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Pawpaws get their moment in the sun as festivals promote America’s native fruit

De’Nonna Jones picks pawpaws while volunteering with Forest Releaf at EarthDance Organic Farm School in Ferguson, Missouri. Even as the tropical-tasting fruit gains popularity through farmer's markets ...
Miami Herald

Oddly colored and somewhat phallic: How Miami’s rare tropical fruit went TikTok viral

Rane Roatta and Edelle Schlegel can predict when one of the rare tropical fruits they grow on their Redland farm is destined to go viral on TikTok. “If it’s an odd color or appears somewhat phallic,” ...
Onmanorama

Thrissur man’s 3-acre farm of 400 exotic fruit varieties is an endless wonder

Visitors to the farm are warmly received by Dipin, who introduces them to each fruit variety and shares its distinctive ...
Florida Today

Mango madness: Family has grown fruit on Merritt Island for more than 80 years

Drive along Merritt Island's South Tropical Trail these days, and you'll see the signs: Mangoes. They point to everything from produce stands with dozens of mango varieties to unstaffed tables with a ...
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What’s a pawpaw? Local festival celebrates Pennsylvania’s only tropical fruit

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Do you know the largest tropical fruit native to Pennsylvania? If you said pawpaw, you might want to check out Horn Farm Center’s 21st annual Pawpaw Festival on Saturday, ...