A Young Three Prong Shoots Up from Previous Plantings

Dr. Iris Gao has moved from mainland China to Middle State Tennessee University in order to study Wild American ginseng. It just so happens that we have a lot of the root at Coal Creek farm in Eastern Tennessee. Dr. Gao visited recently with her colleague Dr. Elliot Altman (aka the hemp doctor) and Andrea Bishop, who…

Maidenhead Ferns grow in similar environments to ginseng, and they have the coolest black stems.

Bob Beyfuss holding a fully wild root dug from ginseng bowl area above Coal Creek.

Sam’s First Ginseng Experience at the Farm

George Lindemann Showing Wild Ginseng Locations to Dr. Gao and Research Team

Ever since the kids and I found ginseng, we’ve been fascinated by it. Finding it, studying it, seeing shapes in the physical roots, and drinking it in tea. But we’re also worried about ginseng. For one thing, it gets stolen and too frequently the thieves don’t respect the “take” failing to plant the berries into…