Across Appalachia, September marks the start of ginseng season, when thousands of people roam the hills searching for hard-to-reach patches of this highly prized plant. Many people know ginseng as an ...

Sep. 17—In more than three decades of combing the woods of Schuylkill County, Dennis "Pap" Knauss has yet to see a wild ginseng plant. "In all my years on the trail, I've never seen wild ginseng," ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Harvesting season for the medicinal Virginia plant, wild American ginseng, has begun, and with the season comes specific rules and regulations surrounding the collection of the ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announces that wild ginseng harvest season begins on Sept. 1. Wild American ginseng is listed as a threatened species in Virginia, and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ginseng harvest season in Virginia begins on Sept. 1. For those interested in collecting this valued plant, there’s several regulations to be aware of — because violating them ...

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn — Deep in the woods of Appalachia, the trees grow tall and plants dig their roots deep into the soil. Communities thrive from the work of all their members. Traditions are passed ...

Which ginseng tea is best? For thousands of years, the ginseng root has been used to treat a myriad of health issues, from respiratory problems and high blood pressure to chronic stress. Although its ...

In 2011, cartoonist Craig Thompson fell on his moneymaker – by which I mean his drawing hand. The author of the award-winning (and often banned) graphic memoir Blankets was in China, riding a bamboo ...

In more than three decades of combing the woods of Schuylkill County, Dennis “Pap” Knauss has yet to see a wild ginseng plant. “In all my years on the trail, I’ve never seen wild ginseng,” said Knauss ...