Summer 2023

One of the tastiest festivals that takes place in Monterey County, the Castroville Artichoke Festival returns to the Monterey Fair & Event Center this June. K athryn Parish is board president of the Castroville Artichoke Festival, Inc., a non- TVS½X XLEX VEMWIW GSQQYRMX] JYRHW F] LSWXMRK XLI TSTYPEV IZIRX ±8LIVI EVI E PSX SJ RSRTVS½XW XLEX [I KMZI FEGO XS ERH XLI] [SVO JSV YW HYVMRK XLI JIWXM - val,” Parish explains. *SV XLI ½VWX XMQI XLMW ]IEV´W JIWXMZEP JIEXYVIW E GSQIH] WLS[ [MXL X[S GSQMGW / :SR ERH .SWI 7EVHY] MR ±8LMWXPI FI *YRR] ² 8LI TSTYPEV GLIJ HIQS WLS[GEWIW PSGEP GLIJW &VERHSR 1MPPIV /IZMR *MWLIV -ZER +YEHEVVEQE 0YMW 3WSVMS ERH ,SRHS ,IVRERHI^ TVITEV - MRK XLIMV JEZSVMXI EVXMGLSOI HMWLIW EPSRKWMHI XLI I\IGYXMZI GLIJ SJ 7EPMREW :EPPI] 1IQSVMEP ,SWTMXEP ERH GLIJW ERH WXYHIRXW JVSQ RSRTVS½X Rancho Cielo. 8LIVI MW TPIRX] SJ QYWMG JVSQ PMZIP] FERHW XS IRNS] [LMPI [MRI XEWXMRK TIVYWMRK EVXW ERH GVEJXW ZIRHSVW ERH JEVQIVW QEVOIXW [MXL GEWIW SJ EVXMGLSOIW JSV WEPI %PSRK [MXL E OMHW´ QEKMG WLS[ XLI] EPP EHH XS XLI HMZIVWI STXMSRW JSV IRXIVXEMRQIRX Artichokes have consistently expanded MR TSTYPEVMX] WMRGI [LIR 2SVQE .IER 1SVXIRWSR [LS IZSPZIH MRXS XLI JEQSYW EGXVIWW 1EVMP]R 1SRVSI [EW REQIH 'EPMJSVRME´W ½VWX %VXMGLSOI 5YIIR ±;I LSTI XLI GSQQYRMX] GSQIW ERH WYT - TSVXW SYV RSRTVS½X´W FMKKIWX JYRHVEMWIV SJ XLI year,” Parish says. The Artichoke Festival takes place June 10-11 at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center, in Monterey. For more information, visit www.artichokefestival.org. SHORT CUTS EVENT 8LI VH %RRYEP Ar tichoke Festival 4VSQMWIW ±8LMWXPI &I *YR ² B Y B R E T T WI L BUR 78 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R 2 0 2 3 Photo: Ev Thomas/Shutterstock