A new crop to boost your farm’s revenue could be waiting for you right now in your own forest. Ramps, also known as wild leeks, grow abundantly in many of the region’s forests. Eric Burkhart, director ...

My first introduction to ramps was 25 years ago, when Tom Douthit Jr. brought some into the Foods Lab on campus where we worked. I was smitten. He took me to his parent’s home near Centre Hall so I ...

The agroforestry practice of forest farming may be a solution to conservation challenges surrounding the wild exploitation of ramps, often called wild leeks, but it requires proper site selection to ...

In recent years the native wild woodland plant called ramps, also known as wild leeks (Allium tricoccum), has become quite popular from a culinary perspective in the metropolitan Northeast and other ...

You’re probably familiar with leeks, green onions, and other onion-like vegetables with leafy green tops. But the mysterious onions you may have seen for a fleeting moment at your local farmers’ ...

Spring foraging in Northern Michigan yields everything from morel mushrooms to ramps (also known as wild leeks). We’re heading out into our local woods and fields to connect with our food—and each ...

When ramps pop up in Pennsylvania and throughout the Appalachian region, they’re a stinky, garlicky harbinger of spring. The season only lasts weeks and they’re not quick to grow, which makes them ...

Ramp mania, otherwise known as ramp season, is a brief but glorious time in the spring as ramps make their very short but loud descent on the cooking scene. Whether you first notice them on restaurant ...

In cold weather states along the eastern seaboard, the ramp harvest has long marked the start of spring. Often described as wild leeks, ramps are a cross between garlic and onion and have a pungent ...

Ramp mania, otherwise known as ramp season, is a brief but glorious time in the spring as ramps make their very short but loud descent on the cooking scene. Whether you first notice them on restaurant ...

Ramps, also known as wild leeks, and their unique garlic-onion flavor profile, are a popular foraged seasonal food but that demand could drive overharvesting of the native forest plant. In response to ...

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 ...