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Castroville Artichoke Festival

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Everything is bigger in Castroville
Posters from 2010 and previous years for sale
I fought the temptation to ride the woo-woo train
2 dollars? What a bargain!
One of the AGROart contest entries
A tricked-out low rider ice cream truck
An unrecognizable 1941 Plymouth and owner Isie Quistian
Some of the ethnic entertainment at the Artichoke Festival
The Joe Sharino Band entertains
Some of the artichoke food variety
A long line for grilled artichoke
One of the grilled artichokes
The ever-popular Our Lady of Refuge tent
Carne asada taco with chopped artichoke
Carne asada taco with chopped artichoke
Sauteed artichokes were not the most popular
The mush called
Can you smell what Artie has got cooking?
The elusive artichoke cupcakes
Friend David Lee poses with one of the last cupcakes
Pat Hopper leads the artichoke tour
An artichoke in the field
Dark spots caused by the artichoke moth
Canasta, anyone?
Pat slices samples of raw artichoke right off the plant
Purple means recycled water - yum!
To get back in, you have to run the gauntlet past THEM
Artichokes grow on a local lawn
Shannon provides us with a contraband artichoke cupcake
The artichoke cupcake just before the FBI raid

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