Community Events Calendar
ASAP offers a free calendar for community members to post local food and farm events. These events are user-submitted and event details should be confirmed with the host.
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Intro to Becoming A Ginseng Dealer
“Intro to Becoming Ginseng Dealer” is the first of a virtual two-part series for those interested in obtaining a ginseng dealer license. Part one is a standalone course but is also a prerequisite to “The Foundations of Becoming a Ginseng Dealer”.
Here is the course outline:
-History of American Ginseng
-Harvesting, washing & drying techniques
-Differences in agricultural production methods
-Current marketing trends
-Laws & regulations to selling
-Financial startup needs
Please reach out with any questions or concerns!
Meet your teacher: Robert Edius. Robert is an avid American ginseng grower and educator who owns and operates Eagle Feather Organic Farm. To cultivate the next generation of responsible forest farmers, he also hosts classes, workshops, been on radio shows, and is the founder and president of the North Carolina Ginseng Association. He specializes in “wild simulation ” cultivation-growing plants organically in their natural forest habitat and enjoys sharing that knowledge with others.