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Who Gives a Fig? Try a Fresh One and Find Out.
August 12, 2026By Karen Shih ’09If you’re like me, figs have never topped your list of favorite fruits. Brown, a little mushy, somehow cloying and bland at the same time, they rarely show up at the grocery store and only occasionally on menus as part of a salad or dessert. University of Maryland Facilities Management horticulturist Sam Bahr wants to change that, one surprising bite at a time.
Second Chance to ‘Do Good’ at UMD
By Karen Shih ’09 Oct 03, 2024 Amid shelves of beige pasta and grains and bags of black and brown beans, a colorful array of purple Japanese eggplants, sun-ripened cherry tomatoes and crisp green cucumbers beckoned visitors to the University of Maryland Campus Pantry early this fall.
UMD arborist leads Memorial Chapel garden tours for new parents and their babies
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