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MiamiGreen.info is a Green Events Calendar featuring South Florida architecture, environmental design, garden lectures, and eco events. This events calendar is provided as a community service for South Florida environmental activists, garden enthusiasts and green industry professionals. Each of the organizations featured in our calendar is a priceless resource of information for sustainable living practices - consider joining a South Florida botanic garden, garden club or plant society today!
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NOVEMBER 2013 GREEN EVENTS
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November 5 | Orchid Society of Coral Gables
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road | Miami, FL room: Corbin Building, classroom "A" date: first Tuesday of every month time: 7:30 pm web: www.oscgonline.org November 8, 9, 10 | The 73rd Annual Ramble location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156 time: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM web: Fairchild Tropical Garden website The Ramble is South Florida's most loved garden party. Experience the blend of old and new with art, antiques, rare books, a farmers market, the largest plant sale in South Florida and much more. Plant Sale —Over 15,000 plants, in the largest sale of the year in South Florida. Antiques and Collectibles—Fabulous finds for anyone interested in antiques DESIGN:Fairchild— Green home and garden designs Garden & Artist Marketplace— Large selection of garden-related items. Old & Rare Books—Thousands of books covering a wide range of subjects Delicious Food—Gourmet food trucks and local food vendors Live Music—Enjoy fantastic local and visiting musicians Farmer’s Greenmarket— Farmers organic produce, fresh baked goods, and more. Garden of Chocolate—A world of chocolate from cacao plants Nell’s Tea Garden—Tea service and ladies in lovely hats serving teas of many flavors. Kid Way—Educational displays, live performances, carnival games, and more! Science Trail—Speak to the scientists of Fairchild and learn about what they do November 14 | Building Materials for South Florida Gardens time: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. location: Fairchild Tropical Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156 fee: Member, $30; Non-member, $45 web: Fairchild Tropical Garden Education Classes The key to building beautiful gardens in South Florida relies heavily on choosing the right building materials for your application and applying common sense construction techniques to your garden design. Miami landscape designer, Carlos Somoza, will present both natural and man-made building material alternatives including precast concrete pavers, local and imported stone, and tropical hardwood decking. Samples of materials will be available during class and a list of local building material suppliers will be provided to students. November 14| South Dade Garden Club Meeting location: Fruit and Spice Park | 24801 SW 187 Ave | Homestead, Florida 33031 date: Second Thursday of each month time: 7:00pm web: www.miamifruitandspicepark.com November 16 | Green Home Tour location: City of South Miami City Hall, 6130 Sunset Drive | South Miami, FL 33143 time: 12:oo pm register: Miami-Dade GREEN Homes Tours 
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November 19 | Bromeliad Society Meeting
location: Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156 time: 7:30 PM web: http://www.bssf-miami.org/ lecture: Grow for Show. Expert tips on how to prepare your bromeliad for competition at the 2014 Bromeliad Society of South Florida Show & Sale November 23 | Seminar: Going Bananas! location: 2000 Convention Center Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33139 time: 10am-Noon web: http://www.miamibeachbotanicalgarden.blogspot.com/ Are you bananas for bananas? Have you ever thought about starting your own crop in your garden, or experimenting with a plant or two on your balcony? Join the Miami Beach Botanic Garden in their monthly landscape learning series for a seminar on growing bananas with Ian Maguire. Ian Maguire is a Homestead, Florida native and has a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from Florida International University. He and his family are the owners of Maguire's Farm, a one-acre banana farm in Homestead, FL established in 2008. Ian works full time as the biological scientist for Dr. Aaron Palmateer's Florida Extension Plant Diagnostic Clinic located at the Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC). Ian's discussion on bananas will cover the basics of starting a small banana farm, description of cultivars (FHIA 1, 2, 18, 18 and Mysore), banana biology, marketing and challenges of growing this tasty crop in South Florida. During the seminar we will be passing around banana flavored munchies, as well as samples of banana beer! November 26 | Florida Native Plant Society Miami-Dade speaker: Dr. Aaron J. Palmateer organization: University of Florida Tropical Research and Education Center topics: Common diseases and disorders affecting plants in the South Florida landscape location: Pinecrest Gardens | 11000 Southwest 57th Avenue | Miami, FL 33156 time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm web: www.dade.fnpschapters.org This presentation will include both non-native and native plants used in the South Florida landscape that are affected with diseases or disorders. Dr. Palmateer has a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Auburn University, AL. He is an Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and director of the University of Florida’s Extension Plant Diagnostic Clinic at the Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, FL. Under his direction the diagnostic clinic has provided a valuable resource for which commercial plant producers, and landscape professionals have come to rely upon for accurate diagnoses of plant diseases and disorders. His areas of interest in his research include developing new diagnostic techniques, characterizing plant pathogens, and implementing effective management strategies for commercial producers and landscape professionals. He has published on a number of plant pathogen introductions and disease outbreaks affecting new plant hosts in the United States and the Caribbean. For additional information visit http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/ornpathology/. November 27 | Redland Tropical Fruit & Vegetable Society topic: New topic and speaker each month location: Fruit and Spice Park | 24801 SW 187 Avenue | Homestead, FL 33031 date: Last Wednesday of each month time: 7:30 pm web: Facebook |
A Miami landscape design studio that is passionate about the design and craft of timeless, elegant gardens.
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