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Company Information Parkesdale
Farms company founder R.E. (Roy) Parke, Jr. emigrated from Northern
Ireland to Pennsylvania with his mother, father R.E. Parke,
Sr. and three brothers in 1924. The elder Parke, a farmer, continued
his vocation after arriving in America.
In 1956, R.E. Parke, Sr. and family moved to Plant City, Fl., already recognized as the winter strawberry and vegetable growing capital of the country, and in short order the family had its first strawberry crop in the ground on 10 acres. Over the many years R.E. (Roy) Parke, Jr., wife Helen and children have, through hard work and keen knowledge of productive agricultural and business practices, expanded the farm and company into hundreds of acres of the best strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, sweet onions and cantaloupes found anywhere in the country. Parkesdale Farms also have their own plant nurseries, which include four large greenhouses, where they grow over a million vegetable and flowering plants annually. In February 1969 our Parkesdale Farm Market was opened and has grown into the largest fresh strawberry, citrus and produce market in Florida. Roy's daughter Cheryl and her husband Jim Meeks, owners of the market, can be found there every day. R.E. (Roy) Parke, Jr. a strong family man, has many awards and accomplishments to his name within the agriculture and business community and is very active in his church and community. He represents the ideals, energy and know how that makes our country great.
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