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Beautiful documentary here about the work of this Patriot in our homeland. Keep up the good work of nature protection and food production to feed our people. Respect Earned! Following from Batibo
I love pines and ours are falling down to pine blight or fungus.. and our ash trees are suffering from emerald ash bore. I don't like to see big trees suffer
thank you! I just got a Solomon's Seal plant and it had already flowered. The flowers were dried up and fell before I replanted it. I'm a newbie so please forgive the possibly silly question: I can see each flower has a seed (seems like a seed) inside - can I use those to sow later? Or must the seed come from the berries? many thanks
Genesis 1:28 "God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” JESUS wants us to be responsible stewards.
I just found a huge patch in our woods, all flowering. Once they flower and seed, do they die? How long do the plants live? Would you recomend collecting the seed and planting them, if so, should we plant them inside the alreasy established colony, or near it, or elswehere? Sorry for all the questions but we are trying to be good stewards and want this colony to thrive and stay.
Hi Melissa, so glad to hear you are working with these and being a wonderful steward! Goldenseal is perennial, and can take several years to get large enough to bloom and set seeds. If you already have a good patch, feel free to collect the very ripe seeds in summer and plant them fresh in a new places. You can also expand that patch or new patches by fresh seeds or root divisions, just make sure you plant the fresh seeds. Here is an extensive article about goldenseal (extension.psu.edu/goldenseal) and you are most welcome to reach out to Appalachian Forest Farmers Coalition, or join our Forest Farming Office Hours in person if you want. Don't worry, we LOVE great questions! - Sara
Hi there, sorry, we don't sell or ship goldenseal, but you can try some US based herb or seed companies like Strictly Medicinals, Richters, or reach out to United Plant Savers.
Hi there, golden seal and tumeric are different plants, but both have yellow/gold colored roots. Golden seal is Hydrastis canadensis, and grows throughout eastern North America.
Hi there, please visit our website appalachianforestfarmers.org to learn more about our regional partners who work with local suppliers for planting stock like goldenseal. You can also find seeds from several online sources.
Hi there, please visit our website appalachianforestfarmers.org to learn more about our regional partners who work with local suppliers for planting stock. You can also find seeds from several online sources.
my GrandFather, When (We) went home,, too West Virgina, (Wyoming County), was Most (always) gone,, "Ginsenging", as My grand Ma Called it, up in the mountains for DAYS Digging roots! This was in the Early 1970's
Blessings to all I am Felipe Méndez, I would like to buy the yellow root, I suffer from gastric problems. I am from CD Benito Juárez N.L. Mexico, thank you
Hi Felipe, you might want to look for herbal medicines that contain goldenseal or ask a pharmacist. Unfortunately, goldenseal only grows in the Appalachian regions.
Are you asking about where to find ginseng? Most folks won't tell where ginseng is because it's often stolen. If you are interested in growing or stewarding, please visit our website appalachianforestfarmers.org to find several resources and also wildamericanginseng.org.
Ben, this is just great information...Standard Process labs is getting 100 bucks (professional price) for 200 ml !! I am in the southeast as well...do you mind telling me where you are and if you entertain visitors? Thank you! (Dennis) I grew up on Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss and have always taken (well since 1970) this nasty tasting bitter (-:
