We seek something in these woods that’s rarer and more valuable than any of the above: wild American ginseng root. Because wild ginseng is so valuable—and because poachers have turned it into ...

Ginseng has been used for thousands of years as an herbal medicine to boost energy and enhance focus. But not all ginseng is created equally, and there is a huge price difference between ...

Imagine stepping into a lush, green world where every leaf whispers an ancient secret and each root holds the promise of ...

Craig Thompson’s new book revisits his upbringing on a farm in rural Wisconsin, and the farmers — both American-born and not ...

National Park Service rangers determined he poached more than 300 ginseng roots from the park ... the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Harvesting wild ginseng is illegal on most state lands, national ...