Common fig 'Brown Turkey'

Brown Turkey fig trees can be grown in containers, however need to be repotted every 2-3 years with a light prune of roots and branches to keep them healthy.
Birds (not just turkeys) and other fruit eating creatures love figs and you may need to cover your tree with a net to prevent thievery.

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Brown Turkey is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 6.6 and 7.5 as Brown Turkey likes to be in weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil.

Propagate from cuttings.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Brown Turkey is a hardy plant.

Unripe figs are a pale green, and slowly deepen to a rich dark purplish brown when ripe. A gentle twist is all it takes to harvest.

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by late summer.

The brown turkey fig supposedly was named because turkeys like to eat them.
Figs in general:
The edible fig is one of the first plants that were cultivated by humans. Nine subfossil figs of a parthenocarpic type dating to about 9400–9200 BC were found in the early Neolithic village Gilgal I (in the Jordan Valley, 13 km north of Jericho). The find predates the domestication of wheat, barley and legumes, and may thus be the first known instance of agriculture. It is proposed that they may have been planted and cultivated intentionally, one thousand years before the next crops were domesticated (wheat and rye).