tasted the delicious result of one of nature's most extraordinary and longstanding partnerships. But the figs in your local grocery store only tell a ...

Nils Bernstein is a food, drink, and travel editor and writer based in Mexico City. He is the food editor for Wine Enthusiast and has written for such publications as Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Food & ...

You might have heard that wasps are necessary to pollinate figs and then die inside the fruit, which is why some vegans don’t eat figs. While there is some truth to the connection between fig trees ...