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Allium tricoccum, otherwise known as ramps or wild leeks.
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Wild leek season is upon us! The Allium tricoccum (otherwise known as ramps, spring onions, ramson, wild leeks, wood leeks, or wild garlic), is a wild onion that appears in early spring across much of the eastern United States and Canada. Ridiculously yummy and easy to prepare, ramps are a growing favorite among chefs in restaurants—and this weekend you can enjoy some of ours on the
Mother's Day menu at Bella's in Clayton!
The broad, bright leaves on wild leeks make them easy to spot along hillsides in wooded, rocky areas:
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| A grove of wild leeks. |
A group of foragers took to the woods yesterday to harvest more than 20 pounds of the tiny delicacy, which goes great in soups, on salads, in flat breads, or pickled and canned.
Here's the bounty, which will be part of this week's
CSA:
A pound of wild leeks will cost consumers,
on average, between $9 and $20 with leaves and roots on:
But you can get wild leeks from us for just $4/pound (while supplies last!):
To enroll in Better Farm's CSA program, click here. Many thanks to the Tulley family for allowing us to forage in their woods!
