Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mangoes on a tree. Growing your own fruit is an excellent way to diversify a home garden. Determining which species to grow based ...

Paul LaFreniere envisions high value niche crops and fish in his plans for agricultural entrepreneurship. He says the key to sustainable food production is for growers to understand plant pathology. A ...

If you are ready to venture into the world of exotic tropical fruit, consider planting a tree from the annonaceae or custard-apple family. Several tasty species are available and grow well here in ...

Robert Barnum of Possum Trot Tropical Fruit Nursery is an expert in rare and exotic tropical fruits. I met him through Meghan “The Forager” Tanner, an organics dealer serving the restaurant industry, ...

Leonard asks: I would like to expand my edible garden a bit and was thinking of growing some fruit. Any suggestions on what grows best here? I’m at about 1,000 feet elevation above Kailua-Kona. If you ...

That orange or mango tree in your backyard is lonely. Find an exotic companion for it Saturday at the Tropical Fruit Tree & Edible Plant Sale in West Palm Beach. The biannual sale, from 9 a.m. to 2 ...

Explore Miami Fruit's 7-acre exotic fruit farm. Learn about sustainable practices, product diversity, and the challenges of running a tropical fruit business. Iran sends first significant message of ...

In Southern California, we all love to eat a fresh avocado, drink a glass of sun-ripened orange juice, or harvest a delicious plum from our backyard trees. However, growing fruit trees in an arid ...

Desaru Fruit Farm, which cultivates more than 100 species of tropical fruit trees, is popular among agrotourism enthusiasts and families seeking fresh produce. (Bernama pic) Tucked away in the heart ...

A North Queensland couple ready to retire, has put their pioneering Achacha plantation up for sale after building Australia’s first commercial operation for the exotic Bolivian fruit from scratch.

The pleasure of hanging out with plant people is what you learn from them. Such people, and the plants they grow, are typically full of wonderful surprises. Just the other day, I met Ash Jahanbin, ...

Paul Thomson, a self-taught botanist who co-founded the California Rare Fruit Growers organization and helped expand exotic fruit-growing in the state, has died. He was 91. Mr. Thomson died May 31 of ...