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In 1983, one of the City of Oxnard Councilman, Dr. Tsujio Kato, was asked by PR Consultant Terry Pimsleur if there would be any interest in creating a strawberry festival in Oxnard, California. Strawberries were very important to him because Dr. Kato’s uncle was the most significant grower of strawberries in the area at that time.
California Dried Plum Festival: Yuba City: 1988– California Festival of Beers: Avila Beach: California Strawberry Festival: Oxnard: 1984– Citrus Festival: Santa Paula [1] Castroville Artichoke Festival: Castroville: Conucopia: Anaheim: 1999– Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: Indio: D23 Expo: Anaheim 2009– Disney California ...
A strawberry festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America. In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries , and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the strawberry harvest.
Oxnard (/ ˈ ɒ k s n ɑːr d / ⓘ) is a city in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California, United States.On California's Central Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California.
The Watsonville/Salinas strawberry zone in Santa Cruz/Monterey, and the Oxnard zone in Ventura, contribute heavily to those concentrations. Production has risen steadily from 2005 when 34,300 acres (13,900 ha) were harvested through 2017 when 38,200 acres (15,500 ha) were harvested. The 2005 season's harvest sold for $1,122,834,000. [1]
California farmworkers are also feeling the effects. Last week, more than 8,000 residents in Pajaro were forced to flee when a levee on the nearby Pajaro River broke. The community is composed ...
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Born in Oxnard in 1938. He spent World War II with his family at the Gila River internment camp. He became a dentist and opened a practice in Oxnard in 1965. He served on City Council 1972-1976 and as mayor 1976–1982. He is credited with having led Oxnard's California Strawberry Festival to national prominence. [20] [3] 26 Nao Takasugi: 1982 ...