The Florida Strawberry Growers Association represents over 75 grower members farming over 10,000 acres of strawberries in Florida with the majority being in the Plant City-Dover area. In addition, FSGA offers associate memberships to allied industries that would like to join our vast network.
Grower Membership
FSGA is a voluntary organization that represents the majority of Florida strawberry growers as members. Growers pay $50.00 per planted acre as dues. The Association represents growers on a wide variety of issues and policies, works to increase consumption and helps keep strawberry production profitable in Florida.
Member Services
Member Service has always been a top priority for the Florida Strawberry Growers Association. FSGA is leading the fight to reduce and streamline regulations and eliminate duplication.
FSGA representatives have served on the Planning Commission, Greenway’s Task Force, and the Agricultural Task Force. Currently, FSGA holds positions on the Agricultural Economic Development Council and Southwest Florida Water Management District Agricultural Advisory Committee. Issues include land use and funding for migrant housing, Greenbelt issues, open space, upland habitat, wetlands, environmental regulations and property rights.
The Association has been in the forefront during every crisis over the past decades, representing growers during drought, hail, floods and freezes. Whenever growers need to provide input to governmental agencies, FSGA serves as the industry’s mediator.
Association Membership
Our Associate Membership consists of 5 levels and the dues are payable annually.
Our associate members receive various benefits throughout the year based on the level of membership that they choose. According to our Bylaws we cannot publish our grower addresses. However, one of the perks that our Associate Members have found to be very beneficial is our mail-out service. Any member can prepare a mail-out that they would like to send to our growers (stuff it, seal it, and stamp it), and send it to us. We will attach address labels and deposit in the mail it for them. This allows Associates to reach our growers without having access to our list. There is a $25.00 charge for this service if you are a base member.
Gold Members ($2,000/year)
- AEF Global
- Ag Nutrients
- Agri-Signs
- Agrothrive
- Alltech Crop Science
- Chemical Dynamics
- Cool Planet
- Farm Credit of Central Florida
- FMC Corp.
- Harrell’s Fertilizer
- Highland Packaging Solutions
- International Paper
- Patterson Companies
- RCS Company
- Renewable Energy Group
- Triangle Chemical Company
- Yara North America
Silver Members ($1,000/year)
- AgNet Media
- Arkema, Inc.
- Arysta Life Science
- Bayer CropScience
- CBC Saunders Real Estate
- Carden & Associates, Inc
- Kennco Manufacturing
- TriYield
Bronze Members ($500/year)
- Actagrow
- BVT, Inc.
- Everglades Farm Equipment
- Fischbach Land Company
- G.W. Allen Nursery, LTD.
- Kemin
- Luc Lareault, Inc.
- Marrone Bio Innovations
- Phyton Corporation
- Raven Inudstries
- TriEst Ag Group
Base Members ($250/year)
- AgBio Innovations
- Ag Technologies
- Ag-Tronix
- AMVAC
- Anna Leigh Farms
- Brandt Consolidated, Inc.
- Brown & Brown Insurance Tampa
- Cedar Point Nursery
- Central Florida Media Group
- Carther Plants, Ltd.
- Chemical Containers
- C.O. Keddy Nursery
- Concentric Ag
- Conlan Tire Company, LLC
- Crown Nursery
- Diamond R Fertilizer
- Dow AgroSciences
- DS&A
- Ekland Marketing
- Employer Payroll Solutions
- Engage Agro USA
- Environmental Turnkey Solutions
- Florida Foundation Seed Producers
- Florida Fruit Association
- Florida Department of Agriculture
- Florida Insurance Center
- Flo-Tec Automation
- Gowan Co.
- G P Solutions
- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
- Harvest Croo, LLC
- Heliae
- Hillsborough County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Hopewell Funeral Home
- HumaGro
- In the Field Magazine
- ISO Par Consulting
- James Ashworth LLC
- James Irrigation
- Jet Harvest Solutions
- John Deere Water
- Keyplex
- Kichler Farms
- Lacy Brown Specialty Advertising, LLC
- Lassen Canyon
- Macro-Sorb Agriculture
- Maga Bon II, LLC
- Monte Packaging Company
- Pathway Biologic, LLC
- Rabo AgriFinance
- Sipcam Rotam
- Sunbelt Lawn & Tractor
- Syngenta, Inc.
- TKI (Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.)
- Toro Micro-Irrigation
- Triest Irrigation
- TWC Distributors
- University of Florida, Hillsborough County Extension Services
- Wedgworth’s Inc.
- Wells Crop Insurance
Our handlers are listed so you may select a supplier for fresh Florida strawberries. Our handler members pay voluntary assessments to the Association in the amount of $.02/flat on Florida strawberries handled by their facility for each grower member of the Florida Strawberry Growers Association. Among other benefits, we provide for our Handlers with point-of-purchase material to assist their retailers in promoting fresh Florida strawberries.
Always Fresh Farms
3755 W Lake Hamilton Drive
Winter Haven, FL 33881
Phone: 863-401-3404 E-mail: sales@alwaysfresh.com
www.alwaysfresh.com
Astin Strawberry Exchange
Contact: Suzanne Roberts
P.O. Box 3837
Plant City, Fl 33563
Phone: 813-650-8448 Fax: 813-754-5702
www.strawberryexchange.com
BBI Produce, Inc.
