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IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE: Flatbush Fig Farm

A fig tree does indeed grow in Brooklyn. Lots do, actually, largely thanks to fig farmer Nelson Ryland who runs a family business selling fig tree cuttings out of his beautiful Victorian house in Ditmas Park.

And the Winner of the I Love NY Cookbook Is…

Brian Luster! We loved his photo of New York ramps, ready to be cooked. Something about the beauty of the bouquet of ramp leaves, the freshness of a local ingredient and the wine in the background (who doesn’t enjoy a glass of wine while cooking?) made us smile.

Brooklyn’s First Community-Supported Fishery

Mark Usewicz and Bianca Piccillo, the husband-and-wife team behind Brooklyn’s very first community-supported fishery, Mermaid’s Garden, are winning hearts (and stomachs) with their weekly deliveries of spectacularly fresh seafood.

IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE: Keith Swenson, Seafood Schlepper Extraordinaire

When you meet Keith Swenson, co-owner of Righteous Foods, a Fort Greene–based oyster delivery business, you’d never guess he’s relatively new to the bivalve biz. The former Wall Street trader shucks oysters bare-handed and talks seafood policy like someone who’s been wearing waders his whole life.

IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE: Brooklyn Gal Melissa Clark

Brooklyn-born and -based Melissa Clark is known for her beloved New York Times column “A Good Appetite” and dozens of cookbooks. Whether she’s wielding a knife or the pen, she is approachable, inspiring and knowledgeable about just about everything edible.