Florida Sun Grown Farm History Timeline
History
First Tobacco Farms in Florida
For nearly 175 years, Florida had a rich and storied history of growing some of the world’s finest cigar tobacco. Florida was once the second largest producer of premium cigar tobacco in America. There were thousands of acres grown just north of Tallahassee in..Read More
Demise of Florida’s Tobacco Farms
Unfortunately, due to the invention of the cigarette and the gradual decline in cigar consumption, the resulting closure of thousands of American cigar factories, the invention of homogenized tobacco wrappers, the high cost of American labor and the low cost of foreign labor, it..Read More
Florida Sun Grown Farm is Born
As a proud American, President & Founder of Corona Cigar Company, Jeff Borysiewicz believed it was possible to bring cigar tobacco farming back to Florida – on a small-scale, limited production way. As a cigar retailer, Jeff believed consumers would be willing to pay..Read More
First Test Crop at FSG
In 2013 we planted our first test crop of Cuban seed Corojo tobacco not knowing what the results would be. History as well as science told us that we could successfully grow cigar tobacco in Florida and fortunately, our test crop proved that with..Read More
FSG by Drew Estate Cigars
Since that first test crop we have grown six successful crops to date. Each year we continue to improve as we make adjustments to adapt to our unique growing environment. Our hard working, all-American farm team understand what it takes to make a premium..Read More
Davidoff Corona Cigar Co. 20th Anniversary
Davidoff Corona Cigar Co. 20th Anniversary released using FSG tobacco.
Davidoff Exclusive Tampa Edition FSG
Davidoff Exclusive Tampa Edition FSG released.
FSG by Drew Estate
FSG by Drew Estate released.
Corona Nicaraguan 20th Anniversary FSG
Corona Nicaraguan 20th Anniversary FSG released
Intensa Cigars
FSG filler added to Intensa Cigars
FSG Beef
On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for FLORIDA SUN GROWN PREMIUM CUTS FSG BEEF FSG ·GRASS FEED ALWAYS FRESH· CLERMONT FLORIDA.
For nearly 175 years, Florida had a rich and storied history of growing some of the world’s finest cigar tobacco. Florida Sun Grown is the first Florida farm to grow long filler cigar tobacco since 1977. We are proud to bring this rich tradition back to the United States.
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