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Meet my friends The Growers

The Australian Asparagus Council is a group of 64 asparagus growers in southern Victoria. They grow over 85% of Australia’s fresh asparagus so this is real Asparagus Country! Click here to find out more about my friends, the growers.

Come and meet me at the Festival!

Come and meet me at the Celebrate Asparagus Festival on Saturday 13th October 2007 at the Cardinia Ranges Farmers’ Market in Pakenham. There’ll be fun for kids, prizes to win and asparagus cooking demonstrations with free tastings and recipes to take home. Click here to find out more.

Colour me!

Click here to download my Gus Asparagus 'Cool Kids Club' colouring sheet.
Click here to download my Festival Fun with Gus Asparagus colouring sheet.
Happy colouring!

Asparagus is bursting with goodness to make you strong and healthy!

Click here to find out more about the goodness in asparagus.

Did you know?

Asparagus is a ‘fast food’?

Asparagus is not only quick and easy to cook, it is FAST in the way it grows. With the right temperature and humidity, it can grow up to 1cm every hour! To find out more about how asparagus grows, click here.

Asparagus comes in three colours!

Most of the asparagus grown in Australia is green asparagus. White asparagus is next, then purple asparagus. To find out more about the different types of asparagus, click here.

But best of all, Asparagus is YUMMY!

Fresh!

When asparagus is first picked it snaps easily and is juicy. To make fresh asparagus more crispy and juicy, stand it upright in a container with the cut ends in 1 cm of water and put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour
(it will keep fresh for a few days).

As a Dipper!

Asparagus has the perfect shape to dip into your favourite dip. Try dipping it into mashed avocado (use a fork) mixed with a sprinkling of lemon pepper. Mmmmmmmmmm.

In Soup!

Asparagus Soup is really yummy with toasty fingers dipped in. It is great with cheese sprinkled on top too.

On the BBQ!

Asparagus only takes a few minutes to cook on a BBQ. Make sure you have an adult cook it because BBQs get very hot!

All you have to do is tell us how you like to eat fresh asparagus.

You may like to ask your family, teachers or friends for some help.
To find lots of d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s recipes click here.

We have been enjoying hearing your ideas.

Every month, we will choose the best entry and will announce the Cool Kids Club Winner right here! The lucky winner will receive a compact size George Foreman Grilling Machine (RRP $34.95) as illustrated - thanks to Salton Australia.

The compact size George Foreman Grilling Machine is a great for kids of all ages. Kids, with an adult's help, you will be able to whip up some great taste treats like yummy cheese toasties with a vegie power boost, just add some sliced asparagus before cooking! Or help with dinner by cooking your family's vegies (asparagus!), burgers, chicken breasts or steak on the grill. Click here to find out more about this great little machine.

Cool Kids Club Winners

The following lucky winners have each won a fabulous Smash Enterprises Prize Pack.

October Cool Kids Club Winner

Congratulations to Roman of Collingwood Park in Queensland who won a fabulous Smash Pack! For more information about Smash Enterprises.

November Cool Kids Club Winner

Congratulations to Nicholas of Paradise in Tasmania who is the first winner of our compact size George Foreman Grilling Machine!

Conditions of Entry

1. Entries are restricted to residents of Australia.
2. This competition is open to kids between the ages of 4 and 12.
3. Be sure to read ‘Important Information - Privacy Statement’ before you fill in the entry form.
4. We will contact the competition winner directly each month.
5. Competition winners will be announced on this website.
6. This competition is open until further notice.

Good Luck in the competition!

Enter Here!

Fill in your details below and tell us your favourite ways to eat asparagus and enter in the competition

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