揭秘新鮮花旗參:許氏參業創始人老許談參

采訪時間:5月3日 周日 美中時間上午11點

一說起參,很多人腦海中浮現的肯定是那種曬乾的,易於保存的乾參。而今天,我們要談的是出土未經烘乾的——新鮮參。若直接用搜索引擎去搜索新鮮參的相關描述,則會發現以下這些文字:

“新鮮參完整保留參的活性營養,補而不燥,其營養成分比一般乾參多14%。” 

“現在市面上的人參大多都是經過加工的乾人參,但是專家對鮮人參理化指標測試發現,採收後的鮮人參總皂甙比例比乾人參更高,糖分也最少,由此可見,鮮人參比乾人參保留了更多的本身營養成分。”

那麽果真如此嗎?乾參與新鮮參,消費者在選購時又該如何抉擇呢? 今天,恰逢許氏春參收獲季,我們親自前往許氏參業集團位於威斯康星州的花旗參農場,並邀請到了許氏集團的創始人許忠政先生,請他現場來為我們揭開新鮮花旗參的面紗。

鮮參——”鮮”從何來?

問:新鮮參究竟有多“新鮮”?它是季節性的嗎?

許總:新鮮參是季節性的。一方面,由於美國高勞工成本,我們不可能每天都去挖參,只能集中在某一段時間去挖參。另一方面,在花旗參生長的季節我們也不能去挖參,這不單會影響花旗參生長,而且也會對生長在附近且尚未挖出的參造成破壞,從而引發疾病。

一般我們要等到每年9月以後采種,采完種子不能馬上挖參,要至少再等3到4周時間,等待參的藥性——也就是皂甙和多糖——從葉子回甘到根裏之後,這才開始挖參。我們主要會在9月底10月初開始挖秋參,因為這個時候參的葉子已經變黃,藥性回甘最好。秋天我們挖的最多,春天的時候我們會挖一少部分春參,這部分參是我們秋天特地保留下來的,因為有很多客人在春夏季還是想吃新鮮參。

那有究竟多新鮮呢?我們將參挖出來了之後,會放在冷藏室裏保存,隔天就會開始洗參,清洗兩次,將泥土洗去。像這次,我們就是這周四將五年生的參挖出來,周五洗參,周末再分級包裝,然後接著周一就直接新鮮上市了。

周四,參農們在許氏參田裏挖參

許氏第二代總裁許恩偉先生正在參田檢查五年生花旗參

周五,許氏員工正在清洗剛出土的新鮮花旗參

周日,許氏員工正在進行新鮮參的分級和包裝

問:在哪裏可以買到新鮮參呢?

許總:現在網購是很方便的。可以直接在許氏官網(www.hsuginseng.com)下單,美國境內本土48州采用2天空運直送到家,從出土到收到新鮮參,只需要花5-7天時間,是非常新鮮的。另外,也可以在我們在美國各地的經銷商、參茸行還有本地的壹些食品雜貨店找到許氏的新鮮參。

乾參V.S.鮮參——究竟誰更補?

問:新鮮參和參相比有什麽不同?鮮參的藥補功效真的更高嗎?

許總:新鮮參和乾參的藥補功效是很接近的,但新鮮參藥補功效要高一點。這是因為其揮發性油及多糖更高,相較於乾參會高14%。而乾參在高溫烘幹過程中,其揮發性油會隨著高溫流失掉一部分。揮發性油在中藥中是很重要的成分。很多中藥材,例如麝香、薄荷,都是通過其揮發性將中藥的藥性帶入人的身體組織內。中醫上會認為新鮮參較乾參要偏涼一點,比較沒有那麽熱。如果希望性熱一點的藥材,那麽選擇乾參或者紅參會更好。

新鮮參是最好、最方便、最新鮮的,可它不易保存,為了保存我們把它變成乾參。古代為了更好地將參予以保存,或是為了將藥材藥性變得更熱,會先將其蒸煮進而烘乾,這就是紅參的由來。花旗參、高麗參 、吉林參都是可以做成紅參的。就像田七一樣,田七也是參類,田七也分生田七和熟田七,熟田七是煮熟以後烘乾的。

在口感上,新鮮參比較甘甜一點,但是不及乾參那麽香,乾參煮起來味道更香。原因大概是在於乾參在乾燥時,雖然揮發性油跑掉了一些,但其體積縮小為新鮮參的1/3,香味也更濃縮聚集一點。

問:現在夏天馬上到了,剛剛有提到新鮮參偏涼,我可不可以這麽理解夏天也是比較適合吃新鮮參的?

