Tampa Bay Chapter Rare Fruit Council International

 UPCOMING MEETINGS

June 9, 2019, 2:00

(Social hour begins at 1:00 p.m.)

Back by popular demand!

Hillsborough County Extension Agent Dr. Mary Keith will talk about Food Preservation and Canning. 

Dr. Keith received the Epsilon Sigma Phi 2014 Distinguished Service Award, in recognition of her leadership and excellence in providing Extension services.

She specializes in diet, health-focused ingredient and recipe modifications and nutrition for preschool children.

Her information should be VERY helpful for when you are trying to figure out what to do with a bumper crop of that fruit that you wish you could have available all year. YOU CAN!

McLoughlin Center, Christ the King Catholic Church, 821 South Dale Mabry.

Bring a dish to share for the buffet and a plant for the plant table! Get raffle tickets! Win plants!

July 14, 2019, 2:00

(Social hour begins at 1:00 p.m.)

FRUIT TASTING!

McLoughlin Center, Christ the King Catholic Church, 821 South Dale Mabry.

Bring a dish to share for the buffet and a plant for the plant table! Get raffle tickets! Win plants!

August 11, 2019, 2:00

(Social hour begins at 1:00 p.m.)

TBD

McLoughlin Center, Christ the King Catholic Church, 821 South Dale Mabry.

Bring a dish to share for the buffet and a plant for the plant table! Get raffle tickets! Win plants!

MEMBERSHIP INFO

If you are an RFCI member and NOT receiving your RFCI newsletter in your email, please send an email to: tb.rarefruit@gmail.com so we can update our records. Thank you.

NEW MEMBERS
To join, download and fill out a membership application form from:  https://rarefruit.org/membership/, and send with check of money order for $20 made out to Tampa Bay RFCI to:

Tampa Bay RFCI
39320 North Ave.
Zephyrhills, FL 33542.

RENEWING MEMBERS
If your dues are due, please send check or money order for $20 made out to Tampa Bay RFCI and mail to:

Tampa Bay RFCI
39320 North Ave.
Zephyrhills, FL 33542.

~MARK YOUR CALENDAR~

The Tampa Bay Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International meets on the second Sunday of the month except in February (Citrus Celebration), April (USF Plant Sale) and October (USF Plant Sale).

Missing newsletters

Our newsletter archives are fairly complete . . . but we are missing some issues. If any older members have any of the following issues, please contact Tom Schaefer or Sandra Kischuk. The missing issues are:
1980-all                   1983-July
1989-December       2005-October

THANK YOU!

We are reviving the RFCI photo contest. Submission date upcoming. More details to follow.