Tonight, we have a special guest speaker, long time member Mary Ostlund, who will be discussing the disappearing farmland of South Dade.
Just 30 miles from Miami is the second largest agricultural area in Florida. It doesn’t look like what Americans think of as farmland - few barns, cattle or horses, just acres of vineyard, fields and groves. It's a major agricultural area that is crucial in feeding the south and the northeast during the winter. It’s now the only tropical agricultural area in the continental USA. We’re losing the farmland to housing. Take a look at what’s happening.
This IS a hybrid meeting, meaning we’ll be meeting in person as well as doing a live broadcast via Zoom (which will also be recorded). After the meeting, the recording will be uploaded to our website. Link to the Zoom meeting is HERE and the invite will be sent out before the meeting.
