Although farmers across Germany reported damage to their crops last week thanks to Hurricane Niklas, and the unseasonable cold has damaged more, there's still sure to be plenty of asparagus to go around. The Franconian Spargel Famers' Association says that it will be around two weeks before there's a large harvest lading down the shelves at your local grocery store. But that's no reason not to get ahead by preparing a range of recipes for Germany's most-produced vegetable. The country grew Read more [...]

The strikes are affecting Bavaria, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg and Saxony. Focus reports that over 400 kindergartens in Bavaria alone have been affected by the strikes. The walk-outs follow on from Tuesday's strikes in Hamburg and Lower Saxony. Ver.di called the strikes in the build up to the next round of negotiations on pre-school teachers' salaries, set to be held on Thursday in Düsseldorf. The trade union is demanding that the pre-school teachers be put in a higher pay grade, meaning Read more [...]