Does Colorado not count in the Rocky Mtn. area anymore?? What about Fantasy Orchids in Louisville, CO? It is a huge retail orchid only greenhouse!
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> Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:23:23 -0700
> From: "Aaron J. Hicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [OGD] Meyers, Hicks
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> "K Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>spaketh thusly:
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> >Take heart. Troy Meyers flasks species orchids for very little
> >cost, he does it as a labor of love and an attempt to conserve these
> >species. Aaron Hicks started the Seedbank Project with the same
> >idea. I doubt they make a damn dime on their efforts, but they're
> >doing something they like. Priceless!
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> Well, I can't speak for Troy (whose operation had five
> people working there, last I checked), but I've been full-time on the
> Seedbank since March of this year. E ver since Countryside Orchids
> closed down, best as I know I'm the only person working full-time as
> an orchid retailer in the Rocky Mountain states. I also have more
> orchids in culture than anyone else in that territory, AFAIK. Now I'm
> to the point where I list flasks for sale on the web. Of course,
> that's taken "only" 8-1/2 years.
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> The best way to end up with a million bucks in the orchid
> biz? Start with TWO million.
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> Cheers,
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> -AJHicks
> Chandler, AZ
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