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Fancy A Fig? California's Growers Desperately Hope You Do

4:13pm October 01, 2015

by Ezra David Romero

California's fig industry has undergone some big changes, but after years of struggles, some farmers hope growing consumer interest in fresh produce might finally provide a turnaround.

Michele Vaccaro buries a fig tree in the yard of Mary Menniti in Sewickley, Pa.

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Why Bury Fig Trees? A Curious Tradition Preserves A Taste Of Italy

7:42pm January 19, 2015

by Hal Klein

For generations, Italian-American fig growers in the Northeast have buried their trees in trenches for the winter. It's a tradition that preserves both flavor and ancestral ties to southern Italy.

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