This fourth generation farming family grows asparagus and strawberries (and know the “right” way to make an asparagus roll)

This farming family grows asparagus and strawberries — the food manifestations of spring and summer. But Horowhenua’s Lewis Farms is a year-round operation. Words: Lee-Anne Duncan  Photos: Mark Coote The asparagus pickers step, stoop and strike, using specialized tools to pick spring’s much-loved vegetable spear by spear. In Lewis Farms’ 100 hectares of asparagus, the … Continue reading This fourth generation farming family grows asparagus and strawberries (and know the “right” way to make an asparagus roll)