A post by Hank Shaw on cultivating wild native plants—ramps and such. I’ve been intending to do this with fiddleheads—young ferns that people in Vermont eat like people eat ramps in West Virginia. I’ve never found them in West Virginia.
Also, I’m keen on Jerusalem Artichokes, probably the most famous vegetable Hank mentions. More of [...]
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