Today, Globe Artichoke cultivation's concentrated in the countries bordering the Mediterranean basin. The main producers are Italy, Spain, and France. In the United States, California provides nearly 100% of the U.S. crop, and approximately 80 percent of that's grown in Monterey County; there, Castroville proclaims itself to be "The Artichoke Center of the World", and holds an annual festival at which artichoke ice cream's served. The cultivar 'Green Globe''s virtually the only kind grown comm… (More on Artichoke)