許總:是的。春天到了,現在已經立夏了,我們是可以吃比較涼一點的東西了。花旗參本來就比較涼一點,補而不燥不生火,一年四季都可以用,男女老少都可以用。如果怕太涼,可以吃少一點,同時放入枸杞子、紅棗、黑棗或麥冬一起服用。

問:新鮮參有什麼食用禁忌嗎?可以每天服用嗎?

許總:吃參的時候忌食用蘿蔔,因為花旗參是補氣的,而蘿蔔會泄氣。另外感冒的時候、有炎癥的時候也不要服用參類。花旗參是每天都可以服用的,普通藥用的話可以用到10-20g每天,保健用的話3-5g,而我年紀更大一點,我都用6-8g。這是幹參的量,新鮮參的量在這個基礎上差不多乘三倍就可以,大約每人每天10-20g左右。

不過花旗參並非藥性很強的藥材,還是以保健為主,在量上也不需太過嚴格控制。比如用來煲湯的話,看家裏有兩個人就可以用兩根新鮮參來煲湯,吃兩餐就放四根下去煮,這也是可以的。

周日,小編拿到的剛剛包裝好的許氏新鮮參

問:可以給我們簡單科普一下新鮮參的保存方法嗎?

許總: 新鮮參的保存法很簡單。收到新鮮參之後,從原包裝袋中取出晾一下,然後用廚房紙包一包,最好是放一根卷一下,放第二根卷一下,以此類推。這樣參就不會互相接觸,這樣放一個月都不成問題。不過,放太久也不太好,最好還是半個月到一個月內吃完。因為這個東西是要每天吃的,它是有累積作用的,一暴十寒是不行的。

如果一個月內吃不完,可以先將包好的參按照每次的食用分量,分別放入密封袋中裝好,再放入冰箱的冷凍室內,等食用的時候直接從冷凍室取出即可。

問:請許總給大家推薦一下新鮮參的食用方法吧!

許總:新鮮參的食用方法是很簡單的。

第一,切片直接吃。將新鮮參洗凈之後切成片,蘸著蜂蜜吃;或者放在沙拉中,跟沙拉壹起吃。

第二,煮茶泡水。將新鮮參切片之後煮茶泡水。很多人喜歡在裏面放姜,跟姜壹起煮,當水喝來預防感冒。

第三,煲湯。將排骨、牛肉或豬肉與參一起煲湯,適量加入枸杞、紅棗,或加入進補的藥膳湯劑,比如八珍湯、十全大補、四物湯等一起烹飪。其他藥材不要超過參的量,否則會蓋過參味,最好在參量的1/3以下。

我自己是比較喜歡將花旗參和魚一起燉。將新鮮參切片以後,跟水煮10分鐘,然後將切好的鮮魚放入,大火加蓋煮沸一兩分鐘後關火,再燜個三五分鐘就可以吃了。當然,最流行的還是參雞湯,韓國人最喜歡的。花旗參雞湯的味道也是非常好吃的。

許氏員工分享的自制新鮮參炒野米

第四,花旗參飯。炒飯:將新鮮參、野米,與比較甜的食材,如胡蘿蔔,一起炒,花旗參些許入口的苦味配合米飯和食材的甜味,清爽甘甜,花旗參入喉之後還會在口中回甘,這味道是非常好的。煮飯:這個就是在我種參46年的生涯中自己的發明了。煮飯的時候將新鮮參切片,放在電鍋內跟米一起煮。這樣煮熟之後,參的營養和味道都進到飯裏面了,而且不太容易察覺到苦味,非常適合孩童食用。

