Description

The festival is a learning and sharing event to help expand the knowledge and appreciation of the loquat tree and its fruit. There will be presentations on the cultivation of the loquat trees, how to eat its fruit, how to can it and cook with it, including recipes. Also featured will be samples for tasting, a talk on the cultural context of this often overlooked Florida fruit-bearing tree, trees available for sale from licensed Florida nurseries along with fresh fruit, preserves, seeds, brochures, lectures, poetry, festival shirts to purchase, live music and other loquat products. Trees go very quickly so you are encouraged to attend early.