Farm fresh local asparagus is ready for picking. The earliest stalks were picked at the beginning of May and will continue until late June. Local Chef B e r n a r d Alberigo uses fresh local i n g r e d i e n t s whenever possible.“During the winter we have to rely on
imports and the asparagus is pale and skinny,” says his wife, Manon Alberigo.“As soon as spring comes, we can buy Durham fresh asparagus and it definitely has a better flavour. You can tell the Ontario produce hasn’t traveled 30,000 kilometeres to get here.” The duos favourite recipe involves boiled asparagus atop a bed of greens sprinkled with fresh feta cheese. An interesting fact which if often unknown to most is that asparagus can grow more than nine inches in a days time.

Sometimes, the stalks grow so fast that farmers need to pick two harvests in one day. For more information visitwww.durhamfarmfresh.ca