Looks like I just watched a 22 minute video about ramps, and felt like it was only 5 minutes. Much appreciation for the care and effort that went into this study and sharing of knowledge 💚
"I believe we can have nature and eat it, too, but I don't think we can have nature if we don't eat it." I repeated this to myself a hundred times when I heard it. What a perfect way to capture the importance of foraging. Well put, Sam! Incredible video. I think everyone, whether forager, conservationist, naturalist, should watch this video. Thank you for all the work you've done!
When I saw just the video title I expected some 20-year-old environmental studies major lecturing the world not to touch the nature. When I recognized Sam's name and heard that line, I knew it was anything but. This is the way!
Great video and great info! I found a great patch last year and transplanted a few in my yard last year in 4 different spots. I just checked on them a few days ago and they all look great.
This is great. I have been harvesting at a teeny site for almost 20 years after having done experiments with dividing korms and even the roots, and then also for the past 12yrs I've used a putty knife to slice off the base of the bulb to leave the entire korm and roots. And the next year, yes, the next year, they are grown back.
I found a domestic leek that had naturalized at a 60 year old farm site grown over with trees. I have since moved clumps of it to my garden and even grew it from seeds. The way the bulbs fraction off If I leave one stalk somewhere after about a year, it creates a 2 foot diameter patch all by itself. Alliums are extremely durable.
This is fortuitous - I just found my first-ever ramps this very evening! Sam Thayer, I'm a massive fan of what you do. Thank you doesn't begin to cover it.
Good work, Sam (and Alan). I'm glad you've got a TH-cam channel now. I don't care for TicToc. This gives you time for an "essay" format and I am grateful. I'm a little disapointed that you have 58 views and only 7 likes, and I'm the first to comment. It will come for you.
Thank you so much for creating this video Sam. I am a full time foraging instructor and your books were one of the most influential resources when I was starting out about 10 years ago. I first learned about permaculture and how Native Americans tended landscapes through one of your books, and it eventually led me to get my Permaculture Design Certificate in 2022. The amount of time and energy that went into making this documentary is astounding, and it was very thought provoking. To SEE someone practicing ecoculture and conducting their own long-term scientific studies is mind blowing.
Love those ramps! And now love them even more with no fear and armed with knowledge! Thank you Sam Thayer. Just like ramps spread. So will the info in this video
This is awesome Sam. We’ve talked through the years so you know how I feel. I love the point you made about the bulbs being bigger when thinned. We sell from private patches and we always get told we have the biggest ramps.
It's interesting that people forget that the same concepts that apply in a garden also apply in the wild. Plants can't grow large if crowded. With ramps, as with almost all other plants, sexual reproduction is determined not by age but by size (once a certain age threshold is met).
Ramps are the very first plant that started my deep dive into my passion of foraging and sustainable living. I'm so grateful I got the chance to meet you on my birthday last year! Thank you for fostering mine and everyone else love of nature.
I grew up in Wisconsin. And I come from several generations of foragers. I live far away from sugar maples and frozen ground now. But my family is still there. I will share this video with them. Thank you. 🙏
Thank you for this video. I have areas on my land with the same types of trees but not necessarily the same soil mix. Now to find some bulbs to get started.
So glad to follow your new channel. I love all your books and hope to meet you someday. You are doing important work and are so thorough with your research. Funny my son's mother is in this video and neighbor Maria. Hope you have a great harvest this year!
It's so important for farmers/foragers/ranchers to actually understand scientists and how to test. produce papers and improve for everybody including themselves.
Talking about your kids harvesting ramps “They don’t even know it’s not normal” 😂😂 this video is great thank you. I’ve been seeding ramps on my property for a few years and have only a handful of young plants to show for it. This information is very helpful
I just started reading your excellent book 'The Forager's Harvest' and searched your name here hoping to find some videos from you. Now I'm so excited to see you having a channel on TH-cam. Hope to see more videos from you. Public sphere needs more knowledgeable people like yours, particularly in this day and age where few people read books.
Thank-you for this wonderful video and for all the work you've done on foraging. You've been my one of my most trusted sources on wild edibles for years. Looking forward to this TH-cam channel! :)
thank you for the obviously extensive time and effort and thoughtfulness that went into producing this. such good public service from you and everyone else involved. mutual flourishing is the way, enough with this guilt and shame.
