From the humble potato to the towering Douglas fir, poets hoping to write about our state have plenty to work with.

This popular pear may be a staple in pantries across America and in Europe, but it's a rarity in Asia - despite the continent ...

referring to the warm spell last winter that preceded a catastrophic cold snap that decimated crops across the Okanagan and elsewhere in B.C. “And if you look at the fruit buds, they are ...

Bare rooted pears can be planted at the onset of the rainy season and pear trees need good light levels to produce fruit and will thrive in a sunny and sheltered spot. They can grow as specimen ...

On the 5th, a pear is displayed at a large supermarket in Seoul. /Courtesy of News1 Pears saw a price increase of 71.9% compared to the previous year, due to a combination of inventory shortages ...

And while we can't get enough of Royal Riviera beauties throughout pear season, you may use any varietal of Harry & David's celebrated pears for these recipes, including crunchy, tart premium Bartlett ...

A cup of whole wheat pasta offers 4.6 g of fiber, 50% more fiber than regular pasta. Pears are a solid fruit source of fiber, along with antioxidants and vitamin C. One large pear boasts 7 g of fiber.

Postharvest pear practices were on the menu at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting in December in Yakima, with three of the six speaking slots during the pear session dedicated ...

They are easy to carry around as a healthy snack. Pears are juicy, sweet, and high in fibre. Five to six grams of fibre, which is great for your digestive system, can be found in a medium-sized pear.

Mashed mesquite pod porridge sweetened with prickly pear fruits was a staple, and cholla cactus buds sustained Indigenous groups during lean times. Cholla buds were crucial staples in March ...

Here’s why you should rethink Bradford pear trees and what to do about them. There’s a lot wrong with Bradford pears. Sure, they have beautiful white blooms in early spring before their leaves emerge.

This week marks one year since the deep freeze that sent temperatures plummeting to about -30 C in some fruit-growing regions. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press) Peter Simonsen says buds on the ...