Art, food and figs

“And a man on his way to work hops twice to reach, at last, his fig which he smiles at and calls ‘baby.’ ‘c’mere baby,’ he says, and blows a kiss to the tree.” This week on the show, in honor of WFIU’s 75th anniversary, we revisit favorite stories from the Earth Eats archive. We share two pieces celebrating fig trees, including a poem by Ross Gay. We explore connections between food, fine art and memory with artist Mollie Douthit. Plus, a recipe for making pita bread using spelt flour.

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Art, food and figs is an episode from Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living by Indiana Public Media.

This episode is 51:01 long.

This episode was published on Aug 29, 2025.

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