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    Ramp season is suddenly upon us. Let's not love them to death.
    Tal Galton
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    Ramp season is suddenly upon us. Let's not love them to death.

    (Clockwise from left: Some of the first ramps to emerge in the Smokies this year (3/9); Early ramps in the Toe River Valley (3/11); A ramp plant sending up its flower bud in late April--the leaves will yellow and die before the plant blooms, usually in May-June.) Ramp season is upon us. Let’s not love them to death. Nothing breaks the winter doldrums like the pungent taste of these wild onions. Ramp season has arrived sooner than ever this spring and demand for ramps is on th
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