Aguacate

Anon

Bananos y plátanos

Carambola o fruta estrella

Ciruelas o jobos

Cítricos

Cocoteros

Feijoa

Granada

Grapefruit

Guayaba

Higos (Horticultura)

Jaca

Lawn and Garden: Tropical and Subtropical Fruit

Longan

Mango

Maracuyá o Fruta de la Pasión

Papaya

Piña

Pitahaya o fruta dragón

Sapodilla o níspero

South Florida leaders will honor Miami-Dade County Farmers Month at UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Nov. 4

Lourdes MederosOctober 4th, 2023On November 4, District 8 Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen-Higgins will kick off Miami-Dade Farmers Month at the 9th annual One Night in the Tropics.  As title sponsor, she will join other South Florida leaders and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at this premier philanthropic event to pay homage to […]

Recap: Summer SWFL Small Farmer Network Meeting on Pine Island

Jessica M. RyalsSeptember 11th, 2023On July 19, 2023 the Southwest Small Farmer Network held the summer meeting at FruitScapes, LLC on Pine Island in Lee County, FL. The focus of the meeting was to highlight the resiliency of producers on Pine Island which was devastated by Hurricane Ian, connect producers with each other, and share UF/IFAS Extension and Florida […]

2023 JAMAS! Class – Learn about the Amazing Avocado

Jessica M. RyalsAugust 30th, 2023Holy guacamole! Avocados are coming into harvest this time of the year in SWFL and there are many opportunities to try the delicious Florida avocado around town.  Avocados, Persea americana Miller, are indigenous to Mexico, Central American and parts of South America and are grown in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Many consumers […]