Kentucky Ginseng

23/10/2025

Want top dollar for good quality ginseng? Leave small roots to continue to grow.

11/09/2025

Sometimes you get the honor to inspect and certify pretty special roots. This one came in at just under half a pound, also one of the oldest inspected individually. Definitely the largest of the older roots that have come across our scales and counts. The root had at least 79 age scars with multiple ‘generational’ roots. Those adventitious roots came in at 26, 33, 34, 36, 47, 50, and 56 scars. The stem at the end was as big as the pick we use to assist counting. Kudos to the harvester for taking their time to carefully dig out the root without tool damage and getting the fiber. Thanks to the dealers that gave us the heads up to have the time for a detailed inspection and letting the office staff catch a glance. It sure is something to talk about!

02/09/2025

👀 looking for a place to sell your Kentucky ginseng ? You can find a list of them

✅By Kentucky county: https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/documents/GIN_DealersbyCounty.pdf

✅By Dealer Name:https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/documents/GIN_DealersbyName.pdf

✅By Kentucky Ginseng dealer number:http://www.kyagr.com/marketing/documents/GIN_Dealersbynumber.pdf

20/08/2024

Sustainable, legal harvest means looking for mature roots before removing from soil, after berries have ripened, and in season.

06/09/2023

Find a buyer for your ginseng in Kentucky at https://tinyurl.com/KentuckyBuyers.

01/09/2023

Find a Kentucky ginseng dealer this season at https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/documents/GIN_DealersbyCounty.pdf.

02/09/2022

What’s your ginseng story?

In many states across the Appalachian region, September 1 marks the first day of American ginseng season, when the valuable medicinal plant may be legally harvested and sold. In Asia, the plant’s roots are prized as a natural cure-all; in the United States, the generational knowledge and regional folklore around it strengthen a community of dedicated practitioners.

Today, in honor of the open season, we are excited to officially launch a new online exhibition, “American Ginseng: Local Knowledge, Global Roots.” We invite you to dig into the multimedia exhibit to learn about ginseng’s fascinating past and promising future. Meet 45 experts—growers, dealers, researchers, stewards, herbalists, and chefs—who are committed to sustaining this endangered forest botanical.

Do you have your own story about American ginseng? By uploading text and photos, you can help us grow the exhibition and expand our understanding of the “green gold” of the forest.

Start exploring: s.si.edu/ginseng

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31/08/2022

Ginseng harvest season opens tomorrow. Just because it’s a date on the calendar, doesn’t mean the ginseng is ready. Wait for any green berries to turn before harvesting.

When it comes time to sell, make sure you sell to a licensed Kentucky ginseng dealer. A list is available at https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/documents/GIN_DealersbyCounty.pdf.

Happy hunting and please practice good stewardship.

01/07/2022

Ginseng is a long growing plant. Give it time to grow and mature to plant the seeds for the future.

23/06/2022

Are you following the 100 days of Ginseng? Look here for some great information all summer about ginseng. Kentucky season opens September 1, but wait to harvest those plants with green berries.

Day 11 - A healthy population of American ginseng will include different “generations'', ranging from seedlings, to juveniles, to mature plants that can seed reliably year after year. In the wild, the vast majority of seed-producing plants are 10 years or older. Because of this slow life-cycle, all generations of ginseng plants are crucial to a population, and major disturbances have a lasting impact.

Learn more about ginseng biology at wildamericanginseng.org

Join the stewardship journey at 100daysofginseng.com!
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21/06/2022

Kentucky ginseng - when it becomes the shade rather than growing in the shade. This is an amazing functional art exhibit at Legacy Grove Park in Wi******er, KY. The artists incorporated ginseng history, education, conservation, and stewardship with this piece.

For Earth Day, we are grateful to provide a park for young, old, and furry friends alike.
We love hosting vibrant families, interactive groups, and individuals looking for solitude in nature.

This week we were thrilled to see Leadership Central Kentucky and Stride at the park just to name a few groups and we hope to see more in the year to come! HAPPY EARTH DAY! - We hope to see you at the park tomorrow for our Earth Day Celebration!

02/11/2021

This old root came in a part of a lot we certified fresh on October 28, 2021. While it wasn’t certified as an individual root, our staff was curious how many age scars were present. There were 72 definite stem scars on this root. It is the oldest root our current staffers have counted.

If you have a chance encounter with a large root like this, take your time to dig it out while preserving all the tap roots and fiber.