One of the things that Florida is known for, you guessed it, orange juice! Citrus industry has been for several decades in Central Florida is playing a big role, given its importance, I wanted to learn a bit more about it. Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau to help so I "Florida's Natural Growers" to find a citrus processing cooperative that well-known "Florida's Natural" was able to produce the brand of juice. Cooperative in 1933 and today more than 1000 independent producers are part of the cooperative processing and marketing organization was set up. A 540-acre natural lake in Wales Florida Fruit Processing Orlando, about an hour south, center operates. He is now the largest employer in Lake Wales. Feature is also a visitor center to educate visitors on the history of the Florida citrus industry provides, and science and processes behind the production of lemon juice. I first a 10-minute video that provides central Florida citrus industry saw a very good overview. Florida's natural organizational structure is quite interesting because it is a corporately owned Minute Maid or Tropicana (owned by Coca-Cola and Pepsi, respectively) do not like the juice company, but it is an affiliate of local farmers that share the fruit and juice production. Florida's Natural juice only large companies and its unique nature is reflected in its motto, some of the prides of different things:

• In a country - our own fruit - we basically farming company Orange was introduced several centuries ago by the Spaniards only. Grafting stronger and more resistant trees which produce fruit in 3 years instead of 15-year result. Fruit is still hand container, the boxing and sent by truck to processing plants are selected by placing it in. A variety of quality control procedures are applied and the fruit is washed and separated by size by grading inspectors. Florida orange crop to produce about 95% of the juice is. About Florida's Natural orange extractor machines can handle 13 million pounds every 24 hours. Once the fruit is squeezed, a so-called end removes the seeds. The juice is flash pasteurized and packaged. The important thing about Florida's natural products is that they are not made carefully, but is just pure unsweetened fruit juice. Different varieties of orange juice are stored and mixed during the year to make sure the taste is consistent throughout the various crops. Organization prides itself that its juice is as close to the grove as you can get and it is growing increasingly focused brand - No. Florida's natural 64-ounce cartons are shipped all over the world.

In addition to the juice, orange every part of other products such as orange oil, for example, is produced, the seeds and peel are processed into animal feed. Florida's Natural Growers also believe in preserving wildlife and wildlife habitat areas created to reduce the water use of different methods work. In addition to video screening theater, a gift shop and visitor center houses a walk in the front display area the weather, the history of citrus industry, citrus juice packaging various topics including the history, provides information about two of native species through wildlife, as well as classic orange juice advertising posters on a variety of display panels. I Part I of the educational visitor center gift shop where I Souvenirs and lemon scented candles, jams, marmalades, cream, t-shirts, books, offers related to citrus, including hats, made with all kinds of found traced was everything you can imagine with a citrus theme. I picked up some orange flavor (and the orange-shaped) Whetstone chocolate as treats for their friends at home.