Anybody ever found or heard of folks finding ginseng in Kansas? Was reading an article about how it is in such high demand they are worried folks will wipe it out in the Appalachians.
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Anybody ever found or heard of folks finding ginseng in Kansas? Was reading an article about how it is in such high demand they are worried folks will wipe it out in the Appalachians.
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
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishlessDan
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!!rotfl
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....Quote:
Originally Posted by zummy
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:
Originally Posted by dkv
[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.
Yes it is moonshine wine beer as long as you do not sell it.
Under Federal Law it is illegal to distill ANY distilled spirits for personal use without basically becoming a legal distiller. I have researched this subject to great lengths! I know for a fact it is not legal to distill alcohol for personal use without going to impractical lengths to do so.
403 Invalid action.
Directly quoted from the United States Dept. of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's website..
Spirits
You may not produce spirits for beverage purposes without paying taxes and without prior approval of paperwork to operate a distilled spirits plant. [See 26 U.S.C. 5601 & 5602 for some of the criminal penalties. You should also review our Home Distilling page.] There are numerous requirements that must be met that also make it impractical to produce spirits for personal or beverage use. Some of these requirements are filing an extensive application, filing a bond, providing adequate equipment to measure spirits, providing suitable tanks and pipelines, providing a separate building (other than a dwelling) and maintaining detailed records, and filing reports. All of these requirements are listed in 27 CFR Part 19.
Spirits may be produced for non-beverage purposes for fuel use only without payment of tax, but you also must file an application, receive TTB's approval, and follow requirements, such as construction, use, records and reports.
Last reviewed/updated 01/06/2015
Under Federal rules administered by TTB, it depends on how you use the still. You may not produce alcohol with these stills unless you qualify as a distilled spirits plant. However, owning a small still and using it for other purposes is allowed. You should also check with your State and local authorities - their rules may differ. You should also review our Home Distilling page.
Ah, thanks for the clarification...FERMENTATION ONLY. You're right crappieslinger, thanks again.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieslinger
From Kansas:41-104: Acts with regard to alcoholic liquor prohibited unless allowed by statute; exceptions. No person shall manufacture, bottle, blend, sell, barter, transport, deliver, furnish or possess any alcoholic liquor for beverage purposes, except as specifically provided in this act, the club and drinking establishment act or article 27 of chapter 41 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, except that nothing contained in this act shall prevent:
(a) The possession and transportation of alcoholic liquor for the personal use of the possessor, the possessor's family and guests except that the provisions ofK.S.A. 41-407 and amendments thereto shall be applicable to all persons; (b) the making of wine, cider or beer by a person from fruits, vegetables or grains, or the product thereof, by simple fermentation and without distillation, if it is made solely for the use of the maker and the maker's family;
Not even if its a national holiday, like National Potato Day. Sorry, I watch a lot of Andy Griffith.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieslinger