I discovered a reporter, Alastair Bland, who writes about some of his interesting experiences finding and eating figs. I had seen an article or two previously, but after a search, I turned up additional interesting stories. He writes about fig beer and wine, gleaning figs from the sides of roads in California, a story about Wolfskill, etc. Enjoy the read!
Ingevald

Bring on the Figgy Beers (Schmaltz Rejewvenator) http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/07.16.08/notf-0829.html

Fig Wine http://www.make-digital.com/craft/vol06/?pg=115

The Great Fig Hunt (one of my favorite articles) http://www.metroactive.com/bohemian/09.24.08/eats-0839.html

The Road Less Traveled, The Sweet Taste of Adventure http://www.thelongtriphome.com/articles-rlt-bland2.html

Going Wild In Urban America http://www.egullet.org/tdg.cgi?pg=ARTICLE-blandfigs

Geography of Abundance "One man's two-month quest to travel the state of California by bike, eating only what he can find or forage. He learns to really, really love the lowly fig. This is his story" http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/11.24.04/harvest-0448.html

Land of the Lost - Wolfskill Orchards are a Living Library of Now-Obscure Fruit http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=223091

Destination Portugal http://www.bluecoastbikes.com/English/Portugal.htm

Figs in Our Future http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2007/nov/21/figs-our-future/