Albuquerque prickly pear festival celebrates abundance of the desert toggle caption Ramsay de Give for NPR In the courtyard of the historic Gutiérrez Hubbell House in Albuquerque's verdant South Valley, the afternoon sun is beginning to soften. "It's delicious" We are at the annual New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival with vendors selling mocktails, syrups, jams and more, all made from …
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By Jihed Abidellaoui Insect wreaks havoc on Tunisia’s crucial prickly pear industry KAIROUAN, Tunisia, - A tiny insect is ravaging Tunisia’s prickly pears, a critical source of revenue for the North African country's agriculture sector and economy. "Our biggest fear, which has caused me insomnia, is the fear of the cochineal insect that threatens our harvest," says Bassem Sahnoun, a …
