Forest farming in North America is becoming a popular practice that provides short-term income for owners of new forest plantations while their trees reach maturity. This income diversification is ...

In 2011, cartoonist Craig Thompson fell on his moneymaker – by which I mean his drawing hand. The author of the award-winning (and often banned) graphic memoir Blankets was in China, riding a bamboo ...

Mr. Nguyen Manh Tuan has been with the Tak Ngo ginseng garden in Tra Linh Commune (Nam Tra My District) in Quang Nam Province for seven years. He has spent more time in the garden than with his family ...

For the last 20 years, Kon Tum and Quang Nam provinces have invested millions of US dollars to maintain Ngoc Linh ginseng genetic resource, but they have developed only 5-7 hectares. Meanwhile, a ...

Craig Thompson’s new book revisits his upbringing on a farm in rural Wisconsin, and the farmers — both American-born and not — who made up his community. By Sam Thielman When you purchase an ...

Possible benefits of ginseng range from improving thinking to treating erectile dysfunction and lowering blood sugar. It may also help reduce inflammation. Ginseng refers to 11 different varieties of ...

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Deep in the Maryland woods, under thick tree cover and hidden in plain sight amid the forest undergrowth, Larry Harding grows his prized crop. Harding’s strain is well-known for its special potency ...

Ginseng is an herb rich in antioxidants. It may offer benefits for brain health, immune function, blood sugar management, and more. However, more research is necessary. Ginseng has been used in ...