NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Those growing and harvesting prickly pear fruit said 2024 is a banner year for the crop. One local company is trying to get people to stop overlooking the red fruit.
Prickly pears aka sabras or Barbary figs — are all names for the fruit of the Opuntia cactus, native to Israel. The term "Sabra" also symbolizes Israelis' pride in being natives of this land ...