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Art, spelt and figs

Artist Mollie Douthit, pictured with small paintings on display for Open Studios at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT, November, 2018.
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Artist Mollie Douthit, pictured with small paintings on display for Open Studios at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT, November, 2018.

“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.

And Harvest Public Media shares a story from their series on local food—called Food Routes.