DIGGERS NEEDED;
HUNTERS OF PROPERLY HARVESTED WILD FRESH NORTH AMERICAN GINSENG FOR THE 2013 SEASON
If you (or any one you know) are a digger or dealer of wild ginseng and you would like to become one of my suppliers of quality fresh roots for the 2013 season, please contact me in the following ways;
Email; FredRGates@aol.com
US Postal mail; Wild Spirit Ginseng, 2648 Wolf Spring Road, Scio, NY 14880.
Telephone; 585-593-3484
Please be prepared to share your name, address, telephone number and email address.
I will share my projected buying prices at that time, along with whatever agreement we can arrive at as to the amount of quality fresh roots you may be able to supply.
NOW is the time to contact me! The sooner we can agree to deal with each other, the better chance there will be that you will be given first preference when I purchase.
Thank you for visiting.
Fred Gates
WILD SPIRIT GINSENG'S
Proper Ginseng Harvesting Procedures
HARVESTING WILD GINSENG
FOR
"WILD SPIRIT GINSENG"
Dear Ginseng Harvester;
I am Fred Gates, Mr Wild Spirit Ginseng, owner and operator of "WILD SPIRIT GINSENG".
The purpose of this particular article is to lay forth information on how you can receive the very highest prices for Fresh Wild North American Ginseng. It must be understood from the very beginning that the end user of this product has very particular details in mind when He or She is in the market to purchase. If these details are present in our product, and the user is pleased, She or He is very likely to return, and pay the premum price for the Best Value (highest quality at lowest price), that is, ours.
Many wild ginseng hunters are either not aware of the needs of the user, or they get caught up in the excitement of finding a root and do not take the time to remove it from the soil in a way which will preserve the root with as little damage to the root or loss of fragile hair roots as possible. And then the roots may be carried around all day in a bag or pocket which dries the root, etc.
But now I am sure that you are beginning to get the picture.
Here, then is a list of "Do's" and "Dont's" which covers the treatment of the root from the time it is discovered until it is delivered to the Consumer's door; Tools required are a stout flat blade screwdriver about 8 inches long, a sharp light hatchet, several zip-lock bags, and a carrying bag or case to protect the dug roots from being unduly overheated or crushed while you are walking and digging. Tools hould be of a bright color so they will not be lost easily as you are working or walking.
Upon discovering a wild ginseng or group of wild ginsengs, carefully remove the excess forest leaf cover. Dig carefully around the stalk until you reach the top of the root's neck. Using your screw driver, follow the neck down until you reach the top of the main root.
Do not separate the neck from the root or skin or damage it in any way. Separation of neck from root can easily reduce the value of the root from 100% down to 20% or even less. The neck is the only dependable way to calculate the age of the root. The desirability and value of a root increases the older it lives. I cannot purchase roots which have the neck removed.
Very carefully loosen the soil around the main root until you determine which direction it is growing. Great care must be taken to avoid skinning, cutting or breaking the main root or any side roots. As you find the small feeder or "hair" roots, loosen the soil along each one's length until you reach its very end. Use your sharp little hatchet to sever obstructing tree roots which may hinder you from producing a quality root. This will take discipline until it becomes habit to save every part of the plant without damage of any sort.
Once you have liberated the plant, place it in a zip-lock bag and sprinkle a few drops of fresh clean water inside before sealing. Adding a small handful of pure forest mineral soil will make it feel at home.This will insure that the hair roots will not dry out and perish. Place the bag inside your carrying bag or case, making sure that it is never left out in the sun, since overheating or direct sunlight may kill the root or make it sickly.
Never put the root in with moss. Moss is riddled with parasites and microscopic organisms which are harmful to the root. Remember, the root has buried itself in mineral soil or humus, and is never found growing in moss. Shipping in moss will shorten the freshness of the root, and quickly kill it if it is not removed and thoroughly washed with clean, pure water and then placed in fresh pure forest soil taken from a deciduous trees location.
Shipping can safely be done by shaking off excess dirt, rinsing in fresh, unchlorinated or otherwise chemically treated water and placing the root in a sealed zip-lock bag. Never let the root dry to the point where the hair roots will perish. Make sure that the envelope or shipping box is labeled perishable and fragile.
When you get home, remove your roots from the zip-lock bag and store them in a plastic tote box filled with pure, slightly moist (but not wet or muddy) forest soil. Firmly put the cover on the box and store it in a cool (but not freezing) place out of the sun until ready to ship. Roots stored in this manner can be kept for several months or even indefinitely with no deterioration. This is because they are in the very environment in which they have lived all their lives; pure forest soil taken from under hardwood trees.
DIGGERS NEEDED;
HUNTERS OF PROPERLY HARVESTED WILD FRESH NORTH AMERICAN GINSENG FOR THE 2013 SEASON
If you are a digger of wild ginseng and you would like to become one of my suppliers of quality roots for the 2013 season, please contact me in the following ways;
Email; FredRGates@aol.com
US Postal mail; Wild Spirit Ginseng, 2648 Wolf Spring Road, Scio, NY 14880.
Telephone; 585-593-3484
Please be sure to share your name, address and telephone number.
I will share my projected buying prices at that time, along with whatever agreement we can arrive at as to the amount of roots you may be able to supply.
NOW is the time to contact me! The sooner we can agree to deal with each other, the better chance there will be that you will be given first preference when I purchase.
Thank you for visiting.
Fred Gates
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