FANN Event at Sebastian River Farms 2024

Hosted by by Sebastian River Farms

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 2 FOR LUNCH

IF YOU REGISTER AFTER DEC. 2, PLEASE PLAN TO PACK YOUR OWN LUNCH. 

This FREE event is open to all industry professionals and FANN members. FANN's official Annual Membership Meeting occurs during lunch.

• Meet FANN members and other horticulture, landscape & environmental professionals from around Florida.
• Hear the latest native plant industry news
• Learn about Florida's native plant industry and how you can help advance it.

SCHEDULE

10:30am – check in, get badge, socialize

11:00am – FARM TOUR Led by Jess Lummus & crew

12:30pm – LUNCH with short announcements constituting FANN's Annual Membership Meeting

1:00pm – NATIVE PLANT INDUSTRY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM 

LOCATION: 5955 82 Ave, Vero Beach FL 32966

MORE ABOUT OUR HOST

Sebastian River Farms is a Cypress member of FANN. Jess Lummus is Sebastian River Farms Sales Manager and current Director at Large on FANN's board. 

Sebastian River Farms grows about 75 species/varieties of trees and shrubs on about 400 acres. Other areas of the 600 acre farm are devoted to citrus production. They also recently purchased Perkins Nursery (saw palmettos & more).

The farm annually produces over 100,000 trees for landscape contractors throughout Florida and beyond. They've been shipping near weekly truckloads to Texas since Winter Storm Uri.

About 1/3 of the species they grow are Florida natives and over half of their total production volume is native. 

Jess has spent the last eight years in Florida, working to learn the nursery production side of our green industry, and is keen to learn more about native plants, particularly native trees and shrubs that Sebastian River Farms could be growing. Jess plans to restore an existing wetland area on the farm and experiment with new native species introductions. 

More about Jess: Jess designed and managed the installation of large landscapes for years in Washington and Colorado, including the estates of billionaire Bill Gates. She has been landscaping since she was in high school and spent years working for Rocky Mountain National Park before going to college to study the art and science of horticulture and design, obtaining her B.S. in Landscape Horticulture and Design at Colorado State University.