Ramp Romp Ramble

from $50.00

Explore the Driftless Region by foot, bike, and packraft, sustainably foraging and feasting your way through the diverse ecosystems of early spring.

Explore the Driftless Region by foot, bike, and packraft, sustainably foraging and feasting your way through the diverse ecosystems of early spring.

Admission:

What the Heck is the Ramp Romp?

The Ramp Romp Ride is a playful human-powered celebration of our watershed and the unique, delicious and interesting ecosystem we are a part of. Spend the weekend exploring the Driftless Region by bike, foot and packraft, sustainably foraging your way through the diverse ecosystems of early spring. Return to the farm to craft delicious meals featuring local ingredients along with your foraged finds, and spend evenings under the stars with high quality humans in the Embark maple forest.

What’s New This Year?

We’re changing things up a bit this year, with a Friday evening paddle, Saturday morning community foraging hike and options for biking or cooking workshops in the afternoon, and a trail run or preserving workshop on Sunday. We’re also offering full and half-weekend options.

Full Weekend Admission includes two nights of rustic camping, five meals featuring local and foraged foods, and a full weekend of adventures.

Half weekend Admission includes one night of rustic camping, two meals featuring local and foraged foods, and a full day of adventures.

Schedule of Adventures!

Schedule is subject to change, because life is like that.

Friday April 24

  • Noon: Farm opens for camping set up

  • 4pm: Optional Bikeraft/ Paddle, weather permitting. BYOBoat.

  • 5pm: Pudgie Pie Potluck! We’ll provide bread, cheese & ramps; bring a filling to share.

Saturday April 25

  • 8am: Breakfast featuring Rampled Eggs, Driftless Provisions baccon, Wonderstate Coffee

  • 9am: Sustainable Foraging Group Hike through the Embark Maple Woods & surrounding ecosystems

  • Noon: Build Your Own Sustainably Foraged Deluxe Grilled Cheese, featuring local breads, cheeses & foraged finds, along side Ramp Nettle Soup and Ramp German Potato Salad

  • 1:30pm- Afternoon Choose Your Own Adventure: Curated bike ride or Cooking & preserving with foraged finds workshop

  • 6pm: Build Your Own Sustainably Foraged Wood-fired Pizza and Wild salad & enjoy local beverages around the fire.

Sunday April 26

  • 8am- Trail Run lead by Eric the Fox

  • 9am (ish) Local & Foraged Brunch

  • 10am- Preserving Foraged Finds workshop

  • Noonish: Wrapping things up

What to Bring & Plan For

EVERYBODY

  • Weather gear! Rain, sleet, snow & sun, we'll be playing outside having fun!! We'll be packing rain wear and wearing wool. Fast drying layers that can be swapped out as needed are good, as is a dry place to store them when not in use.

  • Trail-worthy footwear

  • Pocket knife or scissors for harvesting; gloves for nettles if you’d like.

  • Small canvas/breathable bag for your foraged finds

  • Cup or water bottle; camp dishes (Plate, bowl, spoon, fork)

  • Cash if you'd like to purchase Embark products. Meals are included in admission.

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

Trail Run

  • Trekking poles are a great idea!

Cooking/ Preserving Workshops

  • No extra gear needed

Bike Adventure

  • A bike! We’ll be doing an afternoon group ride, some on rural roads, some through fields and logging trails. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but chunky tires are probs a good idea.

  • GPS, phone with map or "Gazeteer style" paper map in a baggie and compass. We won't leave you behind, but if you're speedy you can ride ahead and do hill repeats.

  • Basic bike tools, or specific bike tools. We're competent cobblers, so you won't get stranded.

Bikeraft/ Paddle (Friday)

  • Packraft or canoe & paddle. And a PFD.

  • Bike to shuttle back to the start. We can arrange a vehicle shuttle if needed, but bikes are more fun :-)

  • Straps to secure bike to boat.

CAMPERS

  • We have hike/bike-in primitive/backcountry style tenting opportunities, car/van camping is cool too as are small single-axle campers. We’ll be making & serving meals, it would be dandy if you could bring your own reusable camp dishes.

Pets who love to Romp

The Embark farm is “Friendly Pet Friendly”. Well-behaved pets on leashes are welcome in the woods and around the farm, but must be kept out of the Sugar House and kitchen tents/ areas.

Critters that can’t get along with others or resist the temptations of the food processing areas will be asked to leave.

We will be returning to the farm Saturday mid-day and evening, but may be gone for several hour stretches. Be considerate of your buddy’s needs while you’re away.

 

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