I went to school in Southern Indiana, a place of rolling hills, covered bridges, small towns, stone quarries and the Mitchell Persimmon Festival. Before living there, I had heard of persimmons only in ...

Part 2 of this season’s persimmon seed winter weather forecast includes information on ripening the fruit, splitting seeds and the idea of brewing up some warm persimmon pudding for Thanksgiving ...

An 1896 Indianapolis News article noted that not even sheep or goats would eat persimmons. They are an acquired taste to be sure and a taste that’s hard to explain. The Mitchell Persimmon Festival in ...