July 8, 2010 - Boca Raton Orchid Society Meeting
Julu Speaker: Jose Exposito
Topic: Basic Orchid Culture
Jose Exposito is President of Soroa Orchids. Inc., which is located in the heart of the Redland Orchid growing area in Homestead. In 2005, the company expanded its business into Canada, opening Soroa Orchids Canada in Toronto. Jose is an accredited judge of the American Orchid Society and was recently elected Chair of his judging center. He travels around the world selling orchids and lecturing about orchid breeding and culture. Jose has done presentions at the World Orchid Conferences in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jose was born in Cuba, but immigrated to the United States in l980 from Cuba during the Mariel exodus. He was an accomplished writer, considered to this day to be the youngest published writer in Cuba where he won national prizes for literature when he was only 16 years old.
Jose is a founding member of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance, past president of the East Everglades Orchid Society, past president of The Coalition of Orchid Species, past member of the AOS Education committee and he served several years as a board member of the South Florida Orchid Society. Currently he is Vice President of the Redland Orchid Growers Association and Redland Orchid Festival, Inc.
Jose will be speaking about Basic Orchid Culture and will be bringing plants for sale as well as plants for our raffle table.
See you at the meeting,
Jackie Wood, Program Chair
The meetings are held at the Safe Schools Institute (on the Campus of Don Estridge Middle School) at 1790 NW Spanish River Boulevard located on the SE corner of Military Trail and Spanish River Boulevard. Meetings start promptly at 7:30 pm.
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