I stood outside my childhood home in Fort Myers late last month, wielding a 30-foot-long fruit-picking apparatus fashioned from PVC pipe, an old pool skimmer and the base of a pole saw. I heard my mom ...

When the time comes to crown the world’s greatest fruit, it will be hard to argue against the mango. It’s got it all — a slippery, juicy lustiness; intriguing, inspiring aromas of everything good and ...

Most of us determine how much we enjoy a particular fruit based on various factors related to texture, appearance, firmness, year-round availability and, of course, taste. Mangoes fare well when it ...

Hot, humid temperatures make for sweaty summers, but they also make for a mean mango. Local farms and grocers are in the midst of a bountiful season for the tropical fruit. Most started their harvest ...

The beginning of mango season is great. Fresh juicy mangoes are just falling off trees.Their sweet aroma perfumes the air. Best of all they’re widely available and, assuming you’ve got a pal with a ...

Eating mangoes can raise blood sugar levels. However, it's not as significant as one might think because of other nutrients found in the fruit that aid in blood sugar regulation.

The message arrives from an unknown number on WhatsApp at about 6:30 p.m. on a Thursday evening. My heart leaps with joy. Just a 20-minute drive away, my box of Pakistani mangoes is here. Would my ...

In Sangli’s drought-prone Antral village, Kakasaheb Sawant built a thriving mango orchard and nursery, grafted 22 varieties on one tree, and created a steady Rs 50 lakh annual income through ...

This story by former News-Press reporter Annabelle Tometich was originally published on July 13, 2021. The version below has been edited to remove information about mango events and festivals that ...