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Fresh, Fun and Delicious
For Festival fun there's always plenty in store.
Strawberries chocolate dipped, in shortcake, crepes, and more. Popular
favorites
include
strawberry pizza, funnel cake, kabobs, strawmonade and even BBQ sandwiches
with sweet strawberry sauce.
Make It To Go
Strawberries by the pint and flat, along
with strawberry plants are among the take home delights.
Stuff Your Face - and
win!
Adventure seekers will enjoy the gooey Contests
– the Strawberry Tart Toss, Shortcake Eating Contest and Strawberry
Relay happening daily.
Every Bite Makes a Difference
Of the 50 food booths on site, close to 20 are operated by non-profit
groups who receive 100 percent of proceeds generated from sales to
directly benefit their organizations. Entering its 23rd year, the
Festival is proud of its role in helping to raise more than two million
dollars to benefit schools, churches, service groups and other organizations
in our immediate and extended community.
Ventura County Star Recipe
Contest
A highly anticipated annual pre-event tradition with media sponsor, The
Ventura County Star, a fun berry recipe invites Star readers to send
in their favorite recipes using strawberries as the central theme.
Entries are not limited to the dessert category. Deadline for submissions
is April 28, 2007. Three finalists will be selected to prepare their
dishes for the cook off and final judging Wednesday, May 10 at 2PM
at the Courtyard by Marriott Oxnard, Ventura. A judging panel will
award prizes to each of the finalists and the top winner will have
the opportunity to present his/her dish at the Festival in the all-new
Strawberry Promenade on Festival weekend.
Dishes will be judged on taste, originality, preparation, best use of
strawberry and presentation. A story highlighting the cook off and revealing
the winning recipes will be featured in the Ventura County Star prior
to the Festival. To be a part of this year’s Ventura County Star
Recipe Contest, prior to the deadline of April 28, 2007 send your recipe
to: Linda Martinez c/o /Ventura County Star, PO Box 6711, Ventura, CA
93006 or email to: Lmartinez@VenturaCountyStar.com.
Remember, if selected, you must be available to prepare your dish for
both the finalist cook off May 10th and at the Festival May 19, 20. Have
fun and good luck!
Prize packages include:
FIRST PRIZE PACKAGE:
*Four complimentary tickets and VIP passes to the 23rd Annual California
Strawberry Festival May 19, 20 at Strawberry Meadows of College Park,
Oxnard
*2007 California Strawberry Festival poster, signed by winning artist.
*Two 2007 California Strawberry Festival T-shirts.
*Two California Strawberry Festival Wine Glasses.
*Two free passes to the "Build Your Own" Strawberry Shortcake
Tent at the Festival.
*Dinner for two at Plaza Grill Restaurant, Courtyard by Marriott, Oxnard
*Complimentary strawberry pie courtesy of Carrows Restaurant
*Opportunity to prepare their winning recipe at the Festival.
SECOND PRIZE:
*Four complimentary tickets to the 23rd Annual California Strawberry
Festival May 19, 20 at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, Oxnard
*Two 2007 California Strawberry Festival T-shirts.
*Complimentary strawberry pie courtesy of Carrows Restaurant
*Opportunity to prepare their winning recipe at the Festival.
THIRD PRIZE:
*Four complimentary tickets to the 23rd Annual California Strawberry
Festival May 19, 20 at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, Oxnard
*Complimentary strawberry pie courtesy of Carrows Restaurant
*Opportunity to prepare their winning recipe at the Festival.
For the last 2 years, the Festival, in conjunction with the CIty of
Oxnard's Solid Waste Division, set a multi-faceted recycling campaign
in motion. This campaign resulted in more than two tons of recycled
material being sent to the Del Norte Regional Recycling & Transfer
Station. The Festival was recognized with the WasteWatch Award from
the City of Oxnard for the collaborative effort that set and eco-friendly
precedent. Public service announcements encouraged Festival guests
to use conveniently located and easily recognizable X-Stream™ recycle
bins after they enjoyed all the tasty treats the Festival had to offer.
The Festival looks forward to making an even greater impact through
its recycling efforts this year.
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