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Food for Thought: Exploring the benefits of asparagus

Asparagus from Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex is making its yearly appearance.

Asparagus from Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex is making its yearly appearance.

We wait all year for local asparagus to appear at roadside stands and food stores. Did you know that Chatham-Kent is the No. 2 producer of asparagus in Ontario?

Food for Thought: Exploring the benefits of asparagus Back to video

Asparagus is a spring vegetable and a member of the lily family, which includes onions, garlic, leeks, turnips and gladioli. Asparagus shoots arise from underground “crowns.” Under ideal weather conditions, an asparagus shoot, or “spear,” can grow 25 cm (10 inches) in a 24-hour period.

If not harvested, the shoots grow into tall fern-like plants with small red seeds. Once the shoot starts to........

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