Sweet, refreshing, and packed with fiber, pears support digestion, heart health, and long-term wellness with every bite.

We are approaching peak prickly pear season. Based on the prickly pear fruit she can see in her neighborhood, Sonya Norman gives it another week or two before the fruit is really ready for harvest.

Not every fruit tree can withstand temperatures as cold as 40 degrees below zero. This one can, which may be unsurprising ...

Pears may not get as much attention as apples, but they’re still one of fall’s most treasured fruits. They can be enjoyed raw as a snack and pair beautifully with a variety of cheeses and nuts — or ...

Asian pears are ready to eat when purchased; European pears ripen after harvest. Check European pears for color changes, sweet aroma and soft flesh near the stem to spot ripeness. To speed ripening, ...

Featuring a colorful array of pear varietals, the USA Pears campaign brought together animated digital billboards, bus ...

Self-professed “pear nerd” Cristie Mather, director of communications at Pear Bureau Northwest, the collective of 1,600 growers in Oregon and Washington that produces 84 percent of the nation’s pears, ...

Pear can be easily fashioned into some sweet desserts. It is always better to have foods that are currently in season. Seasonal fruits taste better and are more potent during their thriving period. At ...

California pear farmers are asking support from the USTR as a surge of low-priced Argentine imports continues to undercut the ...

We make a lot of fuss over heirloom peach varieties that date back to the 1960s and tomatoes that go back as far as the 1930s. But did you know that the Bartlett pear, that standard California grocery ...

Note: For his September cover story on Asian pears, fruit specialist David Karp asked chef Suzanne Tracht of Jozu in West Hollywood to come up with a recipe that would show off the fruit with the ...