In the western North Carolina mountains, the way people talk about ramps hints at the spirit of Appalachia itself: part folk medicine, part mischief, part elusive, wild mystery. The native allium slips up through last year’s leaf cover in early spring, when the dirt starts to smell alive again but the first Brandywine tomatoes are still a distant dream. Both my Appalachian grandfather…
2026-04-28
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