Contact: Chris Smith
14506 Walden Sheffield Rd.
Dover, FL 33527
Phone: 813-659-0833
www.berryboss.com
Central Florida Fruit Cooling and Packing
11425 Walter Hunter Rd.
Lithia, FL 33547
Phone: 813-737-3100
Driscoll’s
12880 Hwy 92 East
Dover, Fl 33527
Phone: 813-659-2551 Fax: 813-659-1564
www.driscolls.com
Farm N 4 U
Contact: Lance Ham
1310 Ham’s Farm Road
Plant City, Fl 33565
Phone: 813-478-9335 Fax: 813-707-1550
www.ifarm4u.com
Ferris Farms
Contact: Matt Reichenbach
P.O. Box 909
Floral City, Fl 34436
Phone: 352-637-3880 Fax: 352-726-2125
www.ferrisgroves.com
Mr. Fresh Pak
1400 W Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Plant City, Fl 33563
Phone: 813-754-7658
Grimes Produce Company
Contact: Shawn Butler
3137 Paul Buchman Hwy
Plant City, Fl 33563
Guynn Family Produce Sales
Contact: Gary Guynn
4233 Homewood Lane
Lakeland, Fl 33811
Phone: 813-918-0767
Hinton Farms Produce
Contact: Bob Hinton, Cammy Hinton
1839 N. Dover Rd.
Dover, Fl 33527
Phone: 813-659-2160 Fax: 813-659-1042
www.hintonfarms.com
Parkesdale Farms Packing & Cooling, Inc.
Contact: Peggy Parke
3914 Tanner Road
Dover, Fl 33527
Phone: 813-659-2429 Fax: 813-659-0300
Sizemore Farms, Florida Supreme Brand
Phone: 863-425-6611
www.sizemorefarms.com
Spivey Farms Sales & Cooling
Contact: David Spivey
6101 S. County Road 39
Plant City, Fl 33567
Phone: 813-650-8999
www.myspiveyfarms.com
Sweet Life Farms
203 East Terrace Dr.
Plant City, FL 33563
Phone: 813-659-0833
Well Pict
84232 State Road 674
Wimauma, FL 33598
Phone: 813-634-4876
www.wellpict.com
Westlake Produce
141 5th St. NW #302
Winter Haven, FL 33881
Wish Farms
P.O. Box 1839
Plant City, FL 33564
Phone: 813-752-5111
www.wishfarms.com
The nursery list consists of nurseries throughout the United States and Canada that have signed a licensing agreement with the Florida Strawberry Patent Service allowing them to sell Florida patented strawberry plants to growers for fruit production. Our Florida patented varieties are Sweet Charlie, Rosa Linda, Earlibrite, Florida Radiance, Florida Elyana, Strawberry Festival, Carmine, Winter Dawn, Florida Beauty, Florida Brilliance, Florida127, and Winterstar™.
Astin Plant Farm, 813-650-8448, North Carolina
Balamore Farm Ltd, 902-668-2004, Canada
Top of the Mountain Farms, 336-977-6276, North Carolina
C O Keddy Nursery LLC, 902-678-4497, Canada
Crown Nursery LLC, 530-529-6488, California
Cedar Point Nursery, 541-880-8826, California
Ekland Marketing Co., 530-345-4476, California, for sales outside of US and Canada
EZ Grow Farms, 519-875-4751, Canada
G W Allen Nursery Ltd, 902-678-7519, Canada
Kichler Farms Ltd, 519-428-2507, Canada
Lassen Canyon Nursery, 916-223-1075, California
Lewis Nursery and Farms, 919-675-2394, North Carolina
Luc Lareault Ltd, 450-586-1850, Canada
Mathis Farms, 813-757-6955,
NorCal Nursery Inc, 916-527-6200, California
Norton Creek Farms, 828-743-3674, North Carolina
Pepiniere A Masse, 450-469-3380, Canada
Planasa, LLC, 530-524-2468, California
Sierra Cascade Nursery Inc, 530-254-6867, California
Silver Lake Farms LLC, 813-323-6324, Florida
Strawberry Tyme Farms Inc, 519-426-3099, Canada
Top of the Mountain Farms, 336-977-6276, North Carolina
Our supporting growers each pay a voluntary assessment to the Association in the amount of $50/acre of strawberries planted each year. In return, the grower members in good standing receive a rebate at the end of the season for Florida patented plants that they purchased. Members who heavily support Florida varieties may receive back in rebates more than they paid in assessments to the Association during the year.
The Board of Directors are hardest working members of our organization and they do it all for free.
Florida Strawberry Growers Association Board of Directors
Mark Harrell, President
David Spivey, Vice-President
Casey Simmons Runkles, Secretary
Jay Sizemore, Treasurer
Sam Astin, III.
Johnnie Beauchamp Hilda Castillo Joel Connell
Lee Gillman
Russell Griffin
Buddy Grimes Dustin Grooms Melissa Hinton Raburn
Shad Simmons
John Sizemore Ronnie Young