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Wild Leeks/ Ramps: Reflections on Harvesting & Entitlement
Posted by Atalanta Sunguroff on

(Article from April, 2013) Written from a white perspective: (Shown above: wild leeks coming up through leafy forest floor in the sunshine, text: Question harvest entitlement & privilege) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here goes my yearly reminder regarding Wild Leek/ Ramp harvest. While they are not the only at-risk or endangered plant to be harvested, I think it is extremely important to address how & why they are harvested as it correlates to harvest entitlement that is often paired with white settler mentality & private property ownership. The most important piece here is that ramp bulbs should never be harvested. If the plant...