Current News
- Our May 2008 Newsletter is available (in pdf format)
- Past years newsletters are now available for online reading. Please take a moment to browse this wealth of information
- The 2008 Printable Tree Sale flier is now available (in pdf format)
- Notice: Fruitilizer for Sale! Contact Jon Goings at 723-9795 to arrange to pick it up.
- Manatee County IFAS now has a website. View Website
MANATEE COUNTY CHAPTER OF RFCI STATED OBJECTIVE OF ORGANIZATION:
To be an active, non-profit organization dedicated to the following objectives:
To introduce, propagate, and distribute the many rare tropical and sub-tropical
fruits grown throughout the world; to educate its members and the public as
to the merits of these plants; and to encourage and extend their cultivation.
Meets the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., usually at the Harlee Auditorium in the Manatee County Fairgrounds next to the Agricultural Extension Office on 17th Street, Palmetto. Most months feature a knowledgeable speaker. Visitors and guests are welcome and encouraged. Membership is $15 (USD) annually per family.
To become a member, simply download and fill out our application form. Send
the appropriate dollar amount shown on the application form, along with the
completed application form, to our P.O. Box. Welcome!