Hunting Morels and Ramps in North Carolina
A hunt for morels and wild leeks in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville leads to a host of edible discoveries.
Browsing Tag:
ramps
Wildly Garlicky Signs of Spring
The first shoots of wild edibles are beginning to appear in New York and I’m thrilling at their arrival. Late at night, on my way
Morel-less for Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day when I finally arrive in Benzie County and I have nothing but a handful of leeks to show for it. Every forest
The Ramps of Allegheny
I leave NJ in a tremble of excitement. I leave NJ in a driving in rain. I’m headed west, it’s spring, and the maps I
In Search of Southern Comforts
It’s too early for morels, probably too dry, too, but I headed to Virginia last week looking for my favorite springtime wild edible anyway. Actually, that’s not
Wild Onion for Easter
It’s always the last thing you spot, the hidden-in-plain site prize feet away from your car. I descended on the Delaware Water Gap, just west