Orange Juice Stands

[Cloudboy]

Anyone know of any good Orange Juice Stands that would be open during May?

 

[HopperFan]

Look this place up and see if it works for you ...

http://showcaseofcitrus.com/

 

[NinaBella]

Like, in downtown orlando? Are you looking for a stand that just sells orange juice alone? Publix has an entire wall of orange juice.

 

[Cloudboy]

Look this place up and see if it works for you ...

http://showcaseofcitrus.com/

Yeah, like that. Though was hoping for something closer, perhaps a little mess of a tourist destination, just a roadside stand. They used to be all over the place, but now have disappeared.

 

[NinaBella]

I did find this link on Where to find fresh Florida citrus. I live here, other than a produce stand, never really saw an orange juice stand unless it was next to a tourist gift shop off I-75 or I-95.
http://www.authenticflorida.com/articles/where-to-go/where-to-find-fresh-florida-citrus/

 

[HopperFan]

Yeah, like that. Though was hoping for something closer, perhaps a little mess of a tourist destination, just a roadside stand. They used to be all over the place, but now have disappeared.

Yeah so many of those closed. You’ll find closer in junk stores that sell tourist stuff but not sure I’d trust them.

I imagine the government, health dept etc closed many down.

 

[writerguyfl]

I think this quote from the link NinaBella provided is illustrative as to why these places are hard to find today:

"Years ago, orange groves and U-pick operations were more abundant. Nowadays, land development, insurance liability, foreign competition, citrus diseases and other agricultural woes have reduced the number of smaller family-owned businesses."

 

[Cloudboy]

I remember way back when you drove up Apopka Vineland rd and it was all orange groves. I don't even know if there are any orange groves around central FL anymore. The hurricanes and bad winters did a lot of them in. I was hoping someone knew of one that still hung on.

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

I remember way back when you drove up Apopka Vineland rd and it was all orange groves. I don't even know if there are any orange groves around central FL anymore. The hurricanes and bad winters did a lot of them in. I was hoping someone knew of one that still hung on.

There are still many groves in Central FL, but as a local I can’t think of any stands off the top of my head. You’d probably have to venture out into the more rural areas to possibly find that. Showcase of Citrus, as one poster mentioned, serves a variety of juices and other foods. It’s a neat place.