 Michigan Notable Author at Fremont Library
Live @ the Library, a series of events including author visits and informational presentations at Fremont Area District Library is thrilled to host Michigan Notable Author Richard Norton Smith, as he presents his book An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford. For many Americans, President Gerald Ford was the genial accident of history who controversially pardoned his Watergate-tarnished predecessor, presided over the fall of Saigon, and became a punching bag on Saturday Night Live. Yet as Richard Norton Smith reveals in his Michigan Notable book full of surprises, Ford was an underrated leader whose tough decisions and personal decency look better with the passage of time. Copies of the book will be available to purchase at this event which takes place at the library on Monday, June 3rd at 7:00 p.m.
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 Hannah Bonthuts at the Muskegon Market Photo and article by Donna Iverson Every spring, a friend and I begin scouring the woods. He’s on the lookout for morels and I’m scanning the ground for ramps. This year, neither of us was successful. Well, not entirely unsuccessful. Much to my delight, I recently found a vendor at the farmers market selling ramps. Hannah Bonthuts from Ravenna was selling freshly picked ramps and homemade ramp butter. She said she finds wild ramps in swampy areas near woods. Ramps are wild leaks (Allium Tricoccum). Their closest relatives are wild garlic and wild onion. Native to the Upper Midwest, New England and Canada, ramps can be found in rich moist soil in deciduous forests. Identify ramps by their dagger-shaped leaves that are about 8 to 12 inches long and 1 to 3 inches wide with a bulb in the ground. Both the bulb and the leaves are edible and smell like onions. Once harvested or purchased, ramps can be used in a variety of dishes. For example, add them to salads, tacos, pizza and egg dishes. My cousin recommends macerating them and soaking them before eating. Myself, I add them to vegetable stock to make soup. Ramps are best harvested in spring and early summer before flowering. Conservationists recommend that you take only one leaf per plant and leave the bulb. Ramps are becoming scarcer and scarcer across the Midwest including in Michigan. Ramps grow slowly and take a long time to recover. In fact, ramps take seven years to grow to maturity and two years to germinate from seed. For more information on foraging, check out: https://www.cleannorth.org/?s=Ramps
The Wild Ones seedling chapter of the Newaygo Region will host an event on Saturday, May 18. It will take place from 11am – 1pm at Brooks Township Hall, 490 Quarterline St, Newaygo. Wild Ones Native Plants & Natural Landscapes is a national organization that promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity. “A local Wild Ones Chapter will bring native plant enthusiasts and the curious together from around West Michigan for resources, education and camaraderie,” states Sally Wagoner, Board Chair of the Newaygo County Environmental Coalition (NCEC). The event will include
The Newaygo County Environmental Coalition is fostering the creation of the new local Wild Ones chapter, which will eventually be its own independent nonprofit associated with the national Wild Ones organization. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged but not required. Event information and tickets can be found on the NCEC Facebook page: @NCEC2, or scan the QR Code. Visit www.nc-ec.org for more events.
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