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• Tour of Naples Airport

  • When
    December 10, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
  • Location
    Tour of Naples Airport
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  Tour of the Naples Airport

  
  

  Come see behind the scenes at the Naples Airport, one of the top 10 busiest airports for jet activity in the US. 

  
  

  Home to fight schools and public services including the Collier Sheriff’s Office, Collier Mosquito Control, Aircraft Rescue Fire station and EMS MedFlight, the airport supports countless public and private users every day. 

  
  

  Come learn how an airport built for training WW II pilots has become an essential part of our local economy.

  
  

  Following the airport tour optional lunch at Spankys Speakeasy,

  1550 N Airport Pulling Road
  

  
  

  Question? Email Harvey Cohen

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• Guided Naturalist Walk at Clam Pass- Dec 2025 Edition

  • When
    December 11, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Clam Pass County Park
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  Guided Naturalist Walk at Clam Pass

  Dec 2025 Edition

  Registration opens 10/12/25

  
  

  Join Sid Freund, MCA member, Conservancy of Southwest Florida volunteer guide and certified Master Florida Naturalist, for a free guided walk on the boardwalk, beach, and back-bay areas of this beautiful Collier County park and learn about the secret lives of the flora and fauna of this captivating and biologically-rich area.

  Clam Pass County Park offers a beautiful beach and a scenic boardwalk through a unique habitat. Learn about the special trees that dominate in this unusual environment and why they are important to all of us. See beautiful shore birds and maybe a surprise visitor or two, such as the not to be forgotten Pileated Woodpecker. Learn about our shells and see what shells and other treasures such as shark’s teeth, the Gulf may have delivered to the shore.

  The walk is approximately 2 hours.

  Meet at the gazebo at the end of the Clam Pass parking lot at 9 AM. Hat, water, and sunscreen are advised.

  Parking is free with a beach sticker or subject to county fee for all day. Entrance to the park is adjacent to the Naples Grande Hotel at the end of Seagate Drive.

  Additional walks are scheduled for 1/22/26 and 2/5/26

  For additional information contact Sid Freund .

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Tour of the Collier County Traffic Management Control Center

  • When
    December 12, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM
  • Location
    2885 Horseshoe Drive South Naples
  • Spaces left
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  Tour of the Collier County Traffic Management

  Control Center 

  (TMC)

  Registration opens 10/12/25

  The TMC provides continuous monitoring of the traffic signal network.

  Trained traffic technicians can view various video feeds, weather information, signal network information and real time network congestion reports to determine appropriate responses to congestion, weather delays, construction, equipment malfunctions and crashes.

  Using traffic management software the TMC can effectively manage over 215 traffic signals throughout the county through a large fiber optic communication network, Ethernet switches, wireless radio transceivers and cellular technologies.  

  We will also visit the sign shop.

  Space is limited (30 maximum) and parking is limited, so car pooling will be arranged.

  Questions? Email Michael Sobol.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Tamara de Lempicka Exhibit at the Baker Museum-A Private Docent Led Tour-December 16th

  • When
    December 16, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    The Baker Museum at Artis Naples
  • Spaces left
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  Tamara de Lempicka Exhibit  - A Private Docent Led Tour December 16th

  
  

  A Coed Event on December 16th. Registration opens 10/16/25

  This event is being offered on three different dates, each with it's own  registration page. The other dates are 12/30 and 1/13

  
  

  Concurrent with our Brazina Film Series offering a film about the life of Tamara de Lempicka, The Baker Museum is running a temporary exhibit of her works.

  You and a guest are invited to a private docent led tour of the exhibit. This tour will be offered on three different dates.

  Cost is $10/pp ($0 for Museum members) payable at the door.

  For questions contact Jay Leib

  
  

  
  

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• Collier County Realtime Operations Center Tour-December Edition

  • When
    December 17, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Collier County Sheriff's Office 3319 Tamiami Trail East Naples, FL 34112
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  Collier County Realtime Operations Center (ROC) Tour-December Edition

  Registration Opens 10/17/25

  
  

  The ROC (Real Time Operations Center) is an excellent tour that showcases how the Sheriff's office utilizes state of the art technology to help solve crime as well as prevent crime, keeping the community safe. Upon entering the room our group will be seated around the "Hub" . The Hub is where the command staff manages incidents occurring in the county such as hurricanes, civil unrest, etc. The ROC is equipped with technology that allows for downlink camera views from the aviation team. Additionally, drones can be launched and flown from within the ROC giving a birds eye view as needed. 

