Best place to buy asparagus

[mkcj]

Wife wants to start canning, and thought we would try asparagus since it's first to come in. Anyone know of a good place to buy it in bulk 30-50lbs.

[Romulus1297]

Lone Pine Fruit

[RadSav]

Asparagus - Yummy

Canned asparagus - 


You can usually get bulk deals if you talk with the manager of your local Winco Foods - if you have one close.

[hollymaster]

Wife always buys at Costco. 

[ICEMAN]

Asparagus - Yummy

Canned asparagus - 


You can usually get bulk deals if you talk with the manager of your local Winco Foods - if you have one close.

I hear you on the canned asparagus as it is pretty soft canned. My hunting buddy had a cold pickling process and it made excellent snack time at camp each year. ( I need to pressure him to do this again, been a few years...)

[BigD]

My wife has bought it at the fruit/vegetable stands around yakama for .95 cents  a lb. In 20 lb boxes. We planted a bunch last year and more this year hope it comes in good.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Pickled asparagus is goooood.

[snowpack]

You could try the farmer's markets.  If you go near the end, after all the crowds have thinned, they are usually eager to bargain and be done for the day.  A lot of them don't want to haul the stuff back.

[sirmissalot]

I've been on the lookout too for some pickled asparagus. I can find it locally for 99 cents a pound when it's in season at the local farm stand.

[Kc_Kracker]

depends on where you live, grocery stores only have the thick stalks which are tough and chewy, i toww 2/3 of that out, the produce stands have the pencil stalks which are good and soft end to end. we go to Foleys in maple valley for all produce 

[mkcj]

Pickled asparagus is goooood.

Our neighbor at the cabin gave us a jar of spicy pickled asp. last year and it was great

[dscubame]

Thorp Fruit Stand?

[92xj]

The stand out past burbank heights on the right.  They just did a first cut of asparagus this past week.  good stuff cheap.  Most likely wrong side of the state for you though. 

[buckfvr]

depends on where you live, grocery stores only have the thick stalks which are tough and chewy, i toww 2/3 of that out, the produce stands have the pencil stalks which are good and soft end to end. we go to Foleys in maple valley for all produce 

You need to google asparagus to find out correct ways to prepare it.  We have grown our own for 7 seasons and do not experience toughness on the thicker stalks........we eat them all and they are all tender........if you throw away 2/3rds, you are wasting some good eats. 

We steam ours and eat it all.......for salads, we steam then ice bath........great stuff.

[CAMPMEAT]

One guy I know here, goes to Othello.