Stock Photo - PRODUCTION - 31 March 2023, Brandenburg, Kremmen: A harvester uses a special tool to prick the asparagus spear in the soil growing in a field covered with foil from the Asparagus Farm Kremmen. Asparagus is considered a traditional messenger of spring on the plate, but the area under cultivation for the native vegetable in Brandenburg is shrinking. Farmers are struggling with higher costs and uncertainties in consumer behavior, but there is also confidence at the start of the season. In the fields, harvest workers have pricked the first asparagus spears. But for the upcoming Easter, the local vegetables in Brandenburg will probably only be available in small quantities. (to dpa ""Less asparagus cultivation in Brandenburg - limited supply at Easter"") Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa. - Kremmen/Brandenburg/Germany