She's a third-generation Italian fig grower who lives on 125 acres in Merced, Calif. Farming practices were passed down generation to generation in her family. But this year, the lack of water ...

While the cookie is more like a tart, or tartelette if you will, in modern terms it feels like a bridge between fancy Fig Newtons and a really good Pop-Tart (with, you know, real ingredients).

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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.

Every year, thousands of vendors compete at the Fancy Food Show to be recognized as the best new product in each category. Their distinctive snacks, which come from all over the country, range ...

For many Americans, their only association with figs comes in the form of a Fig Newton. And indeed, once upon a time, most of the figs grown in California ended up in fig pastes and cookies like ...