Travels to Waseca

I went to Waseca Monday to attend a meeting of the Waseca 2008 All-School Reunion Committee meeting. While driving past Meriden, I recalled seeing a mention in Jurgen Peters’ column in an old Waseca newspaper that Meriden farmers used to grow a lot of asparagus in earlier days and that asparagus ended up being seeded in the ditches in the area. Sure enough, I spotted lots of asparagus stalks that were going to seed along Hwy 14 as I passed the Meriden crossing. So, if you’re an asparagus lover, you now know where to look for some wild asparagus.