Sam’s First Ginseng Experience at the Farm

Wild American Ginseng Published in the Spring 2019 Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation by George Lindemann Toward the end of April 2018, the Chinese Government imposed a tariff  on imported wild American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). This little known wild root has somehow gotten into the middle of a brewing American/ Chinese trade war. I am…

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.

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…

Blue Cohosh growing within a ginseng patch.

Sam Lindemann researches in the field.