Episode #124 of GEOGRAFREE Front Line. Today´s Topic: The Asparagus Economy.

Links:
- Homegrown: Asparagus. Why is Hadley, MA, the asparagus capital of the world?: http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-05/food/asparagus
- US asparagus industry sees slight recovery: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-04/D9UB51C00.htm
- The German Market for Asparagus: http://www.asparagus-friends.com/cultivation-of-asparagus/the-german-market-for-asparagus/
- Asparagus angst. Stemming the flood of Polish workers: http://www.economist.com/node/3943438
- Asparagus Salad with Peas and Toasted Almonds: http://www.yankeemagazine.com/recipes/search/onerecipe.php?number=9520

Announcements:
- EUROGEO Conference
Geography and Global Understanding: Connecting the Sciences
June 1st-2nd, 2012
Dublin, Ireland
http://www.eurogeography.eu/conference/dublin-2012/dublin2012.html

Quick Vote:
- "Poland´s EU membership destroys asparagus industry?"

Music:
Ben Willmott - Recipe - ‘Nowhere To Go But Up‘
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US iTunes-Link for the Album: ‘http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nowhere-to-go-but-up/id192651959‘
German iTunes-Link for the Album: ‘http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/nowhere-to-go-but-up/id192651959‘

Cover:
This weeks episode cover is a mashup of the original Front Line Logo and this picture: http://www.spargel-peru.de/gifs/PRESSE/Pressefotos/SPARGEL_ERNTE_01.jpg

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