Tampa Bay Chapter Rare Fruit Council International

 UPCOMING MEETINGS

June 10, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

Member Q & A. 

Ask member experts how to grow, fertilize, irrigate, and prune fruit trees.

Social hour starts at 1:00.

Bring a dish to share for the buffet table and a plant for our exchange, get raffle tickets–win a plant!

July 8, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

Annual Fruit Tasting Event! 

This meeting is always a favorite . . . taste a wide variety of tropical fruits. 

Bring a dish to share for the buffet table and a plant for our exchange, get raffle tickets–win a plant!

Social hour starts at 1:00.

Aug  12, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Nick Place, Director of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)

Discuss the University’s role in Florida’s agricultural development.

Social hour starts at 1:00.

Bring a dish to share for the buffet table and a plant for our exchange, get raffle tickets–win a plant!

Sept 9, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

Growing Fruit Trees in Containers

Will Wright of Tropical & Rare Fruit Trees, LLC.

Social hour starts at 1:00.

Bring a dish to share for the buffet table and a plant for our exchange, get raffle tickets–win a plant!

Oct 13 and 14, 2018–USF PLANT SALE. NO general meeting.

Nov 11, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

Possible: Grafting Demonstration

Social hour starts at 1:00.

Bring a dish to share for the buffet table and a plant for our exchange, get raffle tickets–win a plant!

Dec ??, 2018, 1:00 p.m.

Holiday Social Event

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). Please check this website for date and location for our Holiday Party this December, which will start at 1:00, an hour earlier than usual (Social hour begins at noon).

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. We will take submissions in June, with photos on display during the mango tasting in July. More details to follow.

NOTICE

Due to Christ The King Catholic Church renovations in their sanctuary, our meeting locations are changing. Please note the new locations in the monthly meeting listings.    Our Holiday Social location is yet to be determined. Please contact Tom Schaefer if you are aware of a location with kitchen facilities that can handle 150 people.

DEEPEST SYMPATHY

We are sad to inform our members of the passing of Kinuyo Engelbrecht, wife of long time member and past Club President, Fred Engelbrecht. Fred and Kinoyo were married for 50 years.
Memorial donations may be directed to the American Cancer Society (https://www.cancer.org).

To share your condolences and memories, please go to:

http://www.mossfeaster.com/obituaries/Kinuyo-Engelbrecht/