LAST year Iraak asparagus grower Darren Minter was seriously considering giving up on his crop and walking away altogether.

Despite COVID-19 difficulties he's faced in 2020, the owner of Magic Minter thinks the spring vegetable is having a revival that will continue for years to come.

"Asparagus has been reborn in my eyes," Mr Minter said. "I was getting ready to walk away."

His farm has been ...