Established in 1970, we are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and furthering the cultivation and use of tropical and rare fruit in South Florida and throughout the world.
NEXT MEETING: Friday, October 11th, 2024
Our Speaker is Melissa Corichi, "Living Soils & Composting Teas"
Melissa Corichi founded "Let it Rot" in 2015, while attending the Harriet Wilkes Honors College. Melissa is a certified Safe Compost Operator and trained under one of the leading experts in vermiculture, Rhonda Sherman. In 2018 Melissa received her Permaculture Designer Certification. Featured in the Palm Beach Post, Biocycle, on WPTV and the Weather Channel. Melissa, or The Worm Queen, is considered an expert in the field of vermiculture and food waste reduction in application to sustainable farming and gardening.
For more information, please contact Petra Russell, RFC President - President@pbrarefruitcouncil.org
We hope to see and connect with you soon!
TBA
2024 Speaker Calendar Location: Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium Time: 7pm Friday, January 12th Speaker: Noel Ramos, "Peru...History, Culture, and Plenty of Fruits!" Friday, February 9th Speaker: Ralph Guinta, "Florida Amazon - exploring the botanical overlay between Peruvian Amazon and South Florida" Friday, March 8th Speaker: Amanda Pike, "Homesteading in a Food Forest: Self-Sufficiency & Permaculture" Friday, April 12th Speaker: Alex Salaazar, TBA Friday, May 10th Speaker: Har Madheem, "Soursop and its close Relatives" Friday, June 14th Speaker: Josh Jamison, "Starchy Staples for Florida" Friday, July 12th Speaker: Richard Siegel, "Pineapple Growing in the Florida Home Landscape" Friday, August 9th Speaker: Michael Adler, "Pruning in Cooperation with Tree Physiology" ELECTION DAY - MEMBERS ONLY - PANEL DISCUSSION Friday, October 11th Speaker: Melissa Corichi, "Living Soils and Composting Teas" Friday, November 8th Speaker: TBA Friday, December 13th No Speaker, Holiday Party |
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FERTILIZER, GRAFTING SUPPLIES are available at our Monthly Meetings
Members in need of the Special Rare Fruit Council blend of "Fruitilizer" may contact Conner Murphy at Incredible Edibles (561)313-4324 *********************************************************************************** |
