Intact Ginseng Root at Coal Creek
Bob Beyfuss digs another root from the ginseng bowl area.
Bob Beyfuss digs another root from the ginseng bowl area.
Ginseng has quite the reputation. Did you know that Rasputin used ginseng to treat the hemophilia of the last Czar of Russia’s son? Or that ginseng’s scientific name Panax means all-healing in Greek? Now researchers are looking at ginseng to treat COPD and boost cancer-treatment drugs. Wisconsin farmers who cultivate the plant are hopeful that…
Maidenhead Ferns grow in similar environments to ginseng, and they have the coolest black stems.
A new approach to cultivating and growing ginseng could expand opportunities for farmers and landowners while discouraging poachers. The goal is to cultivate and grow new plants in Appalachian forest. Doing so can create additional value—Wild American Ginseng being a valuable botanical and an endangered plant. It makes sense to take advantage of Appalachian agriculture…
Sam Inspects New Spring Growth from Transplanting
Sam Lindemann marking Wild Ginseng with flags.