It’s not just row crop farmers dealing with challenges and low prices. In California, prices are low for everything from nuts to fruits, and financial stress is weighing heavily on farmers.

Once harvest begins, they don't even like to look up. (They can be superstitious that way.) Bad things sometimes happen to good grapes, and while there's no reason for consumers to have sleepless ...

Is it safe to eat the powdery coating on grapes? Experts weigh in. When they’re at their best—plump and bursting with ...

We may earn an affiliate commission from links. You’ve done Champagne toasts and countdown kisses, but have you tried eating grapes on New Year’s Eve for good luck? In recent years ...

Across the world, cultures have deep-rooted culinary superstitions, both good and bad, that dictate how and when certain ingredients and utensils are used. From grapes at midnight on New Year's ...

Among these is a tradition with old roots and a new wave of popularity—eating 12 grapes at midnight. Known as the 12-Grape Theory, the custom promises good fortune for the coming year ...