  For more information contact Neil Chessin

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• Tamara de Lempicka Exhibit at the Baker Museum-A Private Docent Led Tour-December 30th

  • When
    December 30, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    The Baker Museum at Artis Naples
  • Spaces left
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  Tamara de Lempicka Exhibit  - A Private Docent Led Tour December 30th

  
  

  A Coed Event on December 30th. Registration opens 10/16/25.

  This event is being offered on three different dates, each with it's own  registration page. The other dates are 12/16 and 1/13

  
  

  Concurrent with our Brazina Film Series offering a film about the life of Tamara de Lempicka, The Baker Museum is running a temporary exhibit of her works.

  You and a guest are invited to a private docent led tour of the exhibit. This tour will be offered on three different dates.

  Cost is $10/pp ($0 for Museum members) payable at the door.

  For questions contact Jay Leib

  
  

  
  

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• Tour of the Collier County Mosquito Control Center

  • When
    January 13, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    600 North Road Naples 34104
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  Tour of the Collier County

  Mosquito Control Center

  
  

  Registration opens 11/13/25
  

  
  

  The Collier District Mosquito Control, government funded, is a unique opportunity to learn how the county district contributes to a healthy, high quality of life in southwest fl, by applying sound science, utilizing the best practices in mosquito control, with economic responsibilities , and searching for solutions to mosquito control.

  
  

  Questions? Email Michael Sobol.

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• Tamara de Lempicka Exhibit at the Baker Museum-A Private Docent Led Tour-January 13th

  • When
    January 13, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    The Baker Museum at Artis Naples
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Tamara de Lempicka Exhibit  - A Private Docent Led Tour January 13th

  
  

  A Coed Event on January 13th. Registration opens 10/16/25

  This event is being offered on three different dates, each with it's own  registration page. The other dates are 12/16 and 12/30

  
  

  Concurrent with our Brazina Film Series offering a film about the life of Tamara de Lempicka, The Baker Museum is running a temporary exhibit of her works.

  You and a guest are invited to a private docent led tour of the exhibit. This tour will be offered on three different dates.

  Cost is $10/pp ($0 for Museum members) payable at the door.

  For questions contact Jay Leib

  
  

  
  

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• Tour of the Collier County Jail and Court House

  • When
    January 14, 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    3319 Tamiami Trail East, Naples
  • Spaces left
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  Tour of the Collier County Jail and Court House

  Registration Opens 11/14/25

  
  

  
  

  Learn about the Collier County judicial system and have an opportunity to question members of the Sheriff's office. Walk through the jail and learn about the procedure for processing inmates. Visit courtrooms and see live court sessions (subject to daily schedule).

  
  

  Depending on the schedule, a sitting Judge may join the group and answer questions from the MCA members.

  
  

  Questions may be addressed to Neil Chessin 

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• EMT/911 Call Center Tour

  • When
    January 19, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    8075 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples
  • Spaces left
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  EMT/911 Collier County Call Center Tour

  Registration Opens 11/19/25

  
  

  Join us for an exciting tour of The Collier County 911 Call Center.  We will see the control room where all the calls for emergency services are received and dispatched from.  

  We will learn about the Collier County EMS program and how calls are handled.  This up-close tour will provide us with the inner workings of this highly important first response organization.  

  Meeting at the guard house at the EMS center building.

  8075 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples

  Questions? Contact Neil Chessin

  
  

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• Guided Naturalist Walk at Clam Pass-Jan 2026 Edition

  • When
    January 22, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Clam Pass County Park
  • Spaces left
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  Guided Naturalist Walk at Clam Pass

  Jan 2026 Edition

  Registration opens 11/21/25

  
  

  Join Sid Freund, MCA member, Conservancy of Southwest Florida volunteer guide and certified Master Florida Naturalist, for a free guided walk on the boardwalk, beach, and back-bay areas of this beautiful Collier County park and learn about the secret lives of the flora and fauna of this captivating and biologically-rich area.

