BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Welcome to the Palmetto Book and all things cabbage palm - ECPv6.15.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://palmettobook.blog X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Welcome to the Palmetto Book and all things cabbage palm REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210615T155750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210615T155822Z UID:409-1626202800-1626206400@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Book Talk with Jono Miller DESCRIPTION:Jono Miller will be live and in person at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on July 13th to talk about “The Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm”. \nMiller is a natural historian\, activist\, and educator in Southwest Sarasota. His book documents the passion of the native cabbage palm\, as well as its anatomy and interactions with humans throughout history and current events. Miller offers surprising facts and dispels common myths about an important native plant that remains largely misunderstood. \n\n\n\n\n\nJono will read some passages\, and field questions dealing with numerous dimensions of the natural and cultural history of the this plant. \nFeel free to bring your book for signing. Books will also be available for purchase. \nHere’s what people are saying about the book: \n\n“Can someone tell him how incredibly interesting his book is?! . . . It is bizarrely fascinating.”\n\n\n“Who would have thought a book about trees would be so hard to put down? I have read only a few books where the author engages the readers so up close and personal. . .”\n\n\n“Jono Miller ties together history\, nature\, humor and story telling.”\n\n\n“I never imagined that I would be reading about cabbage palms and find the subject fascinating\, but I have.”\n\n\n” . . .highly recommended for not only the light reader but also those intent on a deeper understanding of this iconic plant.”\n\n\n” I bought it and LOVED IT! as promised I now notice every palmetto.”\n\n\n“I keep learning more about this fascinating plant — and loving and hating it more every day.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/book-talk-with-jono-miller/ LOCATION:Fogartyville\, 525 Kumquat Court\, Sarasota\, Florida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210712T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210712T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210517T144051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210529T162236Z UID:392-1626116400-1626120000@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Introduction to the Cabbage Palm\, our State Tree DESCRIPTION:July 12 Introduction to the Cabbage Palm\, our State Tree\n\n\nJoin new author Jono Miller for an introduction to our state tree\, the cabbage palm\, Sabal palmetto. In addition to a basic introduction\, Jono will tackle some common questions:  How should they be pruned? Are they good shade trees? What about diseases? Do cabbage palms do well in North Port? And he will have time for your questions.\n\n\nJono Miller is a natural historian\, environmental educator\, and activist who has worked for half a century to understand and protect the wild places in Southwest Florida.  The more Jono learned about cabbage palms\, the more unanswered questions he discovered. That led to his master’s thesis in the Florida Studies Program at USF\, St. Pete. Ten years later\, after traveling around the coastal southeast investigating this common\, but poorly understood palm\, the University Press of Florida published The Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm. \nTwo dozen chapters explore both the natural and cultural history of this distinctive Florida native. The book was recently chosen for the Florida Master Gardener Volunteer book club and has gained acclaim for its general audience\, fact-filled readability. Bring your copy to have it signed\, or buy on there. \n\nThis event was rescheduled from June 30th. 7/12 URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/introduction-to-the-cabbage-palm-our-state-tree/ LOCATION:Florida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210412T140856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T140856Z UID:344-1624019400-1624024800@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Master Gardener Volunteer Book Club Wrap-Up DESCRIPTION:This is the wrap-up session for the Florida Master Gardener Book Club’s reading of The Palmetto Book. This is private event for members of the Book Club. URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/master-gardener-volunteer-book-club-wrap-up/ LOCATION:Online (Zoom) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T000000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210421T185604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T185604Z UID:376-1623888000-1623888000@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Tombolo Books\, St. Pete DESCRIPTION:Author Jono Miller will venture across the skyway to introduce The Palmetto Book\, read a few passages\, and field questions about Florida’s state tree. In addition\, he will share tales of some noteworthy and unusual cabbage palms of the Pinellas peninsula. This is a unique opportunity to get to know our state tree. \nTime and location to be TBD URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/meet-the-author-tombolo-books-st-pete/ LOCATION:Florida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210328T200922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210328T200922Z UID:318-1621000800-1621004400@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Selby Gardens Cabbage Palm Webinar DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars. Details to follow. URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/selby-gardens-cabbage-palm-webinar/ LOCATION:Florida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210216T012725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210216T012725Z UID:249-1618858800-1618862400@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Author talk Serenoa Chapter of FNPS DESCRIPTION:This special ZOOM presentation will take us beyond The Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm\, Jono Miller’s recently released work based on ten years of research. Jono is a well-known local environmentalist and former Director of the Environmental Studies Program at New College. This is your chance to go deeper into some of the chapters that have a local Sarasota angle. If you’ve read the book\, this will add meaning. If not\, it will serve as an introduction. He’ll also feature some remarkable local cabbage palms. \n  URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/author-talk-serenoa-chapter-of-fnps/ LOCATION:Florida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210414T184911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T184911Z UID:349-1618214400-1618246800@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Meet the author: Env. Conservancy of North Port DESCRIPTION:Local natural historian\, environmental educator\, activist (and now author) Jono Miller\, will join us to talk about The Palmetto Book\, read a few passages\, and field your questions about Florida’s state tree. \nJono Miller has worked for half a century to understand and protect the wild places in Southwest Florida\, including North Port.  He first studied North Port’s palm hammocks in the 1980s. The more Jono learned about cabbage palms\, the more unanswered questions he discovered. That led to his master’s thesis in the Florida Studies Program at USF\, St. Pete. Ten years later\, after traveling around the coastal southeast investigating this common\, but poorly understood palm\, he published The Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm. Two dozen chapters explore both the natural and cultural history of this distinctive Florida native. The book was recently chosen for the Florida Master Gardener Volunteer book club and has gained acclaim for it’s general audience\, fact-filled readability. URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/meet-the-author-env-conservancy-of-north-port/ LOCATION:Florida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210210T002641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210210T013548Z UID:209-1617901200-1617904800@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Author Chat hosted by Bookstore1\, Sarasota DESCRIPTION:Bookstore1 is hosting this first chat about THE PALMETTO BOOK less than a month after its release on March 16th. I’ll read a few excerpts\, but more importantly feature some of the unique Sarasota connections found in the book and talk about my personal connection to this paradoxical plant. \nI’m encouraging people to patronize their local independent booksellers\, and the one I head to is Sarasota1\, which is on the corner of PALM and Main in downtown Sarasota. Bookstore1 would be happy to order a copy for you\, which you could pick up and read before the chat. Head to the Bookstore1 website to look for upcoming events where you can RSVP. \nThe author chat is free\, but the hosts are suggesting a seven dollar contribution to defray the cost of hosting. URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/author-chat-hosted-by-bookstore1-sarasota/ LOCATION:Online (Zoom) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210225T233416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T233416Z UID:256-1614945600-1614949200@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:One Dozen Things FNPS Members Need to Know About Cabbage Palms DESCRIPTION:This Lunch and Learn presentation is only available to members of the Florida Native Plant Society. It covers some basics\, which would be great for new members\, and also provides current information about pruning\, disease\, and landscape uses. \nFlorida Native Plant Society members act as ambassadors to communicate their mission to their neighbors and communities. It’s easy to join\, just head to their website https://www.fnps.org/support/membership \n  URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/one-dozen-things-fnps-members-need-to-know-about-cabbage-palms/ LOCATION:Florida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T132339 CREATED:20210219T143711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T143711Z UID:253-1614070800-1614081600@palmettobook.blog SUMMARY:Selby EcoFlora Bioblitz @ Lemon Bay Preserve DESCRIPTION:The Marie Selby Botanical Garden’s EcoFlora Team and Botany Department will be leading a public bioblitz at Lemon Bay Preserve. [This is not Lemon Bay Park\, which is in Englewood. ] \nBring a facemask\, food\, water\, sunscreen/bug repellant\, and a camera or smartphone to take photos for iNaturalist plus anything else needed for hiking. Feel free to bring family or friends but let us know how many and to be sure everyone has joined this project page. \nThe main goal of a bioblitz is to record as many plants and animals in this area as possible. Side goals for this bioblitz are to support the monthly eco quests this month being Looking for Love Vines\, and the projects: Epiflora of the United States and Canada\, and Mexican Bromeliad Weevils\, with the latter two our continuing long term projects to support conservation. \nThe Palmetto Book author\, Jono Miller\, will be participating\, although the sale of books in the park is probably prohibited. He will be paying special attention to plants growing in and on cabbage palms in advance of next month’s eco quest that deals with plants growing on cabbage palms. URL:https://palmettobook.blog/event/selby-ecoflora-bioblitz-lemon-bay-preserve/ LOCATION:Lemon Bay Preserve\, 6125 Osprey Rd.\, Venice\, 34293\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR