Every spring, the little town of Schwetzingen in southwest Germany stirs to life with more than just blooming flowers and birdsong. Known as the country’s asparagus capital, this is where the quiet magic of the season begins. As morning mist clings to the sandy fields, hundreds of seasonal workers move slowly between the rows, bending close to the earth, eyes trained for tiny cracks in the soil—a delicate clue that something precious is rising just beneath the surface.