第五,泡酒。將整個花旗參洗凈放入密封酒瓶,加入35°以上的洋酒或白酒,一個月後就可以飲用了。也可切片制作雞尾酒,不過飲酒需要適量,小飲怡情,多飲傷身。

小編的話:許氏每年會收成兩季鮮花旗參,分別為4月底的春參以及9月底的秋參。夏季易上火嗜睡,口幹舌燥食欲差,剛好吃點新鮮春參來“防火”,瀉火除煩,養胃生津。而秋參則為冬日的養身進補提供了良好的供給。許氏為2020年全球唯一一家春季開挖並銷售正宗新鮮花旗參的參場,所有花旗參會在48小時內進行采挖、清洗和袋裝。

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Ginseng grower says festival postponement highlights difficulty with trade, Coronavirus

(Source: WASA-TV Channel 7)

By Stella Porter | Posted: Mon 4:16 PM, Mar 09, 2020  | Updated: Mon 6:44 PM, Mar 09, 2020

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) — The International Ginseng Festival is postponed until 2022. A big reason why is the Coronavirus.

A Hsu’s employee works with the product (WSAW Photo).

“It’s basically best for the public and best right now, with the travel restrictions, trying to get people to sign up, especially from China. It makes it very difficult to have a successful event,” said Richard Barrett, executive director of the Wausau Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau.

But there’s another factor at play.

The senior operations director at Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises, Mike Klemp-North, says they were already looking at alternative products to sustain their business amid trade tariffs when the Coronavirus came along, since most ginseng in Marathon County is exported to China. While all ginseng farmers are taking a hit, t’s the smaller ones he’s worried about.

“What about the farmers who said, I have two acres in my backyard and I want to do this and invest and put equity into it. What about them? They are the voices that aren’t going to be heard in this,” Klemp-North said.

Following Monday’s announcement, Klemp-North says Covid-19 is another barrier in a laundry list of trade issues over the past few years. But he’s more concerned about the smaller operations they work with.

“It’s hard to hear, and it’s hard to understand as outsiders, what they’re feeling,” he said.

It’s hard to get the product to Asia due to ports there being closed.

“Last time I checked, we have at least two shipments sitting here in port in the United States, waiting to go overseas because there’s lack of cargo containers and lack of ships. We are so reliant on countries that are epicenters of this virus,” he said.

Covid-19 means Asian tourists aren’t buying the product in Chinatowns across the U.S., where a lot of the product is sold to visitors.

“We’re not seeing that business because of the result of the tourist implications of Covid-19. Now all of a sudden, we have another curveball, so now how are we going to change and address this new obstacle?” he asked.

As for the ginseng festival, which draws between 8,000 and 10,000 people to Wausau, not having it will mean a loss of about $3 million to the local economy.

Despite that, Wausau Mayor Robert Mielke is confident the event will be back and better than it was before.

“Stay positive, stay optimistic. When it comes back, it’s going to be even stronger and better than ever,” Mielke said.

Hsu Ginseng x Expo West – A Recap

Some of our staff attended the largest natural ingredient and product expo in the world last weekend, called Expo West. Most of the Hsu’s staff in attendance were at the expo for the first time.

First, the basics:

  • Who: Hsu’s Ginseng Staff (5) – 3 from Wausau, and 2 from Los Angeles
    • In featured Staff Photo: (Left to Right) Richard Lin, Tony Guo, Hannah Feng, Ben Heindel and Mike Klemp-North
  • What: Natural Products Expo West 2018 – the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event
  • Where: Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA
  • When: March 8-11th, 2018

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Quick Stats:

  • Attendees: 85,000+
  • Exhibitors: 3,521
  • First-time Exhibitors: 600+

Why does one go to something like this?

We literally saw all walks of life at this event during our time there. This event really does serve as a one-stop-shop for anything related to natural products: product or package innovation, capital funding, ingredients, machinery, labeling, and regulatory standards.

Danielle Vogel, Founder, Glen’s Garden Market, best sums up the Expo West experience:

“The show provides a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow retailers, discover great new products, build upon existing relationships, and participate in programming that always helps deepen my understanding of some of the most significant issues facing our industry. I always return home with tons of ideas about how to grow my business and improve my product mix”.

Our Experience as first timers:

Overwhelming … in a good way.

First: the sights, sounds, and smells coming from the endless rows of the 3,500 exhibitors were akin to an open-air market or bazaar for those who have traveled internationally – business owners offering samples, and booths offering unique experiences.

