BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Rare Fruit Council International, Inc. - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rarefruitcouncil.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rare Fruit Council International, Inc.
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Detroit
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260610T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260610T190000
DTSTAMP:20260329T125612Z
CREATED:20260328T172825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T125612Z
UID:4680-1781118000-1781118000@rarefruitcouncil.org
SUMMARY:Club Meeting: Dr. Patrick Griffith - Searching for the World's Largest Coconut on the Palmyra Atoll
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Patrick Griffith\, the Executive Director of the Montgomery Botanical Center \nTopic: Searching for the World’s Largest Coconut on the Palmyra Atoll \nThe Palmyra Atoll is right at the center of nowhere in the Pacific Ocean\, 3\,300 miles southwest of North America and 3\,300 miles northeast of New Zealand.  Until last November\, no one had collected any of the remarkable native coconuts in over a century.  But then Dr. Patrick Griffith and his team from Montgomery Botanical Center traveled to the atoll to observe and collect seeds of the Palmyra palm…. \nCome and hear what they found!
URL:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/event/speaker-dr-patrick-griffith-the-executive-director-of-the-montgomery-botanical-center-talk-searching-for-the-worlds-largest-coconut-on-the-palmyra-atoll/
LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – “Corbin A” Room\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd.\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Patrick-Griffith.webp
ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Harvey - Program Chair":MAILTO:programs@rarefruitcouncil.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260513T190000
DTSTAMP:20260329T130012Z
CREATED:20260328T183141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T130012Z
UID:4686-1778698800-1778698800@rarefruitcouncil.org
SUMMARY:Club Meeting: Dylan Terry - Edible Gardening in Florida
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dylan Terry\, owner of Ready to Grow Gardens \nTopic: Edible Gardening in Florida \nBio: Ready-to-Grow Gardens is owned by Miami native\, Dylan Terry. He began gardening as a teenager. While a student\, he managed New College of Florida’s edible garden. Since then\, he has planned\, installed\, and maintained organic edible gardens all over South Florida. Garden sites include homes\, schools\, businesses and retirement communities. The vision of Ready-to-Grow Gardens is to give people access to local\, nutritious and safe food sources through accessible organic edible garden design\, installation\, and maintenance. In this globalized economy\, an enormous amount of energy is used just in the transportation of food\, and the actual creation of the food has led to countless irreversible environmental problems. There is much work to be done to improve the system in which we get food and the way in which it is produced. \n 
URL:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/event/club-meeting-dylan-terry-edible-gardening-in-florida/
LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – “Corbin A” Room\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd.\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Community-Event-Default.webp
ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Harvey - Program Chair":MAILTO:programs@rarefruitcouncil.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T190000
DTSTAMP:20260329T125810Z
CREATED:20260328T174313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T125810Z
UID:4682-1775674800-1775674800@rarefruitcouncil.org
SUMMARY:Club Meeting: Lynn Chaffin - The Good and Bad of Farming in South Florida
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Lynn Chaffin \nTopic: The Good and Bad of farming in South Florida \nSince 1965\, Pine Island Farm\, Inc. has been a prominent grower in the South Dade/Homestead area of Florida\, contributing to the region’s status as a leading winter tomato supplier. \nNow in its third generation of family ownership and operation\, the farm has transitioned to its current identity: The Berry Farm and shifted their focus to agritourism\, u-pick experiences and hosting community festivals and events\, while remaining one of the largest growers of Strawberries in the area. \n 
URL:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/event/club-meeting/
LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – “Corbin A” Room\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd.\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LC-Straberries.webp
ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Harvey - Program Chair":MAILTO:programs@rarefruitcouncil.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTSTAMP:20260310T090416Z
CREATED:20251018T043317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T090416Z
UID:2379-1773255600-1773255600@rarefruitcouncil.org
SUMMARY:Club Meeting: Russell Fielding - History of Breadfruit
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Russell Fielding – History of Breadfruit\nJoin us for our monthly club meeting featuring guest speaker Russell Fielding\, who will explore the history of breadfruit. Learn about its origins\, cultural significance\, and how this remarkable plant has traveled the world to become an important food source. Open discussion and Q&A to follow. \n\nRussell Fielding is an environmental geographer whose research focuses on sustainable food systems in the coastal and island settings of our changing world. A former Fulbright scholar at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Institute of Island Studies\, Fielding holds graduate degrees in geography from Louisiana State University and the University of Montana\, as well as an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. \nFielding is the author of two books: The Wake of the Whale (Harvard University Press\, 2018) and Breadfruit (Columbia University Press\, 2025)\, as well as numerous academic and popular articles. He is currently an Associate Professor at Coastal Carolina University with a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology & Geography and the HTC Honors College while holding a research position with the Ocean Nexus Program at the University of Rhode Island. \nMore information may be found at russellfielding.com.
