herbs – NC Ginseng & Goldenseal Company

Plants and Their Friends – Men’s Health

webadmin — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:22:48 +0000

Episode 36 – Guest is Marc Williams. Discussion includes: Frank Cook and Plants and Healers International (www.plantsandhealers.org); Rosemary Gladstar, medicinal plants and United Plant Savers (www.unitedplantsavers.org). Also, food as medicine; sustainability; cultivating and processing wild plants; and male herbs vs. female herbs.

https://ncgoldenseal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PTF-36-Mens-Health.mp3

Intro music: Beautiful Medicine chant

Plants & Their Friends with Robert Eidus originally aired on WART 95.5 FM.

Visit www.wartfm.org to learn more.

Four Nervines Tincture

webadmin — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 17:40:07 +0000

Contains: Valerian (Valeriana edulis), Skullcap (Scutellania lateraflora), California Poppy (Escholzia alifornica), St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Relaxing for the body, mind and spirit, these herbs have been traditionally used for relieving pain and stimulating the digestion. Useful for times when you just want to unwind, and also helpful for inducing quality restful sleep.

1 oz. Bottle

Asheville Herb Festival Video

webadmin — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:04:35 +0000

In this video, we take a look at the annual Asheville Herb Festival where 60+ vendors come out to sell their fruit trees, vegetable plants, and medicinal herbs. Robert Eidus, owner of Eagle Feather Organic Farm, Joe Hollis from Mountain Gardens, and several other organic herbalists are in attendance. This video provides a glimpse of the market place and can give budding herbalists an idea of how to market their products. We also discuss the importance of reseeding these plants that are often over-harvested from the wild. Forest farming these medicinal herbs helps to ensure a sustainable supply for public consumption.

Provided courtesy of Forest Farming. Find them on YouTube at www.youtube.com/channel/UCA-ZP07pEpCzWuGGeI1veWQ

How to Get Started Growing and Selling Medicinal Herbs

webadmin — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:15:43 +0000

Robert Eidus, owner of Eagle Feather Organic Farm, gives advice on how to begin growing and selling forest medicinal herbs.

Number one: “Don’t cut down your trees.” We look at stratification – the best method for increasing ginseng’s propagation rate. We follow up with the importance of having a business plan before attempting to supplement income through forest-based medicinal plant production, and we finish with a few bits of advice on cutting costs.

Plastic pots can often be obtained for free from other growers or nurseries and leaves can be gathered in the fall once they’re put out for trash collection. However, be careful of collecting any invasive species that may be tossed in with the leaf pile. Leaves contribute to forest soil and can be combined with other organic additives and composted to be used in raised beds and for potted plants.

Provided courtesy of Forest Farming. Find them on YouTube at www.youtube.com/channel/UCA-ZP07pEpCzWuGGeI1veWQ

Transplanting Seedlings for the Market – Video

webadmin — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 14:09:43 +0000

Robert Eidus explains how to transplant ginseng seedlings with minimum irritation to the plant. These seedlings are sold at the Asheville Herb Festival. Forest grown medicinal herbs can be sold as dry product, seedlings, rootlets, or as value-added products. When sold as a seedling, as pictured in this video, the plant should only be contained in a pot for a month at most. Ginseng seedlings do not fare well if left in plastic pots for too long. The seedlings should be kept moist and in shade.

Provided courtesy of Forest Farming. Find them on YouTube at www.youtube.com/channel/UCA-ZP07pEpCzWuGGeI1veWQ