Farid Khalil [ 09/Jan/12 ]
Post date: Jan 9, 2012 11:51:16 AM
Jerry Guirguis interviews Mr. Farid Khalil on 96.5FM - Egyptian radio show [ Monday 9th Jan 2012 ]
6:15pm - My 1st special guest tonight will be ; Mr. Farid Khalil
Egyptian born Horticulturalist, Farid graduated from Ein Shems University with a double degree in Horticultural and Agricultural Engineering in 1973, works & lives in USA is now visiting Melbourne Australia.
Farid Khalil has cultivated his passion for horticulture and the natural world since he was a young boy growing up in Cairo. He graduated from Ein Shems University with a double degree in Horticultural and Agricultural Engineering in 1973.
Q1] Tells about the most memorable project at the Agricultural Research Institute [ Dep. of Egyptian Government ] .
In 1984 you & your wife decide to immigrated to the Freezing climates of America,
Q2] What were your recollections of seeing snow & it’s impact on a landscape from what you were use to in Egypt?
worked in horticulture in Boston Massachusetts.
Your currently working for Mahoney's Garden Centers, you’ve been there for 27 years and going strong ,
Q3] Tell us about the type of work and how good has Mahoney the company you work for has been good to you ?
the largest horticultural business in the New England area, as their principle buyer. You are an active gardener, tending to his 1/2 acre garden at home.
Q4] What Australian plant do you most like and can’t talk enough about to the Americans ?
Jerry Guirguis
Presenter
96.5FM - Egyptian radio show
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