The video provided by NewHopeNetwork explains it best:

Second: the diversity of people and products:

The world is big. Like, really big.  However, at times, it can feel very small. No more than a few hours after set up, we were getting fist bumps and comments like: “On Wisconsin!”, “Go Pack Go”, and “I grew up there!”. Our first experience with this was meeting someone from Merrill, WI. A few exchanges of something similar to “Oh Jeeze, yer from Wiscaaaaansin!” made us feel right at home.

There were also lots of different products. Products varied in style and type. A few examples include: ginger shots, plant protein mixes, natural BBQ sauce, dragon fruit powder, cold brew coffee, fig supersnacks, coconut oil, probiotic smoothies, matcha tea’s, nitro tea’s, reshi mushrooms, organic ice cream, veggie burgers, vegan pizza, and countless gluten free products.

A few of the more unique ones spotted included: ghee butter, plant based protein sticks, lentil crackers, and… crickets.

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The show was more than food, as it also included natural products from the beauty and household industries. Lip balm, makeup, laundry detergent, and tooth paste were all notable products represented as well.

All of these were available to try and sample. Some were great! Others were… ‘unique’.

We came. We Saw…. We Learned?

While we represented Hsu’s and generated business opportunities of our own, we also had huge takeaways in things that cannot be measured on paper.

We educated people on American Ginseng, our industry, and our company.

We also saw how people interacted with our brand.

By the 3rd day, hearing stories of “I used to work with Paul Hsu back in the day” were very common.

Now what?

We saw countless innovations in the industry applied to various products that may be worth some research and development to apply into our own American Ginseng.

We also saw product packaging in quick-serve formats and re-sealable bag technologies that made us stop for a second look as well.

All of this, out of respect to giving the best possible American Ginseng product, in the most innovative format possible, to our current and future customers.

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Written By: Ben Heindel – Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises

Ben.Heindel@hsuginseng.com

More Than American Ginseng

DID YOU KNOW…. Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises Inc does more than just cultivate American Ginseng?

Although Ginseng is what we were founded on, we are much more than that.

In addition to growing ginseng in the mid-1970’s, Paul Hsu also saw opportunity to develop a mail-order business that would cater to the needs of Chinese-American immigrants coming from overseas to the United States. He would provide an opportunity for customers to purchase products that they familiar with from back home, but were virtually inaccessible in the United States during that time.

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Hsu Ginseng Catalog – Currently over 100 pages, and includes hundreds of products!

Over the years, the mail order business developed into a sizable catalog with a wide diversity of products offered. The digital era only helped the catalog business as customers could access the product lineup and purchase products they saw in the catalog online.

Today, a majority of our business is still Ginseng. However, we are continuously finding new and exciting ways to give customers a great American Ginseng product in different formats:

 
Our ginseng products include: dried roots, tea’s, slices, capsules, powders, and… with the help of strong partnerships, we even have ginseng in candy and a variety of alcohol types.

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American Ginseng Tea, Capsules, and Candy

Our other notable product categories include:

  • Supplements
    1. From Fish Oil to Protein Powder, we carry a wide range of supplements that focus on a few areas of men’s, women’s, and kid’s health.
  • Skin Care
    1. We’ve added a number of brands to our skin-care lineup over the years to include: facial care, body care, eye care, foot care, and hair care.
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Biore Clean and Soft Body Wash Camellia
  • Seafood and Herbs
    1. The most fascinating products come from this category due to the extent of strong partnerships we maintain with our suppliers, as well as the importance they hold in nutritional value and diet. Products include: dried seaweed, sea cucumbers, dried alligator (yes!), dried yellow conch meat, elk horn, Chinese herbs, abalone and scallops
  • Appliances
    1. Due to the variety and styles of food offered, we also carry an assortment of products to help our customers cook them all.
    2. We carry appliances that include: steamers, stew pots, rice cookers, as well as lunch jars to keep meals warm.
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Tatung TAC-6G(SF) Stainless Rice Cooker
  • Food and Beverage
    1. This category offers a unique range of products familiar to Chinese cuisine and diet.
    2. Tea’s and Smoothie Mixes dominate this category, but we also carry food seasonings, snacks, and even a few Wisconsin Specialties like maple syrup and creamed honey.

