BLOGS & GROUPS

The Gardening Fool Blog is about gardening in the Central Florida area. The Perennial Veggie topic is of interest to us Edible Plant Project folks. We’ve provided a few cuttings from our stock to help spread the concept to the Central part of the state. We hope a volunteer group starts up there too!

MARKETS & COMMUNITY GARDENS

City of Gainesville Community Gardens

Slow Food Gainesville

Alachua County Farmer’s Markets

INFORMATION

Sustainable Alachua County Inc.

IFAS Monthly Gardening Tips (Alachua County Extension Office) IFAS Fact Sheets: great local gardening tips via a monthly newsletter and loads of other good stuff

Fruit Facts: A series of publications containing information on individual fruits, including botanical identification, plant description and culture notes, and characteristics of cultivars.

Brevard Rare Fruit Council: some information, monthly meetings and a great annual sale (in April).

California Rare Fruit Growers: for plant/tree descriptions including uses.

The Fruit Tree Planting Association: Their goal is to collectively plant 18 billion fruit trees for a healthy planet (approximately 3 for every person alive). Fruit trees heal the environment by cleaning the air, improving soil quality, preventing erosion, creating animal habitat, sustaining valuable water sources, and providing healthy nutrition.

GARDENS, NURSERIES & PARKS

Echo specialize in a diverse selection of tropical and sub-tropical fruits, edible plants and tropical clumping bamboo. Their mission is to network with community leaders in developing countries to seek hunger solutions for families growing food under difficult conditions.

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville. 62 acres of bamboo and herbs and other beautiful sub-tropical plants.

The Fruit & Spice Park is an awesome place! They host over 500 varieties of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs, and nuts, and other commercially important plant specimens from around the world. It’s only $5 to get in. Highly recommended! Take the free tour! Seeds are freely available and cuttings can be obtained with prior arrangement with the park manager. The Park showcases 150 varieties of mango, 75 varieties of bananas, 70 bamboo varieties, and numerous other exotic edibles. Visitors are invited to munch at our tasting counter inside our Park Store.