Nice to put a face to you Sam. I have a couple of your books. (You're youger than I thought, I don't know why). So happy this video showed up in my feed. I will be BINGING!!!😊
Very similar to the conclusions drawn by Laurie, Lena, & Robin Wall Kimmerer with regard to harvesting sweetgrass. Having a good relationship with plants is imperative to the survival of both.
Ramps are on my itinerary of 1st year finds this upcoming foraging season. I watched 3 video presentations on this platform; this being my 3rd. I know I just landed on my go to spot to finding & harvesting them. The passionate dedication this man involves with foraging about equipping with knowledge of it's necessity & sustainability proves that the loss/lack of it should never have become the norm which has garnered a stereotypical negative ignorance that tries to "throw the baby out with the bath water". It's really sad that the "blame-to-shame, cup-emptying viewpoint camp" are fervently against & unduly making noise about what this wise man is not just study-proof envisioning, but accomplishing in the neck of the woods that he, along with a few others, is/are trekking that if many more could get on board & involved with this planet shall be a much better place to be spinning around on for countless years to come! There is ample enough provided that any sensible individuals who "bark up this tree" need to realize they should be praising this eco-building initiative & harvesting practices. I, for one, will find the ramps I am positioning myself to find through study, plan & attainment. But it is going to be in a well instructed manner & approach because of the depth of insightful & responsible understanding provided by a top tier teacher in this field. Thank you! I love foraging! You have resounded that in my heart so I must say it again: I Love Foraging!!
Totally agree - if you forage for your own food, you are the guardian. Because if you over harvest, nothing will come up next year. Also, when you transplant clumps into new area, it’s helpful to seed additional patches with seeds from different areas. It will increase gene pool and make ramps more resilient. Thank you Sam!
Ramps are unfortunately super rare where I live! Not because of overharvesting, but because of the destruction of their ecosystem... the whole province has been logged to death basically, so they only grow in a few places, mostly on nature preserves. Would love to get them thriving again!
I grew up in Eastern Ky, where foraging is just a normal part of life and has been for as long as anyone has lived there. I think people who aren’t used to the idea of hunting/gathering have a hard time imagining it as anything other than the extraction of a commodity. But for traditional peoples all over the world it’s about mutually beneficial relationships.
I ignore the shamers. It's grotesque, they say look at all this healthy natural food, but you can only look at it 😂 then go to your supermarket and buy your fake tomatos and eat them.
So the paper is literally saying ramps die due to overcrowding, and yet people don't realize that partially harvesting the crowded ones would have a net zero effect if not actually aid that? Every day the level of idiocy in this world surprises me
This EXACTLY the kind of sensible, pragmatic content the world needs regarding these delicious wild edibles. THANK YOU!
Looks like I just watched a 22 minute video about ramps, and felt like it was only 5 minutes.
Much appreciation for the care and effort that went into this study and sharing of knowledge 💚
"I believe we can have nature and eat it, too, but I don't think we can have nature if we don't eat it."
I repeated this to myself a hundred times when I heard it. What a perfect way to capture the importance of foraging. Well put, Sam! Incredible video. I think everyone, whether forager, conservationist, naturalist, should watch this video. Thank you for all the work you've done!
Thank you for posting his video! You've been posting lots of gems, too!😊
^The reason I found it.
When I saw just the video title I expected some 20-year-old environmental studies major lecturing the world not to touch the nature. When I recognized Sam's name and heard that line, I knew it was anything but. This is the way!
Amazing, thanks for sharing Sam! I admire your amazing wealth of knowledge.
Tears of joy and gratititude ran down my cheeks as I watched these beautiful human share their wisdom. Thank you Sam and Alan!❤️💛💚🤙🙏
Thank you. Also, I am greatly in appreciation of Maria and Richard.
Great video and great info! I found a great patch last year and transplanted a few in my yard last year in 4 different spots. I just checked on them a few days ago and they all look great.
Can somebody get this guy a TV show stat.
