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Schedule of Evens |
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Visitors sample kumquat jelly
and marmalade.
Schedule of Events
Roger Swain
“Champion of the Kumquat”
Roger will give and informative talk
on the history and origin of kumquats in Dade City area. He will
also explain the different types and uses of kumquats. (approx 15
min).
Talks at 10:00,
11:00, 12:30, 1:30
Packing House Tour
A tour of the Packing House which
will explain how kumquats are picked, processed, packaged and
shipped. (approx 15 min.)
Tours at 10:30,
11:30, :00, 2:00
Grove Tour
A walking tour of a kumquat grove.
This tour will cover the planting, maintenance and care of kumquat
trees for commercial production. (approx 30 min.)
Tours at 10:30,
11:30, 1:30, 2:30
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Annual
Open House |
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Annual Open House
The 2009 Open House
will
be held at the Kumquat Growers packing house
in St. Joseph
from 10:00 AM to 2:00
PM
on Thursday January 29th and Friday, January
30th,
the two day before the Kumquat
Festival.
Roger Swain will answer
your questions about kumquats and other
plants.
The Kumquat Festival will
be held in Dade City on Saturday, January
26th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Come see us
at the farmers market on 6th Street in Dade
City.
Due to our involvement in
the festival,
Kumquat Growers packing house and gift shop
will be closed on the day of the
festival.
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Roger Swain talks about the
kumquat. Known as the "man in red suspenders",
Roger was host to "The Victory Garden" on PBS
for 15 years. He currently co-hosts "People,
Places & Plants, the Gardening Show" , a
PPPTV
broadcast, on
HGTV
at 7:00 am Sundays.
Visitors sample kumquats and
fresh squeezed lemonade
Directions
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