What makes this super-vegetable good for you and the environment is the fact that asparagus is a low-maintenance crop. It doesn't require pesticides or herbicides for growth and is drought-tolerant, meaning it requires very little water to grow. Furthermore, asparagus is a perennial vegetable, which means that once it's planted, it will continue to produce spears for years to come with very little input required from the grower. So not only is eating asparagus good for you, but it's also good for the planet. And that's always a win-win in our book.