  Clam Pass County Park offers a beautiful beach and a scenic boardwalk through a unique habitat. Learn about the special trees that dominate in this unusual environment and why they are important to all of us. See beautiful shore birds and maybe a surprise visitor or two, such as the not to be forgotten Pileated Woodpecker. Learn about our shells and see what shells and other treasures such as shark’s teeth, the Gulf may have delivered to the shore.

  The walk is approximately 2 hours.

  Meet at the gazebo at the end of the Clam Pass parking lot at 9 AM. Hat, water, and sunscreen are advised.

  Parking is free with a beach sticker or subject to county fee for all day. Entrance to the park is adjacent to the Naples Grande Hotel at the end of Seagate Drive.

  Additional walks are scheduled for 12/11/25 and 2/5/26

  For additional information contact Sid Freund .

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Trip to Disney World - Bus Reservation

  • Start
    February 01, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    February 04, 2026
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • Location
    Bus leaves from Iser Center

  Registration is closed

  

  Trip to Disney World - Registration Information
  

  
  

  We are delighted to offer you and your spouse/significant other/friend, or if  you’re traveling alone, to our fabulous trip to Disney World on February 1- 4, 2026. 

  The cost of this trip is divided into two components:

  1. Transportation Charges:  $130 per person
     
     This charge includes a chartered motor coach from Naples to Disney, and return,  plus lunch and snacks. This charge is payable to MCA when you register. Click the Register button to the left to reserve you seat(s) on the bus. 
     
     When you make your bus reservation, your confirmation will include instructions for how to make your Disney reservation. 
     
     
  2. Disney Charges:  $2544 for a double; $1721 for a single. 
     
     This includes 3 nights at the Disney Coronado Springs Hotel, admission to the park(s), and Disney Dinning Plan  (3 days). These fees are payable directly to Disney. A $200 deposit is required to reserve your room at Disney. 

  Deadline to reserve your room and bus is September 5.

  You will receive instructions for making your Disney reservation in the confirmation email you receive when you make your bus reservation. 

  Cancellation policy for Disney: Your money will be refunded if you cancel before December 30. The deposit of $200 will be charged if you cancel between December 31 and January 28. No refunds for cancelling after January 28.

  Cancellation policy for bus: Your money will be refunded if you cancel before December 30.

  Questions: email Rabbi Frank Muller

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Backstage Tour of the New Gulf Shore Playhouse

  • When
    February 02, 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    100 Goodlette-Frank Rd Naples, FL 34102
  • Spaces left
    30

  

  Backstage Tour of the New Gulf Shore Playhouse

  Registration opens 12/2/25

  Join us for an exciting “one hour” tour of Naple’s new theater venue. This is an architecturally beautiful state-of-the-art performance center. Go backstage and see the facility as only the cast, crew and staff see it.

  The cost is $15/person. An optional lunch will follow the tour, details TBD.

  For more information contact Bob Agrast

  This is a members only, not coed event

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• Guided Naturalist Walk at Clam Pass-Feb 2026 Edition

  • When
    February 05, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Clam Pass County Park
  • Spaces left
    12

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  Guided Naturalist Walk at Clam Pass

  Feb 2026 Edition

  Registration opens 12/5/25

  
  

  Join Sid Freund, MCA member, Conservancy of Southwest Florida volunteer guide and certified Master Florida Naturalist, for a free guided walk on the boardwalk, beach, and back-bay areas of this beautiful Collier County park and learn about the secret lives of the flora and fauna of this captivating and biologically-rich area.

  Clam Pass County Park offers a beautiful beach and a scenic boardwalk through a unique habitat. Learn about the special trees that dominate in this unusual environment and why they are important to all of us. See beautiful shore birds and maybe a surprise visitor or two, such as the not to be forgotten Pileated Woodpecker. Learn about our shells and see what shells and other treasures such as shark’s teeth, the Gulf may have delivered to the shore.

