MangoMania 2023 Seminars
held in the Seminar Tent
Presenter’s bios are below.
| 9:15 | Steve Cucura of Fruitscapes. History of Pine Island Mango |
| 10:15 | Jay Reynolds: How to choose a ripe Mango |
| 10:45 | Mango Tasting by Fruitscapes. Learn about and taste the different mangos that are available at this time of year. |
| 11:15 | Har Madeem: How to choose the right mango tree for you. |
| 12:15 | Largest Mango Weigh- in |
| 12:30 | Har Madeem: The art of grafting your mango tree. |
| 1:30 | Mango Tasting by Fruitscapes. Learn about and taste the different mangos that are available at this time of year |
| 2:00 | Donna Schneider of Pine Island Tropicals: Cooking with Mango |
Stephen Cucura
Started his lychee farm on Pine Island in 1999 and turned his knowledge of Tropicals Fruits into FruitScapes, LLC, which sells Fruit Trees and the fruits of Pine Island.
Donna Schneider
Winner of the 2015 “American Made Award” Has been operating Pine Island Tropicals since 1992 and has been selling her “American Made” award-winning products at Pine Island Tropical Fruit Market for the past ten years.
Har Madeem
An expert in Tropical Fruit Horticulture, he Spent most of his childhood in Manaus, Brazil, learning and exploring tropical fruits and most of his career working for the biggest names in the Tropical Fruit Industry of South Florida.
Jay Reynolds
Jay Reynolds ate his first mango in Columbia in 1974 and has been hooked ever since. He owns and operates Treehouse Farm in Bokeelia.