Friday, February 13, 2015

Lee County Urban Farm Tour 2015

Join the UF/IFAS Extension on Wednesday February 18, 2015 from 8:00AM to 4:00 PM for a day of fun on four farms in Lee County.  Enjoy an agritourism experience as you see new trends in agriculture and meet our enthusiastic urban farmers.

The tour departs Terry Park at the UF/IFAS Extension Office (3410 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers, FL  33916) at 8:00AM and returns at approximately 4:00PM.  We will visit four local vegetable/small fruit and mixed enterprise farms.  A fresh, delicious, farm raised lunch will be served farm-to-table style.


Cost of the tour is $60. Please make checks payable to ‘LCEOAB’ and mail to Urban Farm Tour, UF/IFAS Lee County Extension, 3410 Palm Beach Boulevard, Fort Myers 33916.

For additional information and pre-registration please contact Rose Gerschick at 239-533-7421 or email rgerschick@leegov.com<mailto:rgerschick@leegov.com>

The Lee County Urban Farm Tour is sponsored in part by the Lee County chapter of the Florida Farm Bureau. The tour is an agri-tourism initiative that serves the mission and purpose of the Lee County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Regards,

Fitzroy B. Beckford (Roy)
County Extension Director
Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent III
University of Florida, IFAS
Lee County Extension
3410 Palm Beach Boulevard
Ft. Myers, Florida 33916
Phone: 239-533-7512
Fax: 239-485-2305
E-Mail: fbeckford@leegov.com<mailto:fbeckford@leegov.com>
E-Mail: fbeck@ufl.edu<mailto:fbeck@ufl.edu>
Website: http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/AgNatRes/AgNatResHome.shtml

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