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Yes, I and others use ramps too. See the below for various links and posts.

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&item=145474 

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&nodes=3 

I was given a lecture by a vendor recently about how he would NEVER sell ramps that still had roots attached, that "sustainable harvesting" meant ONLY that one cut off just the tops of the bulbs w/ the foliage, etc. Strange - in past years I most definitely bought intact ramps from him with roots attached. Ah, no fervor like that of the converted, they say.  I have also talked with other vendors and sellers of ramp-based products (including ramp sauerkraut) - and the last one I talked with (amongst others over the years) agreed with what I had believed - that it was certainly possible to responsibly harvest intact ramps, root-and-all, by judiciously THINNING out clumps of ramps by taking out bulbs/plants from here and there within the clumps, and allowing them, in fact, space to grow new bulbs in subsequent seasons. I would imagine this applies more to large spreading established clumps, rather than small clusters of the plants. He said there were certainly two camps within ramp-gatherers – those of the "thinning-out" persuasion, and those of the ONLY-cut-above-the-bulb persuasion.

I picked up some ramps from Goose the Market in Indy last weekend. These were intact ramps. Haven't decided what I'll do with them yet, they're in a paper bag in my veggie crisper drawer.

ETA: Pic of the ramps I picked up.

ETA2: From top-to-bottom of the above ramps is roughly 16 inches.

Yes, I and others use ramps too. See the below for various links and posts.

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&item=145474 

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&nodes=3 

I was given a lecture by a vendor recently about how he would NEVER sell ramps that still had roots attached, that "sustainable harvesting" meant ONLY that one cut off just the tops of the bulbs w/ the foliage, etc. Strange - in past years I most definitely bought intact ramps from him with roots attached. Ah, no fervor like that of the converted, they say.  I have also talked with other vendors and sellers of ramp-based products (including ramp sauerkraut) - and the last one I talked with (amongst others over the years) agreed with what I had believed - that it was certainly possible to responsibly harvest intact ramps, root-and-all, by judiciously THINNING out clumps of ramps by taking out bulbs/plants from here and there within the clumps, and allowing them, in fact, space to grow new bulbs in subsequent seasons. I would imagine this applies more to large spreading established clumps, rather than small clusters of the plants. He said there were certainly two camps within ramp-gatherers – those of the "thinning-out" persuasion, and those of the ONLY-cut-above-the-bulb persuasion.

I picked up some ramps from Goose the Market in Indy last weekend. These were intact ramps. Haven't decided what I'll do with them yet, they're in a paper bag in my veggie crisper drawer.

ETA: Pic of the ramps I picked up.

Yes, I and others use ramps too. See the below for various links and posts.

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&item=145474 

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&nodes=3 

I was given a lecture by a vendor recently about how he would NEVER sell ramps that still had roots attached, that "sustainable harvesting" meant ONLY that one cut off just the tops of the bulbs w/ the foliage, etc. Strange - in past years I most definitely bought intact ramps from him with roots attached. Ah, no fervor like that of the converted, they say.  I have also talked with other vendors and sellers of ramp-based products (including ramp sauerkraut) - and the last one I talked with agreed with what I had believed - that it was certainly possible to responsibly harvest intact ramps, root-and-all, by judiciously THINNING out clumps of ramps by taking out bulbs/plants from here and there within the clumps, and allowing them, in fact, space to grow new bulbs in subsequent seasons. I would imagine this applies more to large spreading clumps, rather than small clusters of the plants. He said there were certainly two camps within ramp-gatherers – those of the "thinning-out" persuasion, those of the ONLY-cut-above-the-bulb persuasion.

I picked up some ramps from Goose the Market in Indy last weekend. These were intact ramps. Haven't decided what I'll do with them yet, they're in a paper bag in my veggie crisper drawer.

ETA: Pic of the ramps I picked up.

Yes, I and others use ramps too. See the below for various links and posts.

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&item=145474 

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&nodes=3 

I was given a lecture by a vendor recently about how he would NEVER sell ramps that still had roots attached, that "sustainable harvesting" meant ONLY that one cut off just the tops of the bulbs w/ the foliage, etc. Strange - in past years I most definitely bought intact ramps from him with roots attached. Ah, no fervor like that of the converted, they say.  I have also talked with other vendors and sellers of ramp-based products (including ramp sauerkraut) - and the last one I talked with agreed with what I had believed - that it was certainly possible to responsibly harvest intact ramps, root-and-all, by judiciously THINNING out clumps of ramps by taking out bulbs/plants from here and there within the clumps, and allowing them, in fact, space to grow new bulbs in subsequent seasons. I would imagine this applies more to large spreading clumps, rather than small clusters of the plants. He said there were certainly two camps within ramp-gatherers – those of the "thinning-out" persuasion, those of the ONLY-cut-above-the-bulb persuasion.

I picked up some ramps (expensive) from Goose the Market in Indy last weekend. These were intact ramps. Haven't decided what I'll do with them yet, they're in a paper bag in my veggie crisper drawer.

Yes, I and others use ramps too. See the below for various links and posts.

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&item=145474 

https://forums.egullet.org/search/?q=ramps&type=forums_topic&nodes=3 

I was given a lecture by a vendor recently about how he would NEVER sell ramps that still had roots attached, that "sustainable harvesting" meant ONLY that one cut off just the tops of the bulbs w/ the foliage, etc. Strange - in past years I most definitely bought intact ramps from him with roots attached. Ah, no fervor like that of the converted, they say.  I have also talked with other vendors and sellers of ramp-based products (including ramp sauerkraut) - and the last one I talked with agreed with what I had believed - that it was certainly possible to responsibly harvest intact ramps, root-and-all, by judiciously THINNING out clumps of ramps by taking out bulbs/plants from here and there within the clumps, and allowing them, in fact, space to grow new bulbs in subsequent seasons. He said there were certainly two camps within ramp-gatherers – those of the "thinning-out" persuasion, those of the ONLY-cut-above-the-bulb persuasion.

I picked up some ramps (expensive) from Goose the Market in Indy last weekend. These were intact ramps. Haven't decided what I'll do with them yet, they're in a paper bag in my veggie crisper drawer.