Mattepinta comes from Paolo at Pomona Gardens. The mother tree is huge and this is a local favorite. The colors are amazing and it is juicy and sweet. It’s a common fig and super rare to find the real one. This variety traces back to the early 1900’s and is well documented.

Puglia, a southern region forming the heel of Italy’s “boot,” is known for its whitewashed hill towns, centuries-old farmland and hundreds of kilometers of Mediterranean coastline. Capital Bari is a vibrant port and university town, while Lecce is known as “Florence of the South” for its baroque architecture. Alberobello and the Itria Valley are home to “trulli,” stone huts with distinctive conical roofs.

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