Redland Tropical Gardens & Botanical
Foundation, Inc. (501C3), DBA Redland
Tropical Gardens, proudly presents our first
pilot project "Redland Pioneer Tours". As a
tireless group of volunteers we are
celebrating ten years of hosting national
and international dignitaries who desire to
learn more about our unique environment and
our cornucopia of nontraditional
tropical agriculture. This group of
volunteers has put together a long term
sustainable project that will showcase our
area for generations to come.
All
of these dignitaries throughout the years
have commented time and again on how
interesting, charming and knowledgeable
every person they encountered was during
these visits. Many have returned to spend
their precious vacation time with us. Many
have written wonderful articles about our
area and us. We are no longer hidden like "a
pair of dirty boots" but are showcased like
the "Royal Robe" that we are. We are proud
that the seeds we have planted in the last
ten years are beginning to sprout.
We
planned and planted for excellence. When
Miami Dade College received its Four
Year
Certification, we assisted in writing
a Nature Based Tour Guide Course through the
college and directed the training of
dedicated professionals to give our visitors
accurate information in order to assure a
learning experience rather than just a tour.
Our
Tour Guides are certified and we are
operating introduction tours every day
except Wednesday from
Art
South 240 N. Krome Avenue, Homestead. For
more information on custom group tours or
educational programs that include tours call
Darleen
Roth, Executive Tour Director
305-247-5172. These tours
are both the connection and the control
necessary to prevent impaction on the
environment and guarantee the Redland
agricultural area can continue to do
business and host visitors with behind the
scenes tours of wholesale operations, while
the retail activity enhances their in store
or internet sales.
With several years of
"Tropical
Cornucopia" a garden show which
showcases our tropical countryside and our
unique products and friendly people every
February (check Special Events for Dates and
Times)!!!
We are missing one key element to make all
of these dreams come true…and that’s YOU!
Please sponsor or donate today. Be a part of
this great effort to showcase our natural
wonderland, both wilderness and cultivated
areas.
Sincerely yours,
Margi
Buster, President
Redland Tropical Gardens