Although these products may be sourced from many locations, they are shipped all from Hsu Ginseng Enterprises Inc, in Wausau, WI.

If you wish to learn more about what we offer… check us out! https://www.hsuginseng.com

Written by: Ben Heindel – eCommerce Specialist @ Hsu Ginseng Enterprises

Ben.Heindel@hsuginseng.com

10 Things I Learned After the Ginseng Festival

The 1st annual International Wisconsin Ginseng Festival rolled through Wausau, WI and the surrounding area just one month ago, but we are still amazed at how it impacted our area and the industry. Here are the 10 things we learned after the event:

Dragon Dance team entertaining guests on Saturday afternoon

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Ginseng and.. Beer?

With the International Wisconsin Ginseng Festival quickly approaching, local ginseng companies in Marathon County are gearing up for a weekend of celebrating the historic plant that heavily contributes to Wisconsin’s economy and export market. That means we should be seeing some interesting creations as growers are pairing up with other local venues. Some rumors indulge the idea of a vodka fused with ginseng, others have ice cream with ginseng, but we can assert that one of those rumors to be true right now — ginseng and beer.

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The International Wisconsin Ginseng Festival (IWGF) is the first event of its kind and will attract thousands of visitors from around the world. Hotels and travel accommodations are filling fast.

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Ginseng Spans the Globe, but Some Stays Here

Marathon County, the largest county in Wisconsin, is home to nearly 150 ginseng growers raising about 700,000 pounds of ginseng every year in an area that comprises a microcosm of the county’s available land. Almost 80% of that annual crop will jump ship to China.  But then where does the other 20% go?

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Aftermath: Natural Products Expo East

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Booth 5330 at the Natural Products Expo East was well-represented at the large-scale convention in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.  Each year Hsu’s sets up for three days of meetings, educating consumers, and learning more about the scope of the Natural Products industry.

Of the many reasons to attend a trade show of this magnitude, the most important is exposure.  Depending on the show, the potential for visitors nears the tens of thousands.  Two symbols that grab the attention of passers-by are the Something Special From Wisconsin logo that we feature on many of our products, and our Hsu’s Root to Health logo.  Sometimes, we run into someone who is, or was, from Wisconsin and then we get into a conversation about beer, cheese, or the Packers and we feel right at home.

We quickly learned from our past experiences that the Natural Products industry has some good eggs, but also maybe a few cracked eggs too.  I for one learned my lesson last year when I got somewhat sick from eating off of each exhibitor’s counter.  Our advice to new exhibitors and visitors is to stay disciplined and try new products sparingly.

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High volume of traffic at Baltimore’s Natural Products Expo East

One thing we realized at last year’s expo was that a gap exists between the Eastern (Asian) and Western (U.S. and Europe’s) outlook on ginseng.  To bridge that gap is to essentially identify an international customer.  More specifically, it means tailoring to both Eastern and Western values simultaneously.  The world is getting smaller and our online presence is continuously being revamped and reevaluated to fit our global needs.  The addition of Hsu’s Amazon page is one way we can stay current.  Our trips to Expo West in Anaheim give us the insight into a broadened demographic with the large Chinese population on the West Coast.

The scope of competitors we find at the show typically doesn’t vary outside of Korean ginseng companies, but even they do not always travel to Expo East because of the lack of an Asian demographic on the East coast as opposed to the West.  This year we had the second American ginseng company join the Expo, the Ginseng Herb & Coop from Marathon, WI, along with a representative from the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin.

Brand identity is very important to all of the exhibitors because for every category of product there could be up to fifty or more competitors or like-minded businesses competing for the same pool of consumers.  At Expo East, one can see a lot of similarities in brand strategy, aura, and even product likeness among vendors.

The most volatile yet buzz-generating section is most always the food/confectionery aisles where vendors are displaying their organic cookies, smoothies, candies, and even finished pizzas, tacos, and much more.  Another pro-tip we have is to remember that even if something is labeled as organic, certified organic, all-natural, etc., do your research on the products, consult your physician, and know what you are putting in your body.  Non-dairy products almost always contain nut products such as cashews and coconut and the amount of children and even adults in the United States that suffer from food allergies is overwhelming.

