Wild Ginseng Root
Bob Beyfuss holding a fully wild root dug from ginseng bowl area above Coal Creek.
Bob Beyfuss holding a fully wild root dug from ginseng bowl area above Coal Creek.
Large Four-Prong with Green Berries
Sam Lindemann marking Wild Ginseng with flags.
Large four-prong Ginseng plant with green berries.
This month National Geographic has a feature on ginseng emphasizing violence and crime. While theft is an important challenge, the plant faces many other challenges as well. I have written a “top twenty” list explaining 20 of my favorite ginseng factoids. Please read my story on medium here.
Bob Beyfuss digs another root from the ginseng bowl area.