Toshikiyo Andy Matsui was born in Japan in 1935. He was raised on a small farm where his family grew starch products. Matsui decided to join a farm program in the U.S. and moved to Mountain View, California in 1961, where he apprenticed in growing chrysanthemums (the national flower of Japan). He moved permanently with his wife and first daughter to California soon thereafter. In 1969 he bought 50 acres of land near Salinas, California building greenhouses for flowers. He grew chrysanthemums, then roses. In 1998 at age 63, Matsui switched to Orchids when stiff competition from other countries arose in traditional flowers. He is now the world’s largest potted orchid farmer.[1][2]
In March 2015, Matsui's daughter Teresa Matsui became the president of Matsui Nursery.[3][4]
Operationsedit
Matsui Nursery switched from cut flower to potted orchids on a large scale in 1998. Matsui Nursery started the country's first grocery retail program for potted orchids. It grows millions of orchids, with hundreds of varieties, yearly. It is one of the world's largest potted orchid growers.[5]
It takes two to three years for the plants to grow from sprouts to store shelves. Matsui Nursery has about 10 million potted orchids continuously in production in 75 acres of greenhouse. The orchids are shipped across the U.S. and globally.[6][better source needed]
Matsui Foundationedit
In 2004 Matsui formed an educational foundation to make grants to students among the company's workforce and their families.[7][6]
In 2013, the Foundation donated one million dollars to the CSin3[8][9] Program, which was developed to allow farm-worker children to attend college and obtain a degree in computer science.[10] The program was developed by CSUMB and Hartnell College. The first class graduated in May 2016 with 22 students.[11][12][13] In the process, Salinas hopes to turn into an agricultural technology hub.[14][15]
On November 2, 2017, Teresa Matsui, on behalf of the Matsui Foundation, made a gift of 215 acres of land north east of Salinas to the local Junior College.[16] This is agricultural land on which strawberries are grown under lease, which generates about $500,000 in annual income, and expires in 2019. The land is valued at $20 Million. This gift is the largest that the Hartnell College Foundation has ever received.[17][18][16][19]
^"Salinas, Calif., Attempts to Reboot as AgTech Hub". www.govtech.com. 9 February 2016.
^ ab"Matsuis give Hartnell a plot of land worth $20 million". 29 March 2022.
^"Hartnell receives $20 Million philanthropic gift from Mary and Andy Matsui - Hartnell College". www.hartnell.edu.
^"Community college in Salinas, Calif., receives donation of 215 acres". 6 November 2017.
^Mohan, Geoffrey (5 February 2016). "Salinas hopes to turn farm workers' children into computer scientists". Los Angeles Times.
External linksedit
Matsui Nursery website
January 01, 1970
matsui, nursery, california, based, producer, potted, orchids, company, typeprivatefounded1969, founderandy, matsuiheadquarterssalinas, california, uskey, peopleandy, matsui, chairmanteresa, matsui, president, ceoproductsorchidswebsitewww, matsuinursery, conte. Matsui Nursery is a California based producer of potted orchids Matsui NurseryCompany typePrivateFounded1969 as Matsui NurseryFounderAndy MatsuiHeadquartersSalinas California USKey peopleAndy Matsui ChairmanTeresa Matsui President CEOProductsOrchidsWebsitewww wbr matsuinursery wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Operations 3 Matsui Foundation 4 References 5 External linksHistory editToshikiyo Andy Matsui was born in Japan in 1935 He was raised on a small farm where his family grew starch products Matsui decided to join a farm program in the U S and moved to Mountain View California in 1961 where he apprenticed in growing chrysanthemums the national flower of Japan He moved permanently with his wife and first daughter to California soon thereafter In 1969 he bought 50 acres of land near Salinas California building greenhouses for flowers He grew chrysanthemums then roses In 1998 at age 63 Matsui switched to Orchids when stiff competition from other countries arose in traditional flowers He is now the world s largest potted orchid farmer 1 2 In March 2015 Matsui s daughter Teresa Matsui became the president of Matsui Nursery 3 4 Operations editMatsui Nursery switched from cut flower to potted orchids on a large scale in 1998 Matsui Nursery started the country s first grocery retail program for potted orchids It grows millions of orchids with hundreds of varieties yearly It is one of the world s largest potted orchid growers 5 It takes two to three years for the plants to grow from sprouts to store shelves Matsui Nursery has about 10 million potted orchids continuously in production in 75 acres of greenhouse The orchids are shipped across the U S and globally 6 better source needed Matsui Foundation editIn 2004 Matsui formed an educational foundation to make grants to students among the company s workforce and their families 7 6 In 2013 the Foundation donated one million dollars to the CSin3 8 9 Program which was developed to allow farm worker children to attend college and obtain a degree in computer science 10 The program was developed by CSUMB and Hartnell College The first class graduated in May 2016 with 22 students 11 12 13 In the process Salinas hopes to turn into an agricultural technology hub 14 15 On November 2 2017 Teresa Matsui on behalf of the Matsui Foundation made a gift of 215 acres of land north east of Salinas to the local Junior College 16 This is agricultural land on which strawberries are grown under lease which generates about 500 000 in annual income and expires in 2019 The land is valued at 20 Million This gift is the largest that the Hartnell College Foundation has ever received 17 18 16 19 References edit Toshikiyo Andy Matsui www2 calstate edu Andy Matsui Matsui Foundation matsuifoundation org Teresa Matsui founder s daughter named president of Matsui Nursery theproducenews com Business briefs Teresa Matsui named president of Matsui Nursery 29 March 2022 Teresa Matsui Named Matsui Nursery President PerishableNews www perishablenews com a b Andy Matsui uses orchid empire to fund scholarship program 26th Anniversary Shinnenkai Keizai Silicon Valley keizai org CSin3 CSin3 Matsui Foundation Writes Big Checks amp Awards 1M In Scholarships PerishableNews www perishablenews com Philanthropist Sees Return on Investment 69 Percent of Computer Science Students Graduate in 3 Years www centerdigitaled com 26 April 2016 Embodiment Of Grit How Children Of Farm Workers Became Tech Professionals 15 May 2016 From strawberry fields to computer science in three years 2 December 2013 Children of farm workers becoming tech professionals from NPR 18 May 2016 Flowerchimp Retrieved 8 July 2019 Salinas Calif Attempts to Reboot as AgTech Hub www govtech com 9 February 2016 a b Matsuis give Hartnell a plot of land worth 20 million 29 March 2022 Hartnell receives 20 Million philanthropic gift from Mary and Andy Matsui Hartnell College www hartnell edu Community college in Salinas Calif receives donation of 215 acres 6 November 2017 Mohan Geoffrey 5 February 2016 Salinas hopes to turn farm workers children into computer scientists Los Angeles Times External links editMatsui Nursery website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matsui Nursery amp oldid 1124507588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
