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Stubborn drought in Ohio and the shifting weather patterns influenced by climate change appear to be affecting North America’s largest native fruit: the pawpaw.

Pawpaws, Ohio’s largest native fruit, are in season now. Their tropical taste makes for unique recipes — if you can get your hands on one.

A Cincinnati man is on a mission to plant 100 orchards in the next decade as a way to help feed people in food deserts. WVXU recently visited his first...

You won't find the pawpaw, which tastes like a cross between a mango and a banana, in most grocery stores, even though they're native to North America. But the locavore food movement has embraced it.

The mystery ingredient pops up in a lot of household favorites, but its nutrition level depends on how it's used.

Stories about the harms of sugar have consumers wondering whether they should put the apple back on the shelf.

September in Ohio brings not only cooler temperatures, but the ripening of a special fruit called the pawpaw. It's North America's largest native tree…