Thread: Ginseng

Though that stuff came from the far east....Japan and China. Had no clue it grew in the USA.

Ginseng grows throuhout much of North America and is valuable but scarce these days.
The following is an excellent overview and provides links to learn about your states regulations
American Ginseng - Rare, Threatened & Endangered Plants of Maryland - Wildlife and Heritage Service - Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Originally Posted by fishlessDan

Though that stuff came from the far east....Japan and China. Had no clue it grew in the USA.

Sold in the far east, there is a show on history channel called Appalachian Outlaws, final show was last night. Really cool show to watch. Plant looks identical to many of our wooded vegetation, except for the red berries. A pound can be worth from $700.00 to $ 1400.00 depending on quality and the market. Most higher quality roots are from 50 to 100 years old.

Yeah DKV I've been watching that show, they make it seem pretty wild and wooly and dangerous in those hills and talk about hillbilly rednecks....makes us seem pretty sophisticated!!

I started watching it last night. It was on late night and I couldn't sleep. I really dig moonshiners on discovery as well. Wonder if it's legal to make moonshine for personal consumption in Kansas.

Originally Posted by zummy

I started watching it last night. It was on late night and I couldn't sleep. I really dig moonshiners on discovery as well. Wonder if it's legal to make moonshine for personal consumption in Kansas.

It is illegal to make moonshine anywhere in the United States... but that doesnt mean folks are not making it around here....

Originally Posted by dkv

Sold in the far east, there is a show on history channel called Appalachian Outlaws, final show was last night.

I watched this show last season and actually the new season starts Monday at 9 pm on the History channel. Good show as far as reality shows go.

[QUOTE=zummy;2893962]I started watching it last night. It was on late night and I couldn't sleep. I really dig moonshiners on discovery as well. Wonder if it's legal to make moonshine for personal consumption in Kansas.[/QUOT

Can go brew some right over in Missouri easy! 200 gal for the family! haha311.055. 1. No person at least twenty-one years of age shall be required to obtain a license to manufacture intoxicating liquor, as defined in section 311.020, for personal or family use. The aggregate amount of intoxicating liquor manufactured per household shall not exceed two hundred gallons per calendar year if there are two or more persons over the age of twenty-one years in such household, or one hundred gallons per calendar year if there is only one person over the age of twenty-one years in such household. Any intoxicating liquor manufactured under this section may not be offered for sale.