Ramp: Michael Baker

Michael Baker (@edible_illinois) teaches us all about the foraging lifestyle, harvesting Ramps sustainably, and his narrow miss with confusing Ramps with an unsuspecting lookalike, Lily of the Valley. Find out what Michael's soul smells like, and try his recipe for ramp butter. His website is www.edibleillinois.com. Michael's book recs: Stan Tekiela's "Trees of Illinois Field Guide," Samuel Thayer's "Nature's Garden" and "The Forager's Harvest." He recommends following @pascalbaudar, an author and naturalist, on Instagram. PlantNet is an app he sometimes uses to identify plants. Check out the Next Ingredient website at www.nextingredientconsulting.com. Take a peek at the blog while you’re there: nextingredientconsulting.com/blog. Maybe you’re more of an Instagram person: @nextingredient This podcast is meant to be a survey and celebration of natural ingredients. Please remember that health topics mentioned in these episodes are general. This is not to be considered one-on-one consulting with Next Ingredient, and does not replace a partnership with a trusted healthcare practitioner. Thank you for listening! Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments, or if you would like to be a guest on the show.