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Rainy summers and mushroom flushes...it's almost that time of year! Interested in learning how to properly i.d. wild mushrooms? Stesha Warren of Eliana's Garden is offering a class to those who want to find fungi for a profit.
RCC offers 'shroom identification course; find fungi for profit
WENTWORTH — There is precious fungus among us.Liner trays of false unicorn (star grub root) and true unicorn available from one of our favorite NC nurseries. See her new ads (and check out the others) on Herb Connection: newcropsorganics.ces.ncsu.edu/herb/herb-connection/
To all of our forest farming family and friends, here is an opportunity to directly impact the future of Appalachia's treasured medicinal plants. Help support Appalachian Sustainable Development today and have your donation doubled by a matched pledge from generous partners in the herbal products industry. ASD made the Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub a reality in 2017, and they will continue to positively impact Appalachia's economy with your help. #plantingforthefuture #livingbetterlocally
Click here to support Forest Farming: Saving At-Risk Forest Botanicals organized by Katie Elene
Appalachia is an incredibly unique area of the world, rich in natural resources. Historically, these resources have been extracted while the people of Appalachia have been forgotten. With the decline ...We are proud to be a founding member of the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition, and honored to have worked with so many forest farmers in this network. Thank you for farming! Together, we’re planting the seeds for tomorrow, today 🌱
Herb Connection-a free service to match up buyers, growers, and service/product suppliers of herbs, mushrooms, hops, plants, and all kinds of specialty crops.
Mushrooms, Herbs, Plants and More Available on Herb Connection
Lorri Bura of Green Heart Gardens with some her value-added herb products grown on her certified organic farm in western NC. In the search for new crops that will potentially bring higher returns than...Are you interested in cultivating field and/or forest grown herbs? Looking for assistance in getting started? Here is a place to start. Fill out this Medicinal Herb Grower Questionnaire provided by Appalachian Sustainable Development, so that they can better match you with the resources you need.
Medicinal Herb Grower Questionnaire
Please fill out the following to the best of your ability if you are interested in cultivating field-grown medicinal herbs (i.e. lavender, holy basil, calendula, etc.) and/or forest botanicals (i.e. g...Please contact me if you decide to expand to Pennsylvania.
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Membership Benefits
Training and Support
Hands-on workshops on all aspects of operations: choosing and preparing a site, management planning, organic production and certification, forest grown verification, best handling and processing practices, value added production techniques, forest farming business planning and record keeping. Unique opportunities to see value-added facilities and productive forest farms.
Valuable Resources
This Coalition clearinghouse website houses a wide array of online and video resources for forest farmers on diverse topics from industry basics to cultivation to value added production and beyond. The coalition will also help link members to free and reduced rate seed distribution programs and house an equipment share forum to assist growers in accessing tools for harvest and processing. Bi-annual Appalachian Forest Farmer Chronicle.
Connecting Growers
Forest farmer and industry stakeholder meetings will offer opportunities for growers to connect with buyers, organic certifiers, representatives from verification and other labeling programs.
Technical Assistance
Forest farmer to forest farmer mentorship program. Access to university extension and other agency personnel for FAQs and assistance with site and habitat management planning.