asparagus

Asparagus growers will be able to see different harvester carts today at Middleton Six Sons Farm on the Pasco Kahlotus Highway from 9 to 11 a.m.   There is a movement to single man carts for harvesting asparagus which has historically been 3- and 5-man carts and those will be displayed at the event.  ...

The Washington Asparagus Commission awarded two prizes to end their month-long celebration of the locally grown vegetable at Pasco’s Food Truck Fridays.   President of the Commission Gary Larsen said the promotion didn’t impact prices, but he still thought “Food Truck Fridays have been a huge success for Washington asparagus. Not only did we come in he...

The asparagus season is in its final days, which means fresh asparagus will soon be gone.   Chairman of the Washington Asparagus Commission Gary Larsen said they’ve been harvesting for about six weeks with plans on going another two to three weeks which means locally grown, fresh asparagus will likely be off the shelves in another month.   F...

The Washington Asparagus Commission is partnering with Food Truck Friday vendors to celebrate the locally grown vegetable.   Chairman of the Commission Gary Larson says he wants to bring awareness to local growers and domestic asparagus in general.  ...

The first-ever Washington Asparagus Festival will be this Saturday, May 7th at Middleton Farms.   Keith Middleton, whose family donated their facility for the festivities, says they’ll have tasting of different styles of asparagus, including asparagus ice cream, as well as tours and an opportunity to meet local asparagus growers.   “...

Asparagus has started in some areas, about 10 days ahead of schedule, but early indications are positive for this year’s crop.   Chair of the Washington Asparagus Commission Gary Larsen says he expects the 2016 crop to be a little bigger than last year and, “Quality is going to be really good this year just because of the fact that we’ve had so much more rain than what we normally get. The asparag