When I started my asparagus crop I was
unable to find organic asparagus crowns anywhere, so I started them from
seed. It does take longer, but I’ve
been very pleased with the quality of the crop that they have yielded. It also
gave me
extra time prep my space to put them in.
I’d start them now, I feel like it took me around 14 weeks to get them up
to transplant size.
Patrick Crouch
Program Manager
Earthworks Urban Farm,
313-579-2100 ext. 176
www.cskdetroit.org/earthworks
From: Michigan organic
growers seeking and offering information and ideas
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Of Vicki Morrone
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009
11:24 AM
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Subject: FW: seeking organic
asparagus crowns to purchase
From: John Bakker
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Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009
9:26 AM
To: Vicki Morrone
Subject: RE: seeking organic asparagus
crowns to purchase
Vicki,
There are no organic crown producers in
MI and I am not aware of any outside of MI either.
Sorry I could not be more help.
John Bakker
John
Bakker, executive director of the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board.
From: Vicki Morrone
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Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009
8:54 AM
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Subject: seeking organic asparagus
crowns to purchase
Dear
Growers and Advisors,
Could
you please share your source(s) of organic asparagus crowns and which
variety(ies). I am assisting the MSU Student Organic Farm to source a clean
organic asparagus crowns for this year’s planting. Please
write directly to me or share with the listserv if you like.
Thanks
very much for your input.
Sincerely,
Vicki
Morrone
Vicki Morrone
Organic Vegetable and Crop Outreach Specialist
C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems
303 Natural Resources Bldg.
517-353-3542
517-282-3557 (cell)
517-353-3834 (fax)
For
information on organic agriculture production please visit:
http://www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu/
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