The most comprehensive, truly practical guide to the cultivation of
woodland botanicals
Not all saleable crops are dependent on access to greenhouses or
sun-drenched, arable land. Shade-loving medicinal herbs can be
successfully cultivated in a forest garden for personal use or as
small-scale cash crops. Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and
other Woodland Medicinals is a complete guide to these increasingly
popular botanicals, aimed at aspiring and experienced growers alike.
In this fully revised and updated edition, authors Jeanine Davis and W.
Scott Persons show how more than a dozen sought-after native species can
generate a greater profit on a rugged, otherwise idle woodlot than just
about any other legal crop on an equal area of cleared land. With little
capital investment but plenty of sweat equity, patience, and common
sense, small landowners can preserve and enhance their treed space while
simultaneously earning supplemental income. Learn how to establish,
grow, harvest, and market:
- Popular medicinal roots such as ginseng, goldenseal, and black cohosh;
- Other commonly used botanicals including bloodroot, false unicorn, and
mayapple
- The nutritious wild food, ramps, and the valuable ornamental galax.
Packed with budget information, extensive references, and personal
stories of successful growers, this invaluable resource will excite and
inspire everyone from the home gardener to the full-time farmer.
Jeanine Davis is an associate professor and extension specialist
with North Carolina State University. Her focus is helping farmers
diversify into new crops and organic agriculture.
W. Scott Persons is the author of American Ginseng: Green Gold and
an expert in growing and marketing wild-simulated and woods-cultivated
ginseng.