  The walk is approximately 2 hours.

  Meet at the gazebo at the end of the Clam Pass parking lot at 9 AM. Hat, water, and sunscreen are advised.

  Parking is free with a beach sticker or subject to county fee for all day. Entrance to the park is adjacent to the Naples Grande Hotel at the end of Seagate Drive.

  Additional walks are scheduled for 12/11/25 and 1/22/26

  For additional information contact Sid Freund .

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Revs Institute for Automotive Research

  • When
    February 10, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    2500 Horseshoe Drive S. Naples, FL
  • Spaces left
    12

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  Collier Car Collection at the Revs Institute for Automotive Research

  
  

  
  

  Registration open December 10,  2025

  Once again we have arranged a fascinating 2 hour, docent led tour for MCA car guys, including private access to the workshop behind closed doors. 

  The cost of the tour is $45.00.

  Limited to 12 guests.

  
  

  Click HERE to learn more about the collection and its location.

  Questions email Les Nizin.

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• Tour of the Collier County Special Operations Center

  • When
    February 17, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    250 Patriot Way, Naples
  • Spaces left
    40

  Registration is closed

  Tour of the Collier County Special Operations Center

  
  

  Registration Opens 12/17/25

  
  

  Tour the Collier County Special Operations Center.

  The first part of the tour will be an introduction to the Special Ops Unit followed by a tour of the facility, hangers and garage. The group will then be introduced to Swat operations, including Aviation, team Bomb Squad, Safety traffic enforcement bureau, Agriculture and marine patrol.

  A boxed lunch from Jason’s Deli will be followed by a Q&A session. Cost will be $22.00 for the Box Lunch.

  Contact Neil Chessin if you have any questions. 

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• Sunshine Meadows Standardbred Training Facility

  • When
    February 25, 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    16668 winners Circle Drive, Delray Beach, Florida
  • Spaces left
    16

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  Sunshine Meadows Standardbred Training Facility

  
  

  Registration opens December 25, 2025

  Come visit the Sunshine Meadows standardbred training facility of fellow MCA member Mark Wasserman.  Mark and his trainer Travis Alexander's horses have been among the most successful standardbred horses in the country.  Mark and his horses have received horse of year honors in the harness racing industry and have been fortunate to have won some of the major races including back-to-back Messengers at Yonkers Raceway in 2021 and 22. (first leg of standardbreds triple crown).
  
  https://www.sunshinemeadowsdelray.com/sunshine-meadows

  During this visit you will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the horses.  You will be able to help the horses prepare for training and help the trainer remove the gear from the horses after their training session.  if you are willing to get wet, you may be able to help wash the horses after their workout. Not only will you interact with the horses, you will also meet with Mark, the trainer, as well as riders and grooms.  Mark will discuss the life of an owner.  Among the topics will be horse breeding, what to look for in a horse to purchase yearlings, deciding what races to enter and when to sell a horse that is not a good fit with his stable.  The trainer will explain what goes into training a standardbred horse as well as what he plans to accomplish in the exercises you will be watching.  Riders will also be available to discuss how the horses performed that day. 
  After the unique training experience, we will head to Ben’s Kosher Deli for an enjoyable lunch. 

  The training facility is in Delray Beach, Florida.  Carpooling is encouraged. Those wanting help finding others to carpool with can contact David Feldman for help davmarf@aol.com.  

  There is no charge for the visit to the training facility.   However lunch will be your responsibility.
  

  This coed program is limited to 16 attendees.

  Rain date 3/5 

  
  

  
  

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• Tour of the Art Collection of Marsha and Michael Goldstein

  • When
    March 04, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Vineyards - TBA

  Registration is closed

  
  

  

  Tour of the Art Collection of Marsha and Michael Goldstein

  

  Marsha and MCA member Michael have been collecting art for 58 years and will share their passion with MCA members in the spacious and elegant home. The are collection with it's strong focus on Surrealism, features oil paintings, multimedia works, and stone, bronze and wired-inspired sculptures. Some of the aftists include Picasso, Miro, Dali, Magritte, Gustav Klimt, John Buck and many others.
  

