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# Figs
- URL: https://bklyner.com/figs-parkslopestoop/
- Published: 2012-06-18T10:42:46.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-10T20:14:08.000Z
- Author: Liena Zagare
- Tags: #API-Imported

Because every Brooklyn back yard needs one?

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Figs-533x710.jpg)

Spotted these [Brown Turkey Figs](http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1256/brown-turkey-fig.php?ref=bklyner.com) from Monrovia for sale on 7th Avenue the other day.

If you want local figs though, short of asking your neighbor for a cutting, your best bet is [Flatbush Fig Farm](http://flatbushfigfarm.tumblr.com/?ref=bklyner.com). Nelson Ryland and his sons sell potted up Flatbush Dark and Flatbush White cuttings from the old fig trees in their back yard, with some of the proceeds benefiting Flatbush Community Garden.

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Nelsons-Figs.jpg "Nelson's Figs")

*Photo credit: Nelson Ryland*

You can read [more about the fig farmers](/blog/garden/ditmas-park-fig-trees-for-sale#more-5675) here, and Nelson says they have some nice ones waiting for a good home. Because who can resist freshly picked Figs …

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Nelson-Fig-Bowl.jpg "Nelson Fig Bowl")

*Photo credit: Nelson Ryland*