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Suncoast Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Club, Inc. Englewood, Nokomis, North Port, Osprey, Port Charlotte, Sarasota, Venice

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Organizations
in Florida

Bonita Springs Tropical Fruit Club
Monthly meetings.
Bonita Springs
Brevard Tropical Fruit Club, Inc.
Monthly meetings.
Melbourne. Founded: 1982
Caloosa Rare Fruit Exchange
Monthly meetings.
Fort Myers. Founded: 1978
Central Florida Fruit Society
Monthly meetings.
Orlando
Collier Fruit Growers, Inc.
Monthly meetings.
Naples
ECHO
Educational Concerns for Haiti Organization.  Mission: to network with community leaders in developing countries to seek hunger solutions for families growing food under difficult conditions.
Fort Myers. Established: early 1980's
Edible Plant Project
The Edible Plant Project (EPP) is a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization working to promote edible landscaping and local food abundance in North Central FL.
Gainesville
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fairchild is dedicated to exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants. Home of the International Mango Festival, the International Orchid Festival and the International Chocolate Festival.
Coral Gables
Florida Wine and Grape Growers Association
Serving farmers and hobbyists in Florida.
Established: 1923
Florida State Horticultural Society
Discover new business, science and networking, over 100 years and 100 published issues of scientific and industry Proceedings, quarterly newsletters, annual conferences, job postings, and more!
Established: 1888
Fruit and Spice Park
37-acre subtropical paradise. More than 500 varieties of exotic fruits, herbs, spices and nuts from around the world.
Homestead, 35 miles south of Miami.
Gardeners of Southwest Florida
A free organization of over 750 families living around Naples and Fort Myers. Their extensive web site gives details about free classes taught by experts in edible gardening and related topics.
Manatee Rare Fruit Council
Associated with Palma Sola Botanical Park in Bradenton
Palmetto
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Gardens and research facility dedicated to the study of tropical plants with emphasis on epiphytes.
Sarasota
Palma Sola Botanical Park
The Manatee Rare Fruit Council maintains a display of rare and tropical fruit at the Park.
Bradenton
Palm Beach Chapter Rare Fruit Council International
Monthly meetings.
West Palm Beach. Established: 1970
Rare Fruit and Vegetable Council of Broward County
Monthly meetings.
Davie. Founded: 1975
Rare Fruit Council International, Inc.
Monthly meetings.
Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County. Established: 1955
South Dade Garden Club
Monthly meetings. Formal partnership with the Fruit and Spice Park
Homestead. Formed: 1924
Suncoast Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Club
Monthly meetings.
Nokomis. Founded: 2013
Tampa Bay Chapter Rare Fruit Council International
Monthly meetings.
Tampa
Treasure Coast Rare Fruit Club
Monthly meetings.
Port St Lucie
Tropical Fruit Forum
International Tropical Fruit Growers
Tropical Fruit Growers of South Florida, Inc.
TFGSF. Mission: To promote the commercial development of tropical and subtropical fruit crops in South Florida through scientific research, education, publications and partnerships.
Homestead. Started: 1988
Tropical Fruit Society of Sarasota
Monthly meeting.
Founded 2012
Unbelievable Acres Botanic Garden
Gene Joyner's Unbelievable Acres Botanic Garden has a large collection of tropical foliage and flowering plants that are usually considered greenhouse plants because of their cold tenderness.  In the rainforest setting that Gene Joyner has developed over the years these plants can be grown outside like you would see them in the actual rainforest.

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Organizations elsewhere

All-America SelectionsIllinois
All-America Selections is an independent non-profit organization that tests new, never-before-sold varieties for the home gardener. After a full season of anonymous trialing by volunteer horticulture professionals, only the top garden performers are given the AAS Winner award designation for their superior performance. One of the four types of trial is "Edibles (fruits and vegetables from seed)."
American Horticultural Society
USA
Extensive gardening resources, programs, list of Societies, Clubs and Organizations.
Archives of the Rare Fruit Council of Australia
Australia
Mission Statement: To rescue the information compiled by members of The Rare Fruit Council of Australia, which was published in newsletters between March 1980 and August 2002, and to make this information publically available.
California Avocado Commission California
Serves as the official information source for California Avocados and the California Avocado industry.
California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. California
The largest amateur fruit-growing organization in the world.
Food Forest Australia, South
Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Hawaiʻi
Founded: 1989
Rare Fruit Australia Inc.
Australia
The website for North Queensland branches of the Rare Fruit Society.
Rare Fruit Club of Western Australia Australia
Rare Fruit Society of South Australia Inc.
Australia
Growing fruits and food plants from the four corners of the globe
Sub-Tropical Fruit Club of Qld Inc.
Australia
Our club promotes the growing and use of rare, unusual, and common types of fruit trees, bush food, and vegetables. This website contains information about the club, such as how to join, as well as lots of information about many of the plants we promote. Enjoy!

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Herb Organizations

American Herbal Products Association ext. link
The American Herb Association ext. link
Herbs Are Special, Australian website ext. link
The Herb Society of America ext. link
International Herb Association ext. link



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