Wild Ginseng Info

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:53:34 -0300 (ADT)
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From: mjjnh@mta.ca (Matthew Jonah)
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Hello Sust-Mar Folks,

I have information that can be used to aid in the "practical"
sustainability of Maritime woodlots that contain large stands of mature
hardwoods. This is a commercial venture that has been undertaken by 4 New
Brunswick environmentalists who want to encourage the production of
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP's) and discourage clearcutting.

We are a co-op that plants North American Ginseng (Panax Quinquefolium)
seeds and roots in Maritime mature and mixed hardwood stands. The plant
takes 10 years from seed to harvestable roots and needs no pesticides or
mechanized machinery.

Market prices for Wild Roots have remained stable and are currently
fetching    $500+ a lb. Due to a supply glut in the agriculturally produced
Ginseng market, we can obtain our planting stock at a 60% cheaper rate than
last years season. This supply is likely to remain this way for only the
next season, so this is the year to "invest."

If you would like more information or to scheduale a site assessment,
please contact me. We will be planting in Cape Breton from Oct 20th to
roughly the 24th and would prefer to do all NS site assessments during this
period or before the end of October.

Thank you,
Matthew Jonah

More infomation can also be found at
http://eiii.org/wildseng/index.htm


Wilderness needs no defense. Only more defenders." -- Edward Abbey


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