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Join Us in helping our youth build a better future Rancho Cielo: When our promise is kept, theirs is fulfilled Help us continue this successful work by supporting the Capital Campaign to build our Ted Taylor Vocational Center! For more info: ranchocieloyc.org or (831) 444-3533 Help us continue this successful work by supporting the Capital Campaign to build our Ted Taylor Ag Vocational Center! Future Farms Starts Here. Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 411 Central Ave. Salinas, CA 93901 MAIN CAMPUS www.sv-ag-summit.com 5 T H A N N U A L 17th Annual Monterey Beer Festival Monterey, CA - Take a fun "beer-cation" and celebrate 4th of July weekend at the 17th Annual Monterey Beer Festival, returning to the beautiful Monterey County Fair & Event Center on Sat- urday, July 7th. Bring your friends, spouse, significant other, cousins, neighbors, or just make some new friends at this friendly fun festival. A not-to-be-missed event for those age 21 and over, the Monterey Beer Festival ben- efits the Monterey County Fair Heritage Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organiza- tion. The Monterey Beer Festival attracted 5,000 attendees in 2017 who enjoyed tasting an array of outstanding beer and food. In addition to many new beers to delight the senses and please your palate this year, the Monterey Beer Festival will feature music from sever- al live bands, special VIP ticket holder benefits, all in a totally fun, relaxed party atmosphere at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center. Taste the very best beer from around the globe from a souvenir Monterey Beer Festival tasting pilsner included with admission. The festival will provide hundreds of beers to sample plus a variety of delicious food choices available to pair with beer. There will be lots of new local cra beer choices, too plus special festival surprises. Take advantage of the VIP entry that allows early access to tasting. VIP ticket holders will have their very own private area to beat the lines in the general festi- val area. They'll also have access to private restroom facilities adjacent to the Monterey Room. Back by popular demand will be the Donut Pairing featuring four flavors of delicious donuts from the legendary Red's Donuts in Monterey and Seaside, plus other benefits to be announced. For more information, call 831-372-5863, email her- itage@montereycountyfair. com or visit www.monterey- beerfestival.com. General Admission presale price (through July 7, 2017) is $45 per person, or $50 at the gate. Tickets are avail- able now at www.eventbrite. com. VIP with 11:30am early admission presale price (through July 7, 2017) is $70 per person, or $80 at the gate.VIP Ticket holders will have VIP Area In and Out privileges and access to private restrooms. Des- ignated Driver admission price is $20. The Monterey Beer Festival encourages all patrons to drink responsibly. Parking is $10 on site or nearby on Fairground Road. All Ticket holders must be 21 and over and show a current ID. Provided photo Provided photo Portabella mushrooms featured in new recipe book Monterey Mushrooms, the largest fresh mushroom grower in North America, created a meatless meals recipe ebook featuring Por- tabella mushrooms. The recipes, which include popular favorite foods such as pizza, enchiladas, a burger and lasagna, were developed for people looking for meat alternatives, said Lindsey Roberts, company marketing manager. "This time of year you have New Year's resolution dieters, people who do Meatless Mondays or those who are adopting the flexitarian trend of substituting meat with other things; mush- rooms work well for all those eating habits," Roberts said. Last year the company cre- ated an electronic guide to mushroom nutrition for retail customers so they could promote the health benefits of mushrooms to shoppers. Prior they released the Mushroom Small Bites & Beer Pairings guide that was well received by customers and consumers. "People are looking for information in digital formats and we want to make it easy to find," Roberts said. Mushrooms are high in umami and routinely act as a stand-in for meat. They can be used in lasagna to replace the meat, reducing calo- ries and fat in the process. Portabella mushrooms build flavor in longer-cooking dishes. Download the guide by visiting www.monterey- mushrooms.com and you will find: six recipes that use mushrooms in place of meat, information about umami and 12 ways to cook with mushrooms. The company is promoting the ebook via its social media channels and website. Scholarships Available to Local College Students Monterey County Farm Bureau, Central Coast Young Farmers & Ranchers, and American Ag Credit will be awarding scholarships for students attending college in the 2018 / 2019 academ- ic year. Applicants may be incoming college freshmen, starting or continuing students at a two-year community college or four-year university, or transferring to a four-year college or university, major- ing in Agriculture curricu- lums. Students must have graduated from High School in Monterey or San Benito Counties. Application forms can be found at: http://mon- tereycfb.com. Deadline for applications and all supporting documents is Friday, April 27, 2018. Monterey County Farm Bureau, Central Coast Young Farmers and Ranchers, and American Ag Credit awarded a total of $10,000 in schol- arships in 2017.