URL:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/event/club-meeting-russell-fielding-history-of-breadfruit/
LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – “Corbin A” Room\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd.\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Meeting-Event-Photo-1-e1763931320142.webp
ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Harvey - Program Chair":MAILTO:programs@rarefruitcouncil.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260211T190000
DTSTAMP:20260114T212334Z
CREATED:20251121T042150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T212334Z
UID:2894-1770836400-1770836400@rarefruitcouncil.org
SUMMARY:Club Meeting: Amy Leonard - Pelican Harbor
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Amy Leonard – Pelican Harbor\nJoin us for our monthly club meeting featuring guest speaker Amy Leonard\, who will discuss Pelican Harbor and its work in conservation and education. Learn about the organization’s mission\, impact\, and how it supports wildlife and the community. Open discussion and Q&A to follow. \n\nAmy Leonard is a lifelong South Floridian and seasoned science educator with more than 25 years of classroom experience. Passionate about connecting young people and the community to local ecosystems\, Amy specializes in place-based science education\, using Florida-native species and habitats to inspire real-world understanding and stewardship. She has designed hands-on curricula\, led field experiences\, and developed programming in collaboration with organizations like the Fairchild Challenge\, Dream in Green\, and BLUEMissions. Beyond the classroom\, \nAmy has served over 15 years on the board of the Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society\, where she led public outreach and educational events. As a committed advocate for environmental education and conservation\, Amy is known for her leadership\, creativity\, and dedication to community engagement.
URL:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/event/club-meeting-amy-leonard-pelican-harbor/
LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – “Corbin A” Room\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd.\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Meeting-Event-Photo-1-e1763931320142.webp
ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Harvey - Program Chair":MAILTO:programs@rarefruitcouncil.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260114T203839Z
CREATED:20251120T202258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T203839Z
UID:2888-1768417200-1768417200@rarefruitcouncil.org
SUMMARY:Club Meeting: Har Mahdeen - Growing Annonas
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Har Mahdeen – Growing Annonas\nJoin us for our monthly club meeting featuring guest speaker Har Mahdeen\, who will share his knowledge and experience on growing Annonas. Learn practical tips\, cultivation techniques\, and insights into successfully growing these unique and tropical fruit trees. Open discussion and Q&A to follow. \n\n \nHar Mahdeen has an entire lifetime of experience with tropical fruit. He grew up in the Amazon region consuming rare jungle fruits and later worked with the famous Zill nursery on their Annona breeding program and various germplasm collection trips. \nHar currently owns a tropical fruit grove and dooryard consulting business specializing in plant nutrition\, pruning\, grafting/top working and education.
URL:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/event/club-meeting-har-mahdeen-growing-annonas/
LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – “Corbin A” Room\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd.\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Meeting-Event-Photo-1-e1763931320142.webp
ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Harvey - Program Chair":MAILTO:programs@rarefruitcouncil.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251210T190000
DTSTAMP:20260114T212528Z
CREATED:20251018T173250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T212528Z
UID:2460-1765393200-1765393200@rarefruitcouncil.org
SUMMARY:Club Meeting: Holiday Party & White Elephant Gift Exchange
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rarefruitcouncil.org/event/club-meeting-holiday-party-white-elephant-gift-exchange/
LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – “Corbin A” Room\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd.\, Coral Gables\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Club Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Harvey - Program Chair":MAILTO:programs@rarefruitcouncil.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR