For the most part, the path of a vegan has one simple rule: Don't consume animal products or engage in the exploitation of animals. Easy enough, it would seem, until the topic of figs comes into the ...

Figs: Maybe you know them from the store-bought cookies or the jam that Ree loves to pair with blue cheese and slather on bruschetta. Or perhaps there's a tree bearing the mysterious pods in your own ...

Although figs appear entirely plant based, their life cycle often includes a pollinating wasp that cannot leave the fruit once inside. Modern cultivation produces both pollinated and non pollinated ...