Ginseng is a woodland herb whose survival is threatened by habitat destruction and careless harvesting.

Responsible harvest and growing of Ginseng is possible. It is the purpose of this web site to help preserve Ginseng for our future.

Special thanks to Lee Murray for his inspiration, knowledge, and for adding a creative touch to this section with his Grandfather Ginseng Tales.

Please bookmark  this page and visit us again soon!

We welcome submissions from Ginseng Growers and anyone who has information or folklore to share.
 Please email kbergeron@altnature.com

Free Ginseng Videos
These are my early efforts in joining the Online Video Revolution
Ginseng Harvest and some close- ups of Ginseng, and taking pictures of Indian Pipe, a rare fall wildflower.
I hope you find them educational and entertaining.

Ginseng Seed & Other Native Planting Stock  Find Growers by State and Province

Ginseng Ethnobotanical Leaflet      Appalachian Ginseng Foundation Online Manual

Medicinal Herb Seed and Root Sources for Planting in Kentucky

Wild Herb Traders     Buy, Trade & Sell wild herbs from ethical harvesters.

Grandfather Ginseng is a Crafty Gentleman - digger's diary  Printed booklet 

Wild Ginseng Laws & Growing Info   Ginseng WH Cooperators: Introduction

4,000 Ginseng Seeds Planted 4/97!   Ginseng News Article

A Crafty Gentleman - Ginseng digger's diary by Lee Murray

4 Ways to Cooperate with Nature

GWHC Photo Index
Ginseng, Goldenseal , Wild yam

Courtesy Link to Columbia-Adair Co. KY Chamber of Commerce

This site is hosted by Alternative Nature Online Herbal

Copyright 1997, 1998 Lee Murray & Alternative Nature Enterprises

October 1997

Adair County, Kentucky

October 1997

Adair County, Kentucky

Photos by Lee Murray

Copyright 1997, 1998 Lee Murray & Alternative Nature Enterprises

This is a large wild yam
(Dioscorea Villosa)
turning yellow after a dry season in Adair County, Kentucky

Who will speak for the plants
           The gentle flowers cloistered
           in quiet meadow and lonely wood
           Plants whose power is in their softness
           Or in their strange difference?

  Grandfather Ginseng will take the stand!
In the country and the town, the reputation of this
gentleman is known to all. Bold, vigorous,
crafty and tough, he's older than the mountains but
he feels just like a newborn child.


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