Large Four-Prong with Green Berries

Dr. Iris Gao has moved from mainland China to Middle State Tennessee University in order to study Wild American ginseng. It just so happens that we have a lot of the root at Coal Creek farm in Eastern Tennessee. Dr. Gao visited recently with her colleague Dr. Elliot Altman (aka the hemp doctor) and Andrea Bishop, who…

Sam’s First Ginseng Experience at the Farm

Maidenhead Ferns grow in similar environments to ginseng, and they have the coolest black stems.

Large Four-Prong with 21 Leaflets

Blue Cohosh growing within a ginseng patch.

Sam Lindemann marking Wild Ginseng with flags.