More Information on American Ginseng
Books
Persons, W. Scott, and Jeanine M. Davis. Growing & Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal & Other Woodland Medicinals. Asheville, NC:Bright Mountain Books, 2005
Persons, W. Scott, American Ginseng: Green Gold Revised Edition, Asheville, NC: Bright Mountain Books, 1994
Pritts, Kim D., Ginseng: How to Find, Grow, and Use America's Forest Gold, Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1995
Links
University, Extension & Other Resources
Forest Farming Resource Center
American Ginseng Production in Woodlots (.pdf)
Economics & Marketing of Ginseng (.pdf)
Alternative Field Crops Manual, Ginseng
Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: An Introduction
Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: Site Selection
Growing American Ginseng in Ohio: Site Preparation and Planting Using the Wild-Simulated Approach
American Ginseng Production (.pdf)
Producing & Marketing Wild Simulated Ginseng in Forest & Agroforestry Systems
Non Timber Forest Products, Ginseng (.pdf)
Associations and Groups
Appalachain Ginseng Foundation
Ginseng in Ohio
Northwest Ginseng Growers Association
Ontario Ginseng Growers Association
Roots of Appalachia Growers Association
Associated Ginseng Growers of British Colombia
Government Agencies
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
US Fish & Wildlife Service, International Affairs
Maine Natural Areas Program, Rare Plant Factsheet, American Ginseng
New York Department of Conservation
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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