So you may read this and, like my husband, wonder what would possess someone to roam ditches and pastures for asparagus when you can find locally grown spears in all the stores. Fair enough. But try it and you will understand! It’s not always just about taste. Sure, wild food usually tastes better, but there is also the exhilaration that comes when you are foraging ‘in the wild’! I’m not beating my hands on my chest or anything, but hey, it’s fun, what can I say.

We did this all the time as kids with my mom, even though friends of ours had an asparagus farm! It’s almost the beginning of April and it’s this time of year that I find myself looking out the car window whenever we are out driving for the tell-tale signs of asparagus.