Highlights

• Export of this rare medicinal plant needs to be restricted due to declining populations in the wild.
• Ginseng populations in American forests have been decimated by the overharvesting, poaching, and out of season harvesting of this plant.
• Rumor has it that Hong Kong ginseng cartel have warehouses full of wild American ginseng root.
• In addition, the market price for American ginseng root is being controlled by China and does not produce a living wage for the wild American ginseng forest farmer.
• A US market needs to be built up and promoted for our wild American ginseng products, including fresh root material and leaves.

The summit addressed some of the issues currently being seen in the harvesting and sales of ginseng from North Carolina.

Part 1

How we got here.

Part 2

How ginseng can thrive in America

Part 3

Creating an American ginseng market in America

Videos provided by the Mountain Stream TV YouTube Channel

Learn more about the 2023 North Carolina Ginseng Summit at ncgoldenseal.com/2023/ginseng-summit-2023.

How we got here.

How ginseng can thrive in America

Creating an American ginseng market in America

We have a rich botanical legacy and how we choose to steward our forests now will have a tremendous impact as we look to the future.

Watch the six videos from the Ginseng Symposium held in Watertown, West Virginia in July of 2017.

Goldenseal Summit Part 1

Legislation & Conservation

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Goldenseal Summit Part 2

Forest Farming

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Goldenseal Summit Part 3

Industry & Products

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Goldenseal Summit Part 4

Extension, Education & Herbalists

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Goldenseal Summit Part 5

Non-Profits

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Participants in these discussions include:

• John Ager
• Lisa Soledad Almaraz
• Patryk Battle
• Margaret Bloomquist
• Katie Commender
• Dr. Jeanine Davis
• Jeannie Dunn
• Robert A. Eidus
• Kate Farley
• Joe Hollis
• Gary Kauffman
• Susan Leopold
• Robert Peet
• Lesley Starke
• John Stock
• Paul Strauss
• Shawn Swartz
• Marc Williams
• Ross Young

The areas of discussion include Government/legislation, product manufactures, existing Goldenseal farmers, Universities and agricultural extensions, herb schools, non-profit plant organizations, and Native Americans.

Watch our 5-part series!

Goldenseal Summit Virtual Roundtable Videos

• Goldenseal Summit 2020 (Part 1)
• Goldenseal Summit 2020 (Part 2)
• Goldenseal Summit 2020 (Part 3)
• Goldenseal Summit 2020 (Part 4)
• Goldenseal Summit 2020 (Part 5)

Take some time to view the 5-part video series that brings together 28 experts to collaborate on the future of Goldenseal.

Fantastic Fungi

Fantastic Fungi is a consciousness-shifting film about the mycelium network that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet.
https://fantasticfungi.com/watch/

Kiss the Ground”

Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics and visuals, along with striking NASA and NOAA footage, the film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle.
https://kissthegroundmovie.com/

Seed: The Untold Story

SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food.
https://www.seedthemovie.com/

Green Gold

Environmental film maker John D. Liu documents large-scale ecosystem restoration projects in China, Africa, South America and the Middle East, highlighting the enormous benefits for people and planet of undertaking these efforts globally.

Eagle Feather Farms at Goldenseal Summit 2020

The North Carolina Ginseng Association, United Plant Savers, and Living Web Farms sponsored an online streaming event to capture the opinions and recommendations of a broad cross section of experts and producers of Goldenseal. The virtual event took place on April 22, 2020.
https://ncgoldenseal.com/2020/goldenseal-summit-virtual-roundtable/

Fools and Dreamers

Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest is a 30-minute documentary about Hinewai Nature Reserve, on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula, and its kaitiaki/manager of 30 years, botanist Hugh Wilson.
https://youtu.be/3VZSJKbzyMc