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Do you like your fruit… hairy? I realize that is a strange way to begin a piece about fruit, but

How long have humans been eating fava beans in the Middle East and in the Land of Israel in particular?

There is something mysterious about the Jerusalem artichoke. It starts with the name itself (which, by the way, is not

“He did not know her name,but that braidit followed him along the way,and he knew: one day they would meet

Few fruits have echoed through Western culture quite like the apple. Its story begins in the Middle Ages when, due

Last time we met, I dedicated the column to green papaya. This week, I am turning to something that, on