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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.


Click Here to Learn how You Can Become A Rare Fruit Council Member Today And Gain Access To Our Members Only Web Site Content Full of Even More Information Including Special Members Only Events. 



NEXT MEETING: Friday, June 13th, 2025  Speaker is Amanda Pike: 

Amanda Pike, PhD, ATR-BC is a board-certified therapist, certified educational leader and owner of a two-acre, Florida permaculture farm complete with hundreds of species of edible plants, quail, chickens and honey bees. Dr. Pike previously served as Education Chair for the Palm Beach County chapter of the Native Plant Society. As a local 4-H program facilitator, Dr. Pike helps make food forestry an accessible and practical landscaping option for the community. Her food forest currently provides an average of 70% of her family's daily meals.

For more information, please contact Petra Russell, RFC President - President@pbrarefruitcouncil.org 

We hope to see and connect with you soon!



 2025 Speaker Calendar 

Location: Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium

Time: 7pm


Friday, January 10th

Speaker: David DeMaio, "Irrigation systems for Urban and Agriculture in Palm Beach and surrounding Counties"

Friday, February 14th

Speaker: Kevin Easton, Palm Beach County Beekeepers Association 

Friday, March 14th

Speaker: Har Mahdeem: "Elements used by plants - fertilizer usage both Organic and Conventional"

Friday, April 11th

Speaker: Mark Kanterman - Microgreens

Friday, May 9th

Speaker: Alex Salazar 

Friday, June 13th

Speaker: Amanda Pike: Staple Crops - Cooking Meals, Replacing Groceries, Saving Money

Friday, July 11th

Speaker: Noel Ramos

Friday, August 8th

Speaker: TBD

Friday, September 12th

ELECTION DAY - MEMBERS ONLY 

Friday, October 10th

Speaker: TBD

Friday, November 14th 

Speaker: TBD

Friday, December 12th

No Speaker, Annual Holiday Party - Members and Family


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Palm Beach Rare Fruit Council

   

         FERTILIZER, GRAFTING SUPPLIES 

are sometimes available at our Monthly Meetings

 



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