Finally... it's time to pay your annual dues. It's easy to pay online... or bring a check to the next meeting.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
January 2020 Meeting at Palma Sola Botanical Park
The next monthly meeting is Monday, January 13th at 7pm, topic TBA - Please note: this meeting will be held at Palma Sola Botanical Park, 9800 17th Ave. NW, Bradenton, Florida 34209
Finally... it's time to pay your annual dues. It's easy to pay online... or bring a check to the next meeting.
Finally... it's time to pay your annual dues. It's easy to pay online... or bring a check to the next meeting.
Monday, December 2, 2019
Annual Christmas Dinner
Annual Christmas Dinner!
Harlee Buildling/County Fairgrounds
1303 17th St W
Palmetto, FL 34221
Please meet at 6:15pm to help set up. Bring a side dish or dessert to share as well as plates/silverware for you/your family -- the Club will provide the "protein" main dish.
Monday, October 21, 2019
November Meeting - Billy Hopkins of Hopkins nurser
Join us Monday, November 11th, 2019 at 7 PM - Billy Hopkins of Hopkins Nursery
Billy Hopkins from Hopkins Tropical Nursery.
First time visitors are welcome to check out a meeting for free - Family memberships to the club are only $12 annually. You can join at the meeting.This is a great way to meet other growers and learn more about growing and propagating subtropical/tropical fruit trees.
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased before the presentation.
Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
Billy Hopkins from Hopkins Tropical Nursery.
Family owned since 1978. Billy is also a vendor at our Rare Fruit Tree Sale.
First time visitors are welcome to check out a meeting for free - Family memberships to the club are only $12 annually. You can join at the meeting.This is a great way to meet other growers and learn more about growing and propagating subtropical/tropical fruit trees.
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased before the presentation.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
October Meeting - Josh Starry - Fruits of Costa Rica
Join us Monday, October 14th, 2019 at 7 PM Josh Starry - Fruits of Costa Rica
Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
Josh Starry, former president and current horticulturist at Palma Sola, will be presenting on Fruits of Costa Rica
First time visitors are welcome to check out a meeting for free - Family memberships to the club are only $12 annually. You can join at the meeting.This is a great way to meet other growers and learn more about growing and propagating subtropical/tropical fruit trees.
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased before the presentation.
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
September 2019 Meeting - Green Deane - Eat the Weeds
Join us Monday, September 9th, 2019 at 7 PM Green Deane - Eat the Weeds
Green Deane of Eat the Weeds has been foraging for 60 years since he was a child for natural editable foods.
First time visitors are welcome to check out a meeting for free - Family memberships to the club are only $12 annually. You can join at the meeting.This is a great way to meet other growers and learn more about growing and propagating subtropical/tropical fruit trees.
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased before the presentation.
Friday, July 19, 2019
August Meeting - Spenser Salser - Raised Bed Gardening
Join us Monday, August 12th 2019 at 7 PM Spenser Salser - Raised Bed Gardening
Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
Speaking on raised beds and lots of gardening tips will be Spenser Salser. Spenser asked to do this speaking engagement so that he can donate the speaker fee to the Wallace Family.First time visitors are welcome to check out a meeting for free - Family memberships to the club are only $12 annually. You can join at the meeting.This is a great way to meet other growers and learn more about growing and propagating subtropical/tropical fruit trees.
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased before the presentation.
Wednesday, July 3, 2019

flowers. In next month’s newsletter we plan to feature remembrances of Wayne and his many contributions to the MRFC and to fruit tree horticulture in our region. We ask those who wish
to contribute to send your written appreciation of Wayne to either Pete Robertson or Darryl McCullough .
Thursday, June 20, 2019
July 2019 meeting - Sean Moore - Green Leaf Worm Farm
Join us Monday, July 8th 2019 at 7 PM Sean Moore - Greem Leaf Worm Farm
Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221

Nine years ago, Sean Moore started Green Leaf Worm Farm in Port Charlotte where he grows tropical worms to make worm castings and worm tea. Much of what he does is education, whether it's through the farmers's markets from Sarasota to Fort Myers, speaking to garden club or traveling all over Florida to plant related events. Sean has helped many of the community gardens and garden clubs to understand the value of worms and worm castings in growing healthy plants without chemicals. Many times he has helped set up worm farms for individuals and showed them how to maintain a worm farm. He has also invested in the future by explaining to kids from pre-school to high school how important worms are to a sustainable planet.
http://www.greenleafwormfarm.com
https://www.facebook.com/GreenLeafWormFarm/
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased before the presentation.
Monday, May 20, 2019
MRFC June 2019 Meeting - Har Mahdeem “Making Annona Hybrids”

