June 8, 2014 Comments Off on Market Notes: Why do asparagus come in different sizes?
We were picking up a couple of bunches of asparagus at the local farmers’ market when we overheard a customer ask the farmer, “Why are these asparagus so many different sizes and why are they so long?” His question was a spontaneous reaction to seeing asparagus unlike the supermarket variety, with their uniform-sized spears packaged up into tidy bundles, that he was more accustomed to. The farmer explained that the asparagus grow this way, that the stems don’t thicken with age but are already thick or thin
Season : From now through June , depending on weather. To find locally grown asparagus, visit Seacoast Harvest .