Saturday, July 24, 2010, All Day
Garden tour to Incredible Acres and Excalibur Nursery
Visit Incredible Acres and stroll through a dense jungle of dazzling rare tropical plants followed by a tour through Excalibur Nursery and its unique collection of rare fruit plants from around the world. Guide: Chris Rollins. Cost is $40

Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Banana Workshop
Learn from the "Banana Man" himself, Don Chafin, as he shows you how to grow and make your banana plants thrive. Many banana varieties will be discussed, and participants will get to dig plants to take home from the Fruit & Spice Park collection.
Instructor: Don Chafin. Cost is $25.

Fruit & Spice Park is located at 24801 SW 187 Avenue in Homestead.  Reservations are required by calling 305-247-5727 or by emailing fruitandspicepark@miamidade.gov.   Space is limited.

The Fruit & Spice Park, operated by the Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department, grows more than 500 varieties of sub-tropical fruits, herbs, spices, vegetables, and nuts from around the world on 40 lush acres in the agricultural Redlands. The park offers daily botanical tours, fruit tastings and naturalist-led workshops. For more information, please visit www.fruitandspicepark.org.