Sustainable Farming on the Urban Fringe: Sex and the Single Asparagus

In the land of asparagus, it’s a male dominated world where the female just can’t catch a break. Not weighed down by seed, the male asparagus not only out-yields the female, but ironically is more tender and sweet. Read more on how males take the lead in hybrid asparagus production in the latest “Sustainable Farming on the Urban Fringe.”