Ramps, also known as wild leeks, and their unique garlic-onion flavor profile, are a popular foraged seasonal food but that demand could drive overharvesting of the native forest plant. In response to ...

QUEST Ohio Community Contributor Ken Mudge contributed to this story. It is a hot and steamy summer day in northeast Ohio and the mosquitoes are out in full force. None of this seems to bother me or ...

Due to market pressures, ecosystem loss, and a growing consumer base, there is a push to inspire forest farming and herb growing. Documenting and sharing the Appalachian ethnobotanists' oral ...

A transition from wild collection of herbs to forest farming needs to occur in Appalachia to make the opaque, unstable and unjust supply chain for forest medicinal plants such as ginseng sustainable, ...

The dollop of acorn gel with fermented sweet potato greens looked like sustenance from an episode of Survivor when a volunteer first offered it to me, plated on a single shiso leaf. It tasted like ...

Agroforestry can be described as a combination of agriculture and forestry. It is designed to maximize yield from the land, especially in areas with limited space. Forest farming, one of the six ...

INTO THE WOODS: Volunteers are developing a new demonstration forest farm at the Madison County Public Library to increase awareness and knowledge of forest farming techniques. Photo courtesy of ...