This recipe for Preserved Figs by Bernadette Provost (aka Maw Maw B) showcases ripe figs simmered in a thick, sweet syrup. They’re perfect for serving with cheese. A lot of what sugarcane farmer June ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Do you like fig preserves? I think it is one of those all-or-none kinds of questions. I’m not sure why, but when the topic comes up, I notice there is usually a quick division into two very distinct ...

Home gardeners sometimes find themselves with too much of a good thing. What to do with that overabundance of vegetables and fruit? They might share summer’s bounty with friends and neighbors. Another ...

Even with too much or too little rain, insect infestations and every other kind of threat to our gardens, there are some crops that reward us in abundance. And as wonderful as that is, we can eat ...