While in Rabun County the other day, I drove to a secluded spot along a mountain road on the edge of the Chattahoochee National Forest to gather a small bunch of wild ramps — or edible wild leeks. But ...

As home gardeners look toward early salad greens and perennial herbs each spring, so do foragers seek out exotic mushrooms, and the holy grail of wild leeks or ramps. Foragers' Facebook pages often ...

Are you interested in foraging for ramps? It’s a spring ritual that many chefs, home cooks, and adventurous foragers participate in! With their broad leaves and a mix of onion and garlic scents, many ...

Ramps, a cross between garlic and onion, are a sure sign of spring and provide a nice garlicky kick to this Gnocchi with Ramps, Mushrooms and Shaved Parmesan. In cold-weather states along the eastern ...

The season is winding down but fresh morels and wild ramps can still be found at some farmers markets and specialty grocers around the cities. Laurie Crowell with Golden Fig Fine Foods has suggestions ...

Springtime in Appalachia means ramp festival season. But even as ramp festivals attract record numbers of people seeking a fleeting taste of the seasonal garlic-scented greens, scientists warn that ...

This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden. By Margaret Roach Jared Rosenbaum knows the primal thrill of foraging — a sense of interdependence with the ...

Ramps are a safe first project for new foragers. The distinctive garlicky, peppery aroma of ramps — also called wild onions — tells you immediately that you picked the right plant. These are a ...

It’s wild ramp season in Appalachia. Classified as an allium, this plant grows wild in the hills of West Virginia. Locations of patches are coveted information and everyone has a different take on the ...

Foragers scurrying into the woods and chefs who love a cultural spring delicacy are making the ramp, a linchpin in the mountain foodways of Appalachia, an ever-booming commodity. Demand for the wild ...

Springtime in Appalachia means ramp festival season. But as ramp festivals and urban ramp vendors attract record numbers of people, scientists... Springtime in Appalachia means ramp festival season.