During summertime in Florida, I drive by many of my neighbors’ homes and see their beautiful trees full of ripe mangoes ready to pick—and I get a major case of mango tree envy. So, I experimented with ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Twelve years ago, Vincenzo Amata stumbled upon a plot of flowering trees while ...

Born and raised in South Florida, I was surrounded by fruits — sweet, sticky, sometimes sour, and juicy varieties I couldn’t live without. Key limes grew in abundance on trees in my maternal ...