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President's Message

September 2021

Palm Beach Chapter of Rare Fruit Council International

We had a great turnout for the last meeting. We hope to see you all at the next meeting at MOUNTS.

Yes, we are back at the Mounts Auditorium for our meeting on September 10 at 7:30.

Be sure to bring your fruit for the tasting table, plants for the auction, and seeds for the exchange. Also,

for those who need to pay membership dues please bring your, cash, check or credit card.

Special thanks to the ladies who worked in kitchen cutting up the fruit. Jane Lee, Petra Russell and CG

came in early and created a beautiful and delicious display of fruits.

We are planning our semiannual tree sale. October 16 is the big day. On Friday the 15

th we will be

setting up. Lots of volunteers are needed on those two days. Come and join the fun. Lunch will be

provided.

Our speaker for the September meeting is Alex Salazar. He is a South Florida native who grew up in

Jupiter and graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Alex is the owner of Tropical Acres

Farms Inc in West Palm Beach. He began farming in 2011 and grows over 300 varieties of mangos as

well as dozens of varieties of avocados and other tropical fruits. His farm produces lots of fruit and he

has many grafted trees.

See you soon.

Roxanne Cumberland