We prepare for the Supply Side West trade show in Las Vegas starting on Thursday, October 6th by shifting focus to our ingredient division.  Hsu’s supplies many large-scale operations with clean and potent American and Asian ginseng powders and powdered extracts for private-label use.  Our ginseng is found in supplements, liquid extracts, and even a beer or two.

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Brief: Wild Ginseng

September 1st marks the beginning of the Wild Ginseng season in Wisconsin. Each State is allowed to set its own parameters for length of season, but since ginseng is most potent after August the trend is roughly the same across the country. Also, with Wild American Ginseng being listed as endangered, the season does not typically last more than two months.

Already, Hsu’s has seen its fair share of Wild Ginseng hunters bringing their fresh finds in exchange for hard-earned money. With the season being short, and the value of Wild Ginseng being as high as it is, thousands of people across the country are searching through anything that remotely resembles a forest.

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Kaitlyn Backhaus (left) and the Wisconsin DNR representative auditing the Wild Ginseng brought in by various hunters.  Pound for pound they must be inspected for the State’s records.

In its natural habitat on the forest floor, ginseng is able to sustain itself for many years and gain considerable potency as it ages. The only way to estimate Wild Ginseng’s age is to count the ‘rings’ that appear on top of the root. Those rings are actually the lifeline of the root, and if the original root dies, the lifeline, known commonly as the ‘mother root’, will spawn a new root in its place. If a root sustains a series of harsh winters and conversely a series of favorable winters the lifeline will expand and contract based on its conditions under the surface. The fluctuation of size found throughout the lifeline is how we determine the root’s age and thus will eventually be separated by age and size for its use as a finished product.

Rumors of 100-year-old roots are not uncommon, as we may have one of our own. However such an anomaly is something few hunters will witness within their lifetime. Given the amount of Wild Ginseng harvested every year, the days of finding a root of that caliber and age may be over, especially for future generations. That is why the cultivation of American ginseng may become more important than ever in the next few decades.

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EST. 100-Year-Old Wild Ginseng Root.  Found by Hsu’s founder and President Paul C.Hsu, east of Wausau, WI

 

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Berries – Field and Forest

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Late August is a special time for ginseng growers in Marathon County, WI. The arrival of the ginseng plant’s berries is a sign that the harvest season draws near, and simultaneously thousands of Wild Ginseng hunters are scouring the woods across the nation for the most valuable ginseng in the world.

In our fields, groups of workers are beginning to manually pluck those berry clusters from the plants and collect them in their baskets.  From there, they will be transported to our new farm facility which is the hub for creating seeds and sending them through the stratification process.  Each berry contains up to two seeds, and a mature ginseng plant may yield between twenty and thirty seeds every year. Through stratification, we are able to store our seeds throughout the entire winter so they can be used for next year’s planting season starting in July.

Harvesting berries to create a seed stock is important for two reasons:  we are able to maintain our own stock for future harvests, as well as offer our seeds to aspiring ginseng growers around the nation; and, when the berry cluster matures and is harvested, the potency of the root increases as the plant is signaled to send its resources downward.  For that reason ginseng farmers in Marathon County will wait until the end of September to harvest.

For Wild Ginseng hunters, the arrival of ginseng berries makes the search significantly easier. In the viridescent forests of Wisconsin, the bright red clusters are far more telling of the presence of ginseng than the plant’s other physical characteristics.  Hunters have a fairly small window of opportunity to find, dig, clean, and sell their Wild Ginseng (legally).

But for some, finding it is over half of the battle.  In Wisconsin, places like the city of LaCrosse and many towns along the Mississippi River in Southwest Wisconsin are still the leading areas where hunters can still find ginseng in its natural state.  Outside of Wisconsin, the most abundant source of Wild Ginseng is the Appalachian Mountains in an area that span from New York to South Carolina.  There, hunters and poachers alike take part in the fast-paced and often lucrative Wild Ginseng hunt.

Certain social blights have marred the U.S.’s Wild Ginseng trade’s reputation in recent years.  In the opening week of Wild season in 2015, a North Carolina farmer reported that over $6000 worth of Wild Ginseng was stolen from his property.  It is a situation encouraged by over-dramatized reality TV shows such as ‘Appalachian Outlaws’ and will likely continue as the price of Wild Ginseng per pound remains high.

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