| Richwood |  | Feast of the Ramson | ||
| Richwood | | Feast of the Ramson | ||
"Ramps:" an Appalachian delicacy A wild leek, this onion relative with a garlicky flavor may have anticancer properties, with edible leaves and roots. Found in the woods of upper elevations, it's eaten raw or fried with eggs or just make plain old ramp sandwiches. The plants grow about a foot tall and, when eaten, a strong odor emanates from the skin of the ramps gourmand. Scientific Name for Wild Ramp (Allium tricoccum Aiton) better known as a wild leek, some other common names: wood leek, ail des bois, ail sauvage.
Richwood Ramp Fest (04/19/2008) Contact: Richwood WV Area Chamber of Commerce, Phone: 304-846-6790 for the most accurate information and date. Ramps are the first green things to show their heads in spring in the Appalachian woodlands. They taste somewhat like an onion with a strong odor. They add a little life to Richwood and Nicholas County after a long winter. Richwood, West Virginia is the Ramp Capital of the World! Check out their Feast of the Ramson. This good old fashioned Richwood Ramp Festival in West Virginia is held in middle of April and all food will be prepared by locals Richwooders especially the ramps, the "little stinkers" will be served with ham, bacon, fried potatoes, brown beans,cornbread, and dessert. Hope you can make it to the 2008 Ramp Fest. Ramp Fests are Everywhere Ramp festivals occur in many other mountain communities of Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and West Virginia but Richwood appears to be the birthplace of the Ramp Festivals for the United States and the world.
Ramp festival dates will be added as they become available. March 1-800-438-1601 April Menu includes: Ramps, Salad with Bacon/Ramp Vinaigrette Dressing, ham, potatoes, Ramp Quiche, Ramp Chowder, Dinner Rolls, Corn Bread, Apple Dumplings and Peach-Blueberry Cobbler. Catered by the 88 restraunt and Lounge. All proceeds benefit the Upshur County Library (304) 473-4219. Description: (Ramp Feed) - The National Ramp Association's 70th Feast of the Ramson dinner at Richwood High School from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, food, live music, arts & crafts from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Richwood Junior High School Gym, (304) 846-6790 or email: rwdchamber@richwoodwv.com - a celebration of ramps. 3rd Saturday, April 18 at 4pm. Chloe,Calhoun County, WV. 25235, Take I-79 to exit 40 turn north on State Route 16 10 miles. Park is on the left. Plenty of free parking. For more info contact Michele at (304) 655-8172 or imlmsears@yahoo.com at the Big Otter Community Building starting at 12:30 pm. Sponsored by the Big Otter Volunteer Fire Department. Menu includes: Ramps with all the trimmings. Take exit 40 off Interstate 79, go south on WV 16 for approx. 3 miles. For info call (304) 286-2212 Lost Pavement Rd. South Parkersburg, WV Call 304-483-1079 if you plan to come from a good distance away (we don't want you to show up after all the ramps are gone). Cost: Free (will accept donations though) Menu: Cooked ramps, Ramp salad, Soup beans, Cornbread, Potatoes, Ham, Dessert, Refreshments, Ect. May The First Upper Delaware Ramp Festival ( Newstories ) It's probably Western North Carolina's biggest ramp festival. | |||||||||||||||||
| By following these links, the viewer leave the www.richwooders.com website. Ramp Country Pictures, see (1) Pictures of the H.E. White Ramp Feed May 4, 2003 Clay County, West Virginia 25164. (2) Pictures of the Flag Pond Ramp Festival May, 13 2006, Unicoi County, Tennessee. (3) Pictures Digging Ramps in the Big Otter Community area of Calhoun County , West Virginia. |
Order ramps (wild leeks) here when in season.To buy Wild Leeks, visit (1) earthy.com Earthy Delights, a specialty foods company who was one of the first, if not the first company selling ramps nationwide. (2) G&N Ramp Farm (http://www.rampfarm.com/) Ramp Farm Specialties in Richwood, West Virginia. Was one of the first ramp farms in West Virginia and in the country selling ramps. |
| Link to Cultivating Ramps: Cultivating Ramps: Wild leeks of Appalachia Links from the Library of Congress Ramp Suppers, Biodiversity, and the Integrity of "The Mountains" http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/tending/essay4a.html http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/collections/tending/essay4a.html A FIELD TRIP TO DIG THE EASTERN RAMP (Polk County, Tennessee) Saturday, April 13, 1991 http://home.chattanooga.net/~henson3/ram.html ( Digging Deep For Ramps) Thursday April 19, 2001, Calhoun County http://home.chattanooga.net/~henson3/ram.html Link to how to cook ramps: How to Cook Ramps How Many Ramps Do You Need for a Festival?: How Many Ramps Are Ramp Festivals Sustainable?: Are Ramp Festivals Sustainable? In 2004, a documentary on Ramp Festivals was recorded, entitled The King of Stink. The film aired a year later on Public television stations. Documentary on PBSFor more information, the web site (Golden Lion Media) www.goldenlionmedia.com Better Pans Don't Make You A Better Chef? Wild ramps and wild-leeks will make you a better chef. U may not have seen "The Show" on CBS ....but they had one of this big name New York City chef who was doing some cooking on the show.... guess what he was using in one of his fancy dishes: "ramps" Said there were nothing like them to flavor a dish but they were expensive: $10 - 12 a pound in New York... partly due to the fact that the season was so short: 5 - 6 weeks. And here I thought ramps was just for mountain communities and towns. ... even city folks like them. ... Anything that is "a cross between onion and garlic" would be prized by any chef. 
Spring ramps and rainbow trout from the mountains and streams of Richwood....Oh man, This will make any West Virginia hillbilly hungry!The earlier you dig ramps, the milder they are. Nothing like catching a few trout, stuffing them full of ramps and butter, wrapping them in foil (seal the top and side edges} and griddle them directly over hot coals or you can brush the fish with butter or make your own marinade. Cook about 4 inch from hot coals 5 minutes. Turn; brush with butter or marinade, cook 5 minutes longer. Fish is done when it flakes easily with fork. If desired, serve with additional ramps fry in hot grease.There are certain recipes that, when you begin them, you instantly know that this is something you will want to do again and again.
Feast of the RamsonCome on down and enjoy nine holes of golf in the scenic mountains of Richwood at Cherry Hill Country Club. Enjoy spring ramps and rainbow trout from the mountains and streams of Richwood and explore the wonders of Nicholas County. | |||||