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• Behind the Scenes Tour of the Naples Botanical Garden

  • When
    March 06, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    4820 Bayshore Dr, Naples
  • Spaces left
    20

  Registration is closed

  Behind the Scenes Tour of the
  Naples Botanical Gardens
  

  Registration opens 1/6/26
  

  Join Naples Botanical Garden staff for a look at the behind-the-scenes activity that visitors never see: the nursery and orchid house, labs, and daily operations that are invisible to guests but are critical to keep the Garden beautiful. In addition, see some of our carts, trucks, unique tools, heavy equipment and safety gear pulled out and have staff demonstrate using them. Take a guided tour of the 90-acre Preserve, full of birds and wildlife, and learn how (and why) the Garden is getting more involved locally and internationally in conservation efforts.

  An optional lunch in the Fogg Cafe located at the gardens, follows the tour. 

  
  

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• Journey to Cuba

  • Start
    March 08, 2026
  • End
    March 13, 2026
  • Location
    Cuba

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  MCA

  Six Day Trip to Cuba

  
  

  March 8 - 13, 2026

  
  

  This trip has sold out the last 2 years !! 

  Join MCA for a special 6-day Adventure to Cuba.  Visit Jewish sites, historical sites and soak in Cuban culture.  Destinations include:

  • Several synagogues and the Cuban Holocaust Memorial
  • The Hemmingway House, the Che Guevara Monument, and the Buena Vista Social Club (including dinner and a show)
  • Tours of Havana and surrounding areas
  • And More !!

  The all-inclusive price:

  $3885 pp in DBL (Including Air) 

  $4220 pp in SGL (Including Air) 

  including airfare, lodging, meals and local transportation.

  Trip itinerary and detailed payment information

  
  

  Contact Neil Chessin for additional information or to register. 

  
  

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• Tour of the Art/Glass Collection of Lawrence Sibrack

  • When
    March 11, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Baker Museum

  Registration is closed

  Tour of the Art/Glass Collection of MCA member Lawrence Sibrack at Baker Museum

  
  

  Here is an opportunity to see and be guided on a tour of a unique art collection at the Baker Museum. The works in the collection consist primarily of contemporary glass sculpture. The artists are the masters as well as mid-career and emerging artists in the contemporary studio glass movement. The work is American as well as international in scope with work from the Czech Republic, Europe, Australia, Japan, Canada and Cuba. In addition to sculpture from glass you will see significant works of ceramic sculpture both figurative and abstract. 

  We hope that the experience will be a feast for your eyes and senses.

  Museum members are no charge, all others $10 payable at door.

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• Collier County Realtime Operations Center Tour-March Edition

  • When
    March 17, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Collier County Sheriff's Office 3319 Tamiami Trail East Naples, FL 34112
  • Spaces left
    25

  Registration is closed

  

  Collier County Realtime Operations Center (ROC) Tour-March Edition

  Registration Opens 1/16/26

  
  

  The ROC (Real Time Operations Center) is an excellent tour that showcases how the Sheriff's office utilizes state of the art technology to help solve crime as well as prevent crime, keeping the community safe. Upon entering the room our group will be seated around the "Hub" . The Hub is where the command staff manages incidents occurring in the county such as hurricanes, civil unrest, etc. The ROC is equipped with technology that allows for downlink camera views from the aviation team. Additionally, drones can be launched and flown from within the ROC giving a birds eye view as needed. 

  For more information contact Neil Chessin

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• Beginners Beekeeping Workshop

  • When
    March 23, 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    14700 Immokalee Road

  Registration is closed

  

  Registration opens January 23

  Beginners Beekeeping Workshop

  An Introduction to the art of Beekeeping

  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

  WHY SO MANY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO KEEP BEES,

  HOW TO WORK SAFELY AROUND THEM,

  WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED,

  HOW TO CHOOSE AND PREPARE AN APIARY LOCATION, AND

  HOW TO KEEP THE COLONIES HEALTHY

  The cost of the workshop will be $25.00 per person, this price includes a small jar of the honey that was extracted. 
  

  
  

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