Walla Walla sweet onion harvest will kick off in mid-June. Michael J. Locati, president of the Walla Walla sweet onion marketing committee, hopes for improved yields and prices. Walla Walla sweet ...

Cooler weather might have delayed the start of the Walla Walla sweet onion harvest, but an industry leader expects a large crop. “They sized up nicely with the rain,” said Michael J. Locati, president ...

Walla Walla Sweet Onions made international headlines last October when a photo of the sweet onions in a wicker basket, posted by a seed company, was deemed too sexy for Facebook. After much ...

The six-pack of sweet onions arrived on my doorstep unannounced. Individually wrapped, each one was at least four inches in diameter and almost comically large. The onions were a gift from Whitman ...

At a time of year when most people are fixated on berries and peaches, corn and tomatoes, it's also the season to get excited about onions -- not just any old allium but a heritage sweet onion ...

OLYMPIA -- It seemed like a perfectly simple idea for a class project on state government: pushing a bill to name the Walla Walla sweet onion Washington's official state vegetable. But three years ...

In June, as the sun baked the ground, harvest began at Enriquez Farms, a midsized operation in Walla Walla specializing in the region’s famous sweet onions. Up to that point, the alliums had thrived ...

Harvested Walla Walla sweet onions are placed in 1,000-bound bins in this photo contributed by Michael J. Locati, president of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee. WALLA WALLA, Wash. — ...

WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla sweet onion harvest is a third of the way through, an industry leader says, and yields are expected to increase as the season progresses. Harvest began June 10, and is likely ...