The Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition (ABFFC) and partners have joined forces to put together this special webinar series for intermediate and experienced forest farmers* who want to learn more about common non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and expand their understanding of forest farming practices.

Each webinar in this series will bring together our best experts in the field, experienced forest farmers, and learning resources. Together we will explore common NTFP species and topics in-depth, as well as engage in discussions with experienced forest farmers with years of specialized expertise.

The fourth webinar in the series is:

"Digging deeper into ginseng forest farming"

Eric Burkhart of Penn State University

Ed & Carole Daniels, Shady Grove Botanicals

Anna Plattner & Justin Wexler, Wild Hudson Valley

In this webinar, Dr. Burkhart will provide some research updates on ginseng forest farming site selection, crop protection, pest/disease management, and emerging leaf harvest opportunities.

He will also be joined for the second half of the webinar by forest farmer Ed