{"product_id":"growing-and-marketing-ginseng-goldenseal-and-other-woodland-medicinals-2nd-edition-9780865717664","title":"Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals: 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most comprehensive, truly practical guide to the cultivation of woodland botanicals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot 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. \u003ci\u003eGrowing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and other Woodland Medicinals\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete guide to these increasingly popular botanicals, aimed at aspiring and experienced growers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePopular medicinal roots such as ginseng, goldenseal, and black cohosh; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOther commonly used botanicals including bloodroot, false unicorn, and mayapple\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe nutritious wild food, ramps, and the valuable ornamental galax.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeanine Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor and extension specialist with North Carolina State University. Her focus is helping farmers diversify into new crops and organic agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. Scott Persons\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ginseng: Green Gold\u003c\/i\u003e and an expert in growing and marketing wild-simulated and woods-cultivated ginseng.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Society Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865717664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 7.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Jeanine Davis, W. Scott Persons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645418533020,"sku":"9780865717664","price":42.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_917ee7bf-bebe-4d61-a3a4-a96696b1ed09.jpg?v=1603861068","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/growing-and-marketing-ginseng-goldenseal-and-other-woodland-medicinals-2nd-edition-9780865717664","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}