Market Farming

[Bina Carey <binac AT vicon.net>]

I've managed a two acre asparagus patch in Central PA for the past couple 
of years.   We marketed through pick your own twice a week, on farm 
sales, and also to local restaurants and grocery stores.   getting people 
to buy it after comparing it to the usual supermarket asparagus was no 
problem.   We also had a 10 day Asparagus Festival, were a local 
restaurant advertised and featured our asparagus in their specialty 
dishes.   Relationships are everything!   Our grocery store (Weis) buys 
local produce, and always eagerly awaited our spring announcement that 
the asparagus was up and ready!
We've started our asparagus from seed, and it did very well.   Contact 
Jersey asparagus-they do have a website-they have very good information 
on cultivation and variety selection based on your location.
All the best of luck!


Sabine Carey

Full Circle Farms
CSA - connecting people to the land
www.fullcirclefarms.com