Since he began growing citrus six years ago, Daryl Zelek has attended the Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo every year. He’ll be back again this year, and this time he’s bringing his wife so she can attend the vegetable seminars. The couple has already booked their stay at the Luminary Hotel and are looking forward to coming to the Caloosa Sound Convention Center in Fort Myers for the Aug. 12–13 event.
Zelek, a cold-hardy citrus grower, owns Goodland Farms in North Florida’s Greenville. It’s a long haul from Greenville to Fort Myers, but Zelek doesn’t think twice about making the trip.
“The amount of time saved by having many resources in one location makes this event worth my time,” Zelek says. “My favorite thing about the Expo is the convenience of having vendors, researchers, educators and colleagues all in one place for the exchange of ideas and goods.”…