Rare Fruit Council-Palm Beach Chapter

10/11/2026

Don't forget to come out to our Tropical Fruit and Edible Plant Sale next Saturday, October 17th. See you at the South Florida Fairgrounds.
9067 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33411

10/09/2026

Come out tonight to our monthly meeting. We will have a speaker on The Florida Cottage Law, raffle and great snacks!

10/01/2026

What fruit trees and edible plants would you be interested in buying?? leave in comment below.

Nonprofit dedicated to promoting and cultivating rare tropical fruit in South Florida.

07/10/2026

Our next meeting will be Friday July 10th, 2026 at Mounts Botanical Gardens Auditorium at 7:00 pm and our guest speaker will be KAREN LIPEE

Karen Lipee, a Master Gardener Help Desk Volunteer as she explore common plant pest problems, with walk through methods for troubleshooting horticultural issues, and share our most trusted and helpful resources.

We look forward to seeing you there!

06/11/2026

Hello Rare Fruit Council Members,

The next meeting of the RFC will resume on June 12th , 2026 @ 7:00 PM.

Our speaker for the evening is Joseph and Tawna Chammas their topic will be growing mushrooms at home and an overview of their Wellness Retreat Sanctuary in Loxahatchee Groves, Florida.

Speaking Topics
• Regenerative Agriculture
• Mushroom Cultivation & Commercial Production
• Agritourism & Farm-Based Hospitality
• Entrepreneurship & Business Development
• Organic Farming & Sustainable Food Systems
• Wellness, Healing & Personal Transformation
• Building Purpose-Driven Businesses

Mounts Auditorium 531 N Military Trail, West Palm Beach FL 33415

05/08/2026

Our next meeting will be Friday May 8th, 2026 at Mounts Botanical Gardens Auditorium at 7:00 pm and our guest speaker will be Alex Salazar and his topic will be Alex will talk about the current mango season . The impacts of the freeze and the issues that occurred with the second bloom and consequences for the industry and hobby

Bio: Alex started studying tropical fruit specifically Mangos when he was attending high school in Jupiter FL. In college it became a more serious hobby as he started doing a lot of gardening in his spare time. Alex spent a lot of time researching old and new documents that were available online. Eventually he became so fascinated that he started to author Wikipedia articles about different Mango cultivars in his spare time. Alex owns and operates Tropical Acres Farms in West Palm Beach FL which is the largest known collection of Mango Cultivars in The United States of America. Alex grows the biggest collection of Edward Mango Trees known in existence globally some of which are over 50 years old and tower through the South Florida skyline.