"Khlong Mahasawat, a canal in Nakhon Pathom Province... trip at an orchid farm. ... agro-tourism package... created through cooperation between the local community, the Department of Agricultural Extension and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in 2000. Its aim was to develop a new tourism service that also benefited the locals. Several families that live along Mahasawat Canal were invited to participate in the venture that received a nationwide recognition after it won top honours at the Thailand Tourism Awards 2007 in the community tourism category. ... on the tour... an orchid farm by the name of Tassanee whose owner, Jook, has been cultivating various types of dendrobium for export for the past 18 years.
"I have created my own specimen at the farm. I named it Tassanee after my daughter," she said. "It has purplish-pink petals growing in clusters with white edge. It is easy to grow and very popular in Japan." .. Khlong Mahasawat is... an hour's drive from downtown Bangkok" URL : http://www.bangkokpost.com/040908_Horizons/04Sep2008_hori001.php see map : http://www.bangkokpost.com/040908_Horizons/040908_hor01.gif photo : [caption : "A worker rids orchid nursery of dead leaves."] http://www.bangkokpost.com/040908_Horizons/040908_hor09.jpg ************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
