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Italian immigrants brought fig trees to the northeastern United States, where they surprisingly thrived.

The Italian Immigrants Who Grew Fig Trees in Unlikely Places

A grassroots group is creating a living library of these backyard gardens.

Reina Gattuso December 16, 2020

Odessa, Ukraine

Monument to Orange

An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.

The Felix Gillet Institute discovered this unknown variety, which they named "Fat Fig," growing in Grass Valley, California.

Tracking Down the Long-Lost Orchards of the California Gold Rush

Amigo Bob Cantisano and his team are on the hunt for "green gold."

Marina Wang December 4, 2020

The serpent fruit, salak (left), and the lemon-meringue like rolinia deliciosa (right).

Inside One Man's Quest to Taste Every Fruit on Earth

Around the world in 300 fruits and counting.

Juan Relmucao October 19, 2020

Long touted as a health food, grapefruit has a dark side.

Grapefruit Is One of the Weirdest Fruits on the Planet

From its name, to its hazy origins, to its drug interactions, there's a lot going on beneath that thick rind.

Dan Nosowitz October 6, 2020

The inside of a boab nut, a versatile source of food in the Kimberley.

The Researchers Bringing 'Uniquely Australian Foods' to Stores Near You

Scientists and Indigenous businesses are collaborating to identify under-appreciated bush tucker.

Ronan O'Connell August 28, 2020

Community groups, or "delegations" to the Boston Tree Party, planted pairs of apple trees in public spaces around Boston.

400 Years After Its First Apple Farm, Boston Remains an Urban Orchard

Urban canners and tree-planting groups are maintaining an heirloom tradition.

Reina Gattuso July 8, 2020

Towards the end of the burn, the fire can be spread simply by raking the burning straw.

The Lost Art of Growing Blueberries With Fire

Using all four elements to grow the perfect berry.

Luke Fater July 6, 2020

Steep slopes made the pulley system at the Aceto farm a necessity.

Around Italy in Vintage Citrus-Growing Technology

A photography project is capturing the age-old ingenuity of fruit farmers.

Karen Chernick June 29, 2020

An artist rendering of the Open Orchard on Governor's Island.

A Franken-Forest of Fruit Trees Is Growing on Governors Island

The project will rescue forgotten peaches, plums, and apricots.

Marina Wang June 22, 2020

Wierzbica, Poland

Sadpol Strawberry

The giant metal fruit was once the symbol of a large farm.

Green America estimates that over the next 10 years, their 2,500 registered climate victory gardens will have a massive greenhouse gas off-setting effect.

These 7 Companies Ship Unique Seeds for Your Quarantine Garden

Beat the rush by turning to small, local suppliers—and your neighbors.

Reina Gattuso April 22, 2020

Monticello’s 1,000-foot-long garden terrace served as both a source of food and an experimental laboratory.

At Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Garden Is Still Growing

Restoring the grounds and its rare, heirloom crops recreated what was effectively the country's first seed bank.

Eric J. Wallace April 21, 2020

Charlottesville, Virginia

Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

TOC identified the Mihalyfi apple among those sent by the Lost Apple Project.

'Extinct' Apple Varieties Are Actually Everywhere

10 were discovered over just the last few months.

Matthew Taub April 17, 2020

An assortment of tropical fruit at Miami Fruit Farm in Homestead, Florida.

How the Tip of Florida Became a Tropical-Fruit Paradise

Far-flung produce found a home thanks to Homestead's unique climate.

Rachel Wharton March 4, 2020

A festoon from a fresco by Cristofano Gherardi in Palazzo Vitelli detailing ancient fruit and vegetable varieties.

The Archaeobotanist Searching Art for Lost Fruit

Renaissance paintings can hide botanical secrets.

Vittoria Traverso February 21, 2020

Bananas are still a staple of Vanuatu residents' diets. These are for sale at a busy market in Port Vila.

How Ancient Tooth Plaque Solved the Mystery of the Banana's Trans-Pacific Journey

3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders.

Reina Gattuso February 17, 2020