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 ...

Early spring enthusiasm for ramps—also known as wild leeks—may be causing lower plant yields and threatening communities of the forest herb, according to Penn State researchers. Eaten for thousands of ...

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 ...

Snowmelt and recent rains have made for a damp and nutrient-rich forest floor. Here among the dead leaves from last fall, the sunlight penetrates and the woods acts out the next scene of spring. In ...

There's a long-standing debate in the wild ramp community, with one faction arguing that there is only one species of the plant, while others maintain there are up to four species. Subscribe to our ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. It is ramp season, the season that propels even ...

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 ...

Of all the people I know who are outdoor-oriented and in the naturalist category, my brother Jeff is at the top of the list. I wouldn’t necessarily say he rivals Euell Gibbons from the 1960s and '70s, ...

Fresh leeks are not green onions. Learn everything you need to know about growing leeks to add a mild onion flavor to your favorite dishes. Better Homes & Gardens Leeks are a popular and easy-to-grow ...

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 ...