Sunday, May16, 2010
RARE FRUIT TREE SALE
The Manatee Rare Fruit Council's Twenty-second Annual Rare Fruit Tree sale will be held at the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto. Sale hours are from 10 am to 4 pm. More than 3000 plants of all varieties and sizes will be offered at reasonable prices. Many additional plant related items will also be sold, including the Council's specially formulated Fruitilizer plant food. Nurserymen from all parts of Florida will offer best varieties of every kind of fruit tree at this once-a-year event. Add edible landscaping to make a yard that is beautiful, productive and enjoyable. Free admission, free parking, free expert advice and assistance are available.
Tree Sale profits are allocated primarily to MRFC's Rare Fruit Exhibit being developed at Bradenton's Palma Sola Botanical Park. In the past year, after extensive site preparation and planning, a weedy, undeveloped half acre at the Park has become a display of more than sixty choice fruit trees, which will grow to be the premier display of fruiting plants and trees in Southwest Florida. MRFC is committed to the ongoing development and maintenance of this resource for years to come.
In-depth information about MRFC can be found at www.mrfc.org. The site contains member application information, articles about fruiting plants, and a searchable archive of MRFC newsletters. and articles. For further information, contact Pete Ray, phone (941) 776-0222 or email pray0222@verizon.net.
MRFC's monthly meeting is held at the Manatee Fairgrounds on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7 PM, featuring knowledgeable speakers and a Tasting Table of unusual fruits and recipes. Visitors and guests are welcome and encouraged.
Questions? Contact:
Betty Kearns
Tree Sale Chairperson
MRFC
941-723-9879
bkearns644@aol.com
Fort Myers, Fla., March 13, 2010—Just hours after record rainfall for the month of March, ECHO opens it's doors to record attendees during it's annual Farm Day! Visitors drove from as far as Jacksonville to attend this year's event. Farm Day is held in North Fort Myers at ECHO Global Farm, the headquarters for local nonprofit Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization.
Having to scramble for last minute parking was only one of the challenges caused by yesterday's deluge! Other challenges included postponed set up and rescheduled volunteer training. You wouldn't know it from the scene today, though! Teeming with people, ECHO's Farm Day seems to be a huge hit!
Visitors are enjoying sugar cane juice fresh from the cane, Freshly hand-ground peanut butter, gardening workshops such as "Jump-start your Garden with Containers" and "Food Plants in the Landscape", tours of ECHO's 40+ variety Bamboo courtyard and Tropical Fruit Tree Arboretum and Children's activities such as "Paint-a-pot, Plant-a-seed" and "Leaf Printing."
"We received more rain on the farm yesterday than I have ever seen in March!" states ECHO CEO Stan Doerr. "But with a few last minute adjustments and with today's beautiful weather, Farm Day is just as successful as we expected! We are so pleased to have such a crowd!
Farm Day will last from until 3pm today. Tickets are just $5.
This community event is made possible by ECHO’s generous sponsors, including a new major sponsor The News-Press, LCEC, Travis Reprographics, First Bank, Sun Harvest Citrus, Fafco Solar, Vic’s Painting, Rotary of Cape Coral North, Costco and Walmart.
About: ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) provides sustainable options to world hunger through agricultural training, innovative options, and networking with community leaders and missionaries in 180 developing countries. ECHO seeks to find agricultural solutions for families growing food under difficult conditions. ECHO’s international headquarters is located in Fort Myers, FL. www.echonet.org
Moorings Presbyterian Church of Naples Funds Construction of Gazebo at ECHO
 Fort Myers, Fla., March 5, 2010— The Moorings Presbyterian Church recently presented ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) with a $5,000 check to fund the construction of a gazebo for the new location of ECHO’s Tropical Fruit Nursery currently in the planning stages at ECHO.
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Fort Myers, Florida, February 11, 2010— ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) hosts its annual Farm Day on March 13, 2010 from 9am to 3pm. Visitors will enjoy tours, workshops, demonstrations, food and fun as they learn how subsistence farmers live around the world.
Discount admission tickets to the 19th annual ECHO Farm Day are on sale now at the ECHO bookstore and gift shop at 17391 Durrance Rd. in North Fort Myers. The tickets are $3.00 per person, 12 and under are free. You may also purchase tickets the day of the event for $5.00 per person, 12 and under free. > Read More
St. Columbkille Catholic Church Honored for Giving
Fort Myers, Fla., December 3, 2009— St. Columbkille Catholic Church was honored on December 1st with the “Bethel Society Award” for lifetime giving to a local charity ECHO or ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization). The Bethel Society Award pays tribute to churches who have supported ECJP through contributions totaling over $50,000. St. Columbkille is one of only 5 churches out of over 800 who have reached that milestone.
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Fort Myers, Fla., January 8, 2010— FGCU’s first ever semester course in organic gardening had its trial run this past Fall semester 2009. This course was offered on Saturdays over the semester, teaching students not only the theories and benefits of organic gardening, but also giving them opportunity to try it for themselves. > Read More
Fort Myers, Fla., December 16, 2009— Wachovia Bank at the Verandah Shopping Plaza in North Fort Myers heard about Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization because they are the closest branch to ECHO’s Global Farm. ECHO Finance Director, Tina Ugland, became acquainted with the staff at the branch and introduced them to ECHO’s mission or reducing hunger and improving the lives of the poor. > Read More
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