This is great. I have been harvesting at a teeny site for almost 20 years after having done experiments with dividing korms and even the roots, and then also for the past 12yrs I've used a putty knife to slice off the base of the bulb to leave the entire korm and roots. And the next year, yes, the next year, they are grown back.
Congrats on your film Samuel! Beautiful! Your wisdom is much appreciated.
I found a domestic leek that had naturalized at a 60 year old farm site grown over with trees. I have since moved clumps of it to
my garden and even grew it from seeds. The way the bulbs fraction off If I leave one stalk somewhere after about a year, it creates a 2 foot diameter patch all by itself. Alliums are extremely durable.
Great job!
Bet those are tasty as heck, too!
I have 2 of your books and will be buying your newest soon. Thank you for blessing us with your knowledge! I hope you do more videos.
Incredible. I just had this debate while harvesting yesterday. What a game changer. Thank you Sam!
Hell yea, Sam. Excellent video!!
Hell yeah! Thanks so much for your advocacy and integrity, Sam.
Welcome to youtube Sam! Great to see you here 🙂
This is fortuitous - I just found my first-ever ramps this very evening! Sam Thayer, I'm a massive fan of what you do. Thank you doesn't begin to cover it.
Good work, Sam (and Alan). I'm glad you've got a TH-cam channel now. I don't care for TicToc. This gives you time for an "essay" format and I am grateful. I'm a little disapointed that you have 58 views and only 7 likes, and I'm the first to comment. It will come for you.
Thank you so much for creating this video Sam. I am a full time foraging instructor and your books were one of the most influential resources when I was starting out about 10 years ago. I first learned about permaculture and how Native Americans tended landscapes through one of your books, and it eventually led me to get my Permaculture Design Certificate in 2022. The amount of time and energy that went into making this documentary is astounding, and it was very thought provoking. To SEE someone practicing ecoculture and conducting their own long-term scientific studies is mind blowing.
Love those ramps! And now love them even more with no fear and armed with knowledge! Thank you Sam Thayer. Just like ramps spread. So will the info in this video
This is awesome Sam. We’ve talked through the years so you know how I feel.
I love the point you made about the bulbs being bigger when thinned. We sell from private patches and we always get told we have the biggest ramps.
It's interesting that people forget that the same concepts that apply in a garden also apply in the wild. Plants can't grow large if crowded. With ramps, as with almost all other plants, sexual reproduction is determined not by age but by size (once a certain age threshold is met).
Excellent.
Very nice video. It's all about balance!!
Ramps are the very first plant that started my deep dive into my passion of foraging and sustainable living. I'm so grateful I got the chance to meet you on my birthday last year! Thank you for fostering mine and everyone else love of nature.
Excellent video. Love everything your do Sam ! Keep crushing it. Steve
Excellent video! Thanks so much for all you do to help spread good information about foraging wild foods.
I grew up in Wisconsin. And I come from several generations of foragers. I live far away from sugar maples and frozen ground now. But my family is still there. I will share this video with them. Thank you. 🙏
Sam, this is wonderful. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I have areas on my land with the same types of trees but not necessarily the same soil mix. Now to find some bulbs to get started.
Great to see you sharing here!
Great video! I just bought your book recently, and I'm glad to see you're making your way on to TH-cam!
Same here!
So glad to follow your new channel. I love all your books and hope to meet you someday. You are doing important work and are so thorough with your research. Funny my son's mother is in this video and neighbor Maria. Hope you have a great harvest this year!
This is a beautiful film. Thank you for your teachings.
It's so important for farmers/foragers/ranchers to actually understand scientists and how to test. produce papers and improve for everybody including themselves.
Thank you once again for who and what you are in this world, Sam ❤
Talking about your kids harvesting ramps “They don’t even know it’s not normal” 😂😂 this video is great thank you. I’ve been seeding ramps on my property for a few years and have only a handful of young plants to show for it. This information is very helpful
More like 99% of people have forgotten that it IS normal and always has been. More humans existed before the current century than exist now.
I just started reading your excellent book 'The Forager's Harvest' and searched your name here hoping to find some videos from you. Now I'm so excited to see you having a channel on TH-cam. Hope to see more videos from you. Public sphere needs more knowledgeable people like yours, particularly in this day and age where few people read books.
Fantastic content I'm excited for your channel Sam!
