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Castroville Gears up for The 59th Annual Artichoke Food & Wine Festival

As the 59th annual Artichoke Food & Wine Festival approaches, the Castroville community is excited to come together to support the local community with entertainment and artichoke education this summer.

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Castroville Gears up for The 59th Annual Artichoke Food & Wine Festival

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  1. Castroville Gears up for The 59th Annual Artichoke Food & WineFestival As the 59th annual Artichoke Food & Wine Festival approaches, the Castroville community is excited to come together to support the local community with entertainment and artichoke education this summer. Castroville, CA, March 28, 2018 – As the 59th annual Artichoke Food & Wine Festival approaches, the Castroville community is excited to come together to support the local community with entertainment andartichokeeducationthissummer.Thefestivalwilltakeplace June2-3,2018 attheMontereyCounty Fairgrounds andwillcontinuethelegacy ofcelebratingtheiconicartichoke andregionknownasthe “Artichoke Center of theWorld.” For many years, the Artichoke Festival has been dedicated to informingand exciting festival attendees about the unique qualities of artichokes including farming, harvest, and preparation to demonstrate how the artichoke industry has influenced the history of Monterey County. Now as a 501c3 organization,thepurposeremainsthesamewithanemphasis ongivingbacktothelocalcommunity. “We look forward to the Artichoke Festival each year because the event paints a clear picture of how this community comes together to support one another,” said Diana McClean, senior director of marketingatOceanMistFarms andboardmemberforthe CastrovilleArtichokeFood & Wine Festival. “Thepurposeofthisorganizationaligns directlywithOceanMistFarms’values whichispartofthe reason we enjoy sponsoring this annualevent.” Proceedsfromthefestivalareusedtosupport501c3communityorganizationsandactivitiesthatalign with the festivals mission. The following are the 2017 Artichoke Food & Wine Festival Donation RecipientOrganizations: Ashley Nicole Memorial ScholarshipFund Bikers forBikes North Monterey County Baseball North County Golf MarinaLions Ord Terrace ElementarySchool Ag History Project PeacockAcres North CountyBulldogs Festival attendees enjoy several fresh artichoke food delicacies, a beer, wine and spirits garden, chef demos, live entertainment, field tours and more during the two-day festival.To support these events,

  2. theArtichokeFestival isencouragingindividualsandorganizationstovolunteertheirtimetoensure another successfulyear. For moreinformationabout givingbacktothecommunitythroughvolunteering,please visit http://artichokefestival.org/general-info/volunteers/. For more informationcontact: Diana McClean dmcclean@oceanmist.com (831)770-6435 AboutThe AnnualCastrovilleArtichokeFood&WineFestival The Castroville Artichoke Food & Wine Festival began in 1959 and has since development to become a harvestfestivaltocelebratetheiconicartichokeandregionknownasthe“ArtichokeCenterofthe World.” The festival features family-fun events for all ages and has been a primary source offunding for localnon-profitgroupsformanyyears.Formoreinformation,visithttp://artichokefestival.org/. Contact: Marci BraccoCain Chatterbox PR Salinas, CA93901 (831)747-7455 http://artichokefestival.org/

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