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News article 1957 May - Archive Journal 50 years ago, Vegetable growers are told your asparagus is the best!

Description

Newspaper article about asparagus making a come-back in the Vale of Evesham in the 21st century and was also popular 50 years ago when the Evesham Asparagus Show of 1957 attracted national interest; a Covent Garden salesman told Evesham growers, "Others cannot grow asparagus like you can." For the fifth year, the best bundle was won by Mr C W Brotherton of Evesham.

Year created
2007
Publication Date/Date Made
31st May 2007
Physical Characteristics (Dimensions)
21 cm x 29.7 cm
Physical Characteristics (Description)
Article stuck on 1 sheet of A4 paper
Donor or Creator of Records
The Badsey Society
Provenance
Article from The Evesham Journal (copyright and courtesy of The Evesham Journal)
Nature of Acquisition
Collected for the Archive
Accession Date
2007
Access Conditions
Contact Archive Manager
Reference
4/AMG/ASP/N