I spent a stormy day recently at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, WA that grows … Brussels sprouts (along with their primary crop, the potato).
Brussels sprouts, including the red Brussels sprouts variety, seen at left, grow at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
Brussels sprouts grow at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
Red Brussels sprouts grow at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
A worker carries Brussels sprouts during harvest at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
Workers harvest Brussels sprouts at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
A worker catches a stalk of Brussels sprouts during harvest at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
A farmer holds a stalk of Brussels sprouts at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
Freshly harvested Brussels sprouts await processing at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
A farmer arranges recently sorted Brussels sprouts at Pioneer Potatoes, a farm in Mount Vernon, Washington on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg