Just as the title says, headed down to Flemington, NJ this morning for my first (and definitely not my last) visit to Bills Fig Farm. First, let me tell you about Bill himself. He's an absolute gentleman, and a class act. Being new to the fig world, I had A LOT of questions, all of which he answered for me in great depth, and he was happy to do so. Bill pretty much took me to fig school today, and boy did I learn a lot. As far as the farm goes, it's absolutely amazing. Endless rows of fig trees, well over a thousand in total, all labeled and in pristine condition. Of course I didn't leave there empty handed. I came home with an Alma and Black Greek cuttings. I told Bill I was really after a Black Greek tree because they come from the island of Chios, where I'm from. He didn't have any mature trees of that variety, but being the great guy he is, he didn't let me leave there without one. Took me into his greenhouse and gave me 2 cuttings of a Black Greek tree. So once again, if you're within a couple hours drive of his farm, I would definitely set aside some time to make the trip down, it'll be well worth it. I attached a few pictures, but they really don't do any justice to the farm's size and how many fig trees there are.
   
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