March Meeting - Jeff Wasielewski - Hurricane Preparation and Recovery

Speaker/Topic: Jeff Wasielewski - Hurricane Preparation and Recovery

Meeting Date/Time: Monday, March 10, 2025 at 7pm.  

Location: Harlee Building/County Fairgrounds, 1303 17th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221

Jeff Wasielewski, a Commercial Tropical Fruit Extension Agent for Miami-Dade County, is based in Homestead, FL. Drawing from more than 25 years of horticultural experience, he provides environmentally sound practical information in classes, workshops, publications, blogs, and social media.

A quick search online will produce many of Jeff’s articles on growing tropical fruit species. Among his many education outreach activities, Jeff hosts Tropical Fruit Tuesdays, an online workshop series whose goal is to teach homeowners and commercial growers the key points of selecting, planting, growing and maintaining tropical fruit trees in subtropical and tropical counties. Each episode focuses on a specific tree or a growing or maintenance technique. You can sign up online to participate in any of the free workshops, and all previous workshops are available for viewing on the UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension YouTube site.

Because of the great distance from Homestead, Jeff’s talk and Q&A will be by Zoom, but fear not, he is a very experienced online presenter. The topic will be Hurricane Preparation and Recovery. Jeff will show us techniques that can make an enormous difference in the survival and recovery of our fruit trees when hurricanes strike.