Intact Ginseng Root at Coal Creek
Bob Beyfuss digs another root from the ginseng bowl area.
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Sam’s First Ginseng Experience at the Farm
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Ginseng. It’s all the thing.
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.
Appalachian Woodlands Forest Farming Grant
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