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Pezzini Farms

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Family farm in Castroville, California — the self-proclaimed Artichoke Center of the World — growing heirloom Green Globe artichokes from rootstock the Pezzini family brought from Italy in 1929. Its farm stand on Nashua Road just off Highway 1, opened in 1974, is beloved for fried artichoke hearts; visited for an MSL artichoke segment.


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Car Talk Radio; Pezzini Artichokes (Field Trip); Stuffed Artichokes 101

Car Talk Radio; Pezzini Artichokes (Field Trip); Stuffed Artichokes 101

Season 8 · 2001

Pezzini Artichokes