How to Get Started Growing and Selling Medicinal Herbs
Robert Eidus, owner of Eagle Feather Organic Farm, gives advice on how to begin growing and selling forest medicinal herbs. … Read More
Transplanting Seedlings for the Market – Video
Robert Eidus explains how to transplant ginseng seedlings with minimum irritation to the plant. These seedlings are sold at the … Read More
Ginseng, Fungicides, and an Organic Alternative
Ginseng is very susceptible to fungus and as a result, it is sprayed with a variety of fungicides to reduce … Read More
Planting Seeds in Woodland Beds
Raised seed beds beneath the forest canopy can give ginseng seeds an advantage. By constructing the beds to certain dimensions, … Read More
The Ecology of Ginseng, Goldenseal, Trillium, and Ramps
Robert Eidus, owner and operator of Eagle Feather Organic Farm, explains the ecology of ginseng, goldenseal, trillium, and ramps. In … Read More
Overharvesting of forest plants calls for mindful consumers
Mountain Xpress, by Carrie Eidson, May 20, 2015 mountainx.com/living/overharvesting-of-forest-plants-calls-for-mindful-consumers Bart Zink first learned about wild harvesting from his father, hunting … Read More
Appalachian Gold – Video
The Plight Of Ginseng Film by Jesmira Bonoan and Max Olszack, Warren Wilson College
An Herbal Tonic
Tips for cultivating one of the most precious plants in America’s forests: Ginseng. Woodland, Fall 2014, pgs 20-25. Written by … Read More
Ginseng Poaching Threatens Survival of Plant Species
CBS News, September 5, 2013 www.cbsnews.com/news/ginseng-poaching-threatens-survival-of-plant-species/ Millions of Americans take ginseng for its perceived health benefits. …The harvest for wild … Read More
Botanical Bandits
Rampant Poaching Threatens Ginseng’s Survival Mountain Xpress, by Jake Frankel, September 3, 2013 www.mountainx.com/article/52426 Jim Corbin trudges up a steep … Read More