Life on an Italian olive grove

The pruning continues but as we prune the groves are being scoured by people picking wild asparagus. The year it is bountiful so there are quite a few people out picking.

The asparagus grows around the base of the olives and unless picked will grow and turn into a unpleasant prickly weed so the pickers do the grove owners a great service.

The asparagus is eaten in a number of ways but the two most popular in these parts are in a frittata or in a ragu with pasta.