Thank-you for this wonderful video and for all the work you've done on foraging. You've been my one of my most trusted sources on wild edibles for years. Looking forward to this TH-cam channel! :)
thank you for the obviously extensive time and effort and thoughtfulness that went into producing this. such good public service from you and everyone else involved. mutual flourishing is the way, enough with this guilt and shame.
Creek Stewart sent me to this video. Thanks Creek and Sam.
Nice to put a face to you Sam. I have a couple of your books. (You're youger than I thought, I don't know why). So happy this video showed up in my feed. I will be BINGING!!!😊
Very similar to the conclusions drawn by Laurie, Lena, & Robin Wall Kimmerer with regard to harvesting sweetgrass. Having a good relationship with plants is imperative to the survival of both.
Ramps are on my itinerary of 1st year finds this upcoming foraging season. I watched 3 video presentations on this platform; this being my 3rd. I know I just landed on my go to spot to finding & harvesting them. The passionate dedication this man involves with foraging about equipping with knowledge of it's necessity & sustainability proves that the loss/lack of it should never have become the norm which has garnered a stereotypical negative ignorance that tries to "throw the baby out with the bath water". It's really sad that the "blame-to-shame, cup-emptying viewpoint camp" are fervently against & unduly making noise about what this wise man is not just study-proof envisioning, but accomplishing in the neck of the woods that he, along with a few others, is/are trekking that if many more could get on board & involved with this planet shall be a much better place to be spinning around on for countless years to come! There is ample enough provided that any sensible individuals who "bark up this tree" need to realize they should be praising this eco-building initiative & harvesting practices.
I, for one, will find the ramps I am positioning myself to find through study, plan & attainment. But it is going to be in a well instructed manner & approach because of the depth of insightful & responsible understanding provided by a top tier teacher in this field. Thank you! I love foraging! You have resounded that in my heart so I must say it again: I Love Foraging!!
Thanks for this excellent video.
Totally agree - if you forage for your own food, you are the guardian. Because if you over harvest, nothing will come up next year. Also, when you transplant clumps into new area, it’s helpful to seed additional patches with seeds from different areas. It will increase gene pool and make ramps more resilient. Thank you Sam!
Amazing work Sam, Alan, Jesse, and the team!
This is beautiful, thank you. Now I want to grow them. Do you sell seeds? I can scatter them randomly like Johnny Appleseed lol
Better to find a local seed source, as the genetics are so variable, and tyou want to get a population matched to your region and soil.
Ramps are unfortunately super rare where I live! Not because of overharvesting, but because of the destruction of their ecosystem... the whole province has been logged to death basically, so they only grow in a few places, mostly on nature preserves. Would love to get them thriving again!
This needs more views, excellent content. Thank you.
Subbed and commenting to help the algorithm.
Thank you!
Nice quality video, Sam!
You are cultivating as you are harvesting...that IS an indigenous practice.
Well done!
I grew up in Eastern Ky, where foraging is just a normal part of life and has been for as long as anyone has lived there. I think people who aren’t used to the idea of hunting/gathering have a hard time imagining it as anything other than the extraction of a commodity. But for traditional peoples all over the world it’s about mutually beneficial relationships.
Thank you Sam
What a beautiful sharing Sam! And thank you for beginning with bad river indigenous voice!
This is awesome - well done on your research!
60th like! Is there a prize like a jar of pickled ramps?
I always replant the roots and they reroot successfully.
Best video about ramps ever. Thank you!
Hi! Can you just pull the tops off the ramps, so the root is left to grow again next year. Thanks. No cutting involved ?
You can cut or break off the leaves. If you brak off the bulb and leave just the root know below, it usually wuill not regrow.
@@samuelthayer378 Thank-you.
I miss Ramps! They stink up the house, but they are amazing eating, if you dont mind having dragon breath! Great in potato soup!
I ignore the shamers. It's grotesque, they say look at all this healthy natural food, but you can only look at it 😂 then go to your supermarket and buy your fake tomatos and eat them.
So the paper is literally saying ramps die due to overcrowding, and yet people don't realize that partially harvesting the crowded ones would have a net zero effect if not actually aid that? Every day the level of idiocy in this world surprises me