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November 2019
November Open House #1
Mukai Farm & Garden is a cultural gathering place that honors Vashon’s Japanese American agricultural heritage on Vashon. B.D. Mukai, born in Japan in 1887, came to America when he was 16 years old. After experiencing different jobs in different areas, he moved to Vashon in 1910. He did so well raising Marshall strawberries that by 1921 he was known locally as “The Strawberry King”. B.D.’s wife, Kuni designed the Japanese stroll garden which has been restored recently. Joy and…
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