When the annual Rare Fruit Tree Sale was held at the Manatee County Convention Center in Palmetto, a crowd of several hundred would line up well before the doors opened. There was always something of ...

Dr. Alois Falkenstein put decades of work into breeding and cultivating rare fruits in the Arizona desert, and created a community of like-minded gardeners. Over more than two decades, a small ...

Oh, South Florida, how do we love you? Let us count the ways: Tons of sun. Pleasant, year-round temperatures. Some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Yes, living in paradise certainly has its ...

Now in its 32nd year, the Rare Fruit Tree Sale, an annual Manatee County event with a huge following, has a new location this year. Traditionally held indoors at the Bradenton Area Convention Center ...

Miami is famous for its glitz and glamour, but the city is also home to underrated gems waiting to be explored. From the affordable bayside neighborhood of Sunset Harbour, with its easy-going ...

Aerial view of Miami Fruit's farm on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Homestead, Fla. Many found Miami Fruit over the last two years, while they were home during the pandemic, learning to shop for ...

Columbus and other early voyagers to the Americas filled their travel journals with breathless descriptions of the tropical fruits they’d never seen before: avocados, papayas, pineapples, soursop, ...

A team member at Everglades Farm carefully tends to young tropical fruit trees and plants at the nursery in Homestead, Florida. Florida nursery shares thoughtful gift ideas for plant lovers and ...

MIAMI – Rane Roatta and Edelle Schlegel can predict when one of the rare tropical fruits they grow on their Redland farm is destined to go viral on TikTok. “If it’s an odd color or appears somewhat ...