Join us Monday, June 10, 2019 at 7 PM for Har Mahdeem's presentation on Making Annona Hybrids
Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
Har has an entire lifetime of experience with tropical fruit. He grew up in the Amazon region consuming rare jungle fruits and later worked with the famous Zill nursery on their Annona breeding program and various germplasm collection trips.
Har currently owns a tropical fruit grove and dooryard consulting business specializing in plant nutrition, pruning, grafting/top working and education.
First time visitors are welcome to check out a meeting for free - Family memberships to the club are only $12 annually. You can join at the meeting.This is a great way to meet other growers and learn more about growing and propagating subtropical/tropical fruit trees.
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased before the presentation.
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Rare Fruit Tree Sale - May 19th - Doors open at 10am
Bradenton Area Convention Center
1 Haben Blvd, Palmetto, FL 34221
Sign up for MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale Email Reminders
1 Haben Blvd, Palmetto, FL 34221
Sign up for MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale Email Reminders
- Free Admission
- Free Parking
- 22 Vendors/Over 5000 plants
- Air-conditioned
- Expert Advice
- Loading Assistance Thanks to the Myakka Allstock 4H Club
We will have a wide variety of citrus, unusual tropical fruit trees, bushes & vines
as well as herbs, spices, fertilizer, and more!
as well as herbs, spices, fertilizer, and more!
Thursday, May 2, 2019
May 2019 Meeting Fruit Tree Sale info/training/pre
What: MRFC May 2019 Meeting - Fruit Tree Sale info meeting
Where: Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
Our next monthly meeting is Monday, May 13th at 7pm, where we'll talk about our Annual Fruit Tree Sale, with an overview and some early training so that all runs smoothly on the day of the sale.
For more information about our 31st Annual Fruit Tree Sale on Sunday May 19th, click here.
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional tickets can be purchased.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
MRFC April 2019 Meeting - Spencer Salser - Figs
What: MRFC April 2019 Meeting - Spencer Salser - Figs
Where: Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
Spencer Salser will be our speaker for the April meeting. Spencer will be speaking on Figs. Spencer has been a long time member of our club, he has been president and is one of our tree sale vendors
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional tickets can be purchased.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Rare Fruit Tree Sale - May 19th, 2019 - Bradenton Area Convention Center
Bradenton Area Convention Center
1 Haben Blvd, Palmetto, FL 34221
Sign up for MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale Email Reminders
1 Haben Blvd, Palmetto, FL 34221
Sign up for MRFC Rare Fruit Tree Sale Email Reminders
- Free Admission
- Free Parking
- 22 Vendors/Over 5000 plants
- Air-conditioned
- Expert Advice
- Loading Assistance Thanks to the Myakka Allstock 4H Club
We will have a wide variety of citrus, unusual tropical fruit trees, bushes & vines
as well as herbs, spices, fertilizer, and more!
as well as herbs, spices, fertilizer, and more!
Saturday, February 23, 2019
March 2019 Meeting - Kevin Lausman of Suncoast Beekeepers
Where: Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
Kevin Lausman of Suncoast Beekeepers will speak on honey bees and their many necessary benefits. He is extremely knowledgeable and is a Master Beekeeper which is a minimum of 5 years training thru University of Florida . He is also a Welch Honey Judge and judges shows thru out the US.
There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional tickets can be purchased.
Monday, January 14, 2019
February 2019 Meeting - Keith Zimmerman - Edible Palms
What: MRFC February 2019 Meeting - Keith Zimmerman - Edible Palms
Where: Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221

There will be the usual plant raffle and tasting table. We welcome donations of edible plants and fruit for the raffle and fruit dishes for the tasting table. Donors will receive a free ticket for the raffle. Additional tickets can be purchased.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
January 2020 Meeting at Palma Sola Botanical Park
The next monthly meeting is Monday, January 13th at 7pm, topic TBA - Please note: this meeting will be held at Palma Sola Botanical Park, 9800 17th Ave. NW, Bradenton, Florida 34209
Finally... it's time to pay your annual dues. It's easy to pay online... or bring a check to the next meeting.
Finally... it's time to pay your annual dues. It's easy to pay online... or bring a check to the next meeting.
Click here for more information about dues and the next meeting at MRFC.ORG. (Click the "Join" link toward the top of the page to renew online) Please note: this meeting will be held at Palma Sola Botanical Park, 9800 17th Ave. NW, Bradenton, Florida 34209
Finally... it's time to pay your annual dues. It's easy to pay online... or bring a check to the next meeting.
Click here for more information about dues and the next meeting at MRFC.ORG. (Click the "Join" link toward the top of the page to renew online)
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