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Celebrating the Cherry and Grapefruit Month of February with Fun Facts and Folklore

“Sometimes, sayings about February aren’t very kind, like the translation of a famous French saying: February is the shortest month and by far the worst.” February 11, 2020 On this day, we celebrate the month of February. February joined the calendar with January around 700 B.C. The etymology of February comes from the Latin…

Citrus Nightmare Record-breaking cold temperatures damaged 90% of Florida’s orange and grapefruit crop. Newspaper accounts sounded grim saying: “A nightmare for citrus growers…The fourth killer cold wave in five growing seasons seized Florida’s 760,000-acre Citrus Belt on Monday with an icy grip that growers said froze millions of oranges and could destroy thousands of acres…