JollyRoger
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One of the things I used to look forward to visiting my Aunt if Florida is getting some fresh, local oranges. Anyone know a good place to get any on the way to WDW?
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Fresh Citrus near WDW?
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ClemsonTigger
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I had to laugh when I read your post.
Yea....I'm so old I remember flying into the dinky airport and driving down the small roads with stands selling bags of citrus along with the cow herds and open swamp....I can't say when the last time I saw a fruit stand in the Orlando area....
Yea....I'm so old I remember flying into the dinky airport and driving down the small roads with stands selling bags of citrus along with the cow herds and open swamp....I can't say when the last time I saw a fruit stand in the Orlando area....
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GymLeaderPhil
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And if I did, I'd stay FAR away from it.
About the only place I see fields of citrus is going down Highway 27 in Polk County.
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coasterphil
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Orange World is still on 192, but I don't think any of the stuff in there would be considered "fresh". Their focus seems to be on t-shirts at this point, so its really just another one of the tacky gift shops just inside of an orange rather than a wizard/lighthouse/mermaid/etc.
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MissM
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It also depends on the time of year you're here. A friend of mine was surprised to learn that we don't have citrus in season at all times of the year. For example, my friend has four trees in his backyard that give beautiful fruit. But they'll come ripe around February. He'll give a lot of it away, juice the rest and freeze it. The rest of the year, the oranges in our supermarkets come from South America and such. Which is terribly ironic. It can actually be very hard to find Florida citrus within Florida as much of it is shipped out of state for juice purposes.
You can check out something like Sun Groves which ship different types of Florida citrus when it comes into season to anywhere. There are other sites like this, but this was the first I thought of since there's a couple locations in the Tampa Bay area. Might want to look for any other grower or grove rather than a tourist shop. Of course, if you can find someone who grows trees of their own - like my friend - you'll get some amazing fruit!
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You can check out something like Sun Groves which ship different types of Florida citrus when it comes into season to anywhere. There are other sites like this, but this was the first I thought of since there's a couple locations in the Tampa Bay area. Might want to look for any other grower or grove rather than a tourist shop. Of course, if you can find someone who grows trees of their own - like my friend - you'll get some amazing fruit!
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