Spring Vegetable Crock Pot Minestrone

Name: Spring Vegetable Crock Pot Minestrone
Ingredients: 1 fennel bulb, stalk removed and chopped; 3 carrots, chopped; 2 cups frozen peas **; 1/2 bunch of asparagus, chopped and woody ends removed (about 30 skinny stalks); 2 garlic cloves, minced; 32 oz. veg. broth; 2 -15 oz cans diced tomatoes in Italian Seasoning; 2 -15 oz cans Cannelini or Great Northern Beans; 8 oz Pasta (I used tubes -this is a great time to use any leftover random pasta you may have) **; 1 t. sea salt **; 1/2 t. pepper **