On Jul 5, 12:24?am, Tracy R. > wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
> >I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At the
> >supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of fresh green
> >and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago there are now
> >*jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
>
> >This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding asparagus in
> >the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It means they aren't
> >"importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus season. But it's also a
> >bit like watching a hearse go by.
>
> >Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well
>
> Don't know about that Jill. I bought a couple of beautiful bunches at
> Schnuck's in Collierville yesterday and we grilled them today along
> with some rib-eyes for the 4th. Everything was delicious. =)

Most all asparagus sold at stupidmarkets are "imported" from the
asparagus growing states and depending on season from the southern
hemisphere. It's exceedingly rare that the asparagus from your local
market were grown locally... even in the asparagus growing states the
asparagus are fist shiped to a large regional distribution center and
from there are shipped to stores in the region... there is no way for
the consumer to know where those asparagus were grown, depending on
timing they could easily be from another asparagus growing state.
Asparagus cost less at certain times because even the asparagus
growing locations have a season. In recent times fresh asparagus are
available all year... I still remember when asparagus were only
available from local growers for a few weeks and none were shipped
more than a few hours away by truck.... the majority of the year you
ate canned or nothing. I see that now there are asparagus in the
frozen vegetable aisle... I tried them, not nearly as good as fresh
but much better than canned.

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