CASTROVILLE, Calif. – “At the Heart of It All” a play on artichokes and the recently proclaimed “California State Vegetable,” is the theme of this year’s 77th Annual Monterey County Fair from Aug. 28-Sept. 2.
As the largest grower of fresh artichokes in North America, Ocean Mist Farms will help celebrate the artichoke theme throughout the fair by using the company’s Arti the Artichoke™ as the fair theme’s “mascot.” Arti is starring in a local television commercial to promote the fair and interested fans can visit Arti’s Facebook page for more details about Arti’s appearances at the fairgrounds.
On Friday, Aug 30, Ocean Mist Farms will host the Ag Building of the Monterey County Fairgrounds serving fried artichokes and will enter its entire product line of fresh vegetables, including artichokes, for judging against other locally grown produce. It is an annual tradition for the Ocean Mist Farms harvest managers, crew supervisors and quality assurance team to demonstrate their expertise at putting together special fair packs for the vegetable commodity judging competition.
As part of its fair participation, Ocean Mist Farms donates product to the Country Store located in the same Ag Building each day of the fair; all Country Store sales proceeds benefit the Monterey County Fair exhibit program and Ag department.
For more information about Ocean Mist Farms visit www.oceanmist.com; for Monterey County fair information, visit http://www.montereycountyfair.com/annual-fair .
About Ocean Mist Farms
Ocean Mist Farm’s growers are focused on meeting the needs of their customers and consumers. That means they are committed to the highest standards in the industry for quality, service, innovation, social responsibility and delivering year-round premium fresh vegetables. Ocean Mist Farms is four generations of family farmers who lead the artichoke category and grow a full line of fresh vegetables.
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