Nick Routledge@AgrarianSharing

2023 Seattle, WA, 'breba' fig tasting. About 19 varieties this year. The geeks win this one.

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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 27 Jul 2021

@SaltedCarthage @sentantiq 2/ Homer tells of Ulysses' descent into the nether world where Tantalus was famishing: “Above, beneath, around his hapless head, Trees of all kinds delicious fruitage spread; There figs, sky-dyed, a purple hue disclose...” #NoClassicistShouldBeWithout! 😊

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Quoted by6/ "Each man under his own vine and fig tree" (Mic. 4:4) traditionally denotes peace and prosperity. George Washington extended the metaphor to denote the equality of all Americans regardless of faith. Buddha found enlightenment (bodhi) meditating under a fig (F. religiosa) tree.