Got Questions about Tropical Fruit?...We’ve Got Answers!
The Collier Fruit Growers Association (CFG) meets at 7:00 PM on the third Monday of each month at the Golden Gate Community Center - 4701 Golden Gate Blvd. January and February meetings are held at the Tree of Life Church, 2132 Shadow Lawn Dr. Come join in on the fun, fruit tasting table, and informative lecutures. The program begins at 7:30 PM and the board of directors meets at 6 PM.
Attention! Our Next Meeting Is Coming Soon, Followed A Few Days Later by Our Public ANNUAL FRUIT TREE SALE (link)!!
Meeting is on Monday, February 20th at 7pm at the Tree of Life Church- 2132 Shadow Lawn Dr. Please click on the link for more information on the Fruit Tree Sale on Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at Freedom Park.
Mission Statement
The Collier Fruit Growers Council is an active non-profit organization dedicated to inform, educate adn advise it's members as well as the public, as to the popagation of the many varieties of fruts that can be grown in Collier County. The council will actively engate in the introduction, propagation and distrobution of the many commonly grown fruits, as well as the rare tropical and subtropical fruits grown throughout the world. The collier Fruit Growers Council will encourage members to extend their cultivation and provide a basis for researching and producing new cultivars and hybrids, whenever possible. CGFC functions with out regard to race, color, or nation origin.
Fruit Club Purpose
CFGC seeks to inform the public about the merits of fruit common to this region, and enourages the cultivation, collection, propagation and growth of fruit.
Benefits of Membership
Monthly meetings are educational and fun. They include a guest speaker, a tasting table of ripe fruit, fruit tree raffle and a chance to share experiences with others. Membership is $25 (includes entire family), or $15 prior to February 1st. Commercial membership is $100, and includes a
business-card ad in each 10 issues of the newsletter (a year’s worth). Send in your application and check or change of address information to CFG, c/o Mary Fehr, 137 Debron Dr., Naples, FL 34112.
