"Salinas Valley orchid grower... Born in Japan in 1935... came to the United States in 1961 to participate in a Farm Bureau agricultural training program.
He returned to Japan, but came back to the U.S. a few months later, worked for a nursery and eventually bought 50 acres in Salinas to grow chrysanthemums. Matsui did relatively well growing mums until competition from South America threatened the business. At that point, he switched to potted orchids... he created a foundation that awards $10,000 scholarships to college-bound Central Coast students" URL: http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_8148816?source=rss ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
