Ocean Mist Farms Celebrates 90th Anniversary with Year Long Endeavors

<p>Ocean Mist Farms is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year as a leading grower of artichokes and premium fresh vegetables. Throughout 2014, Ocean Mist will present a host of endeavors to commemorate the year and enhance the company’s growing program.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“Our land may be the foundation of Ocean Mist Farms, but it really is the people who build our legacy,” Mark Reasons, facilities manager and member of the board of directors.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><iframe width="480" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/D_GsOqysJNo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Activities for Ocean Mist Farms this year include the redesign of its company website, creation of a new Artichoke Club website, branding its original root stock variety that dates back to 1924 as an Ocean Mist Farms Heirloom Artichoke, and sharing a new video (click link below to view the video and website) that tells the company’s 90 year legacy story.<a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH7LlkhGPEs&amp;feature=share&amp;list=UUeFi48ZqAFINvW_rT8kPAJA&amp;index=1" target="_new"> Ocean Mist 90th Anniversary Video </a> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.artichokeclub.com" target="_new">Artichoke Club</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The highlight of the anniversary festivities will be at the annual Castroville Artichoke Festival – this year held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds May 31st and June 1st. At this event, Ocean Mist Farms will be honored for being a valued part of the community since 1924. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Chief Operating Officer Joe Pezzini said, “We are proud to reach this milestone together. Investing in quality people and farm land is the foundation of success and longevity for generations of Ocean Mist growers.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The fourth-generation grower-owned business was founded by Italian Immigrants in 1924 who began growing artichokes and Brussels sprouts along the Pacific Ocean’s Monterey Bay in Castroville, California, according to a press release. Today the company farms in multiple locations throughout California, Arizona and Baja Mexico and its famous artichokes have been proclaimed the official state vegetable of California.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Congratulations Ocean Mist on all the innovation and premium fresh offerings you bring to this industry!</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.oceanmist.com" target="_new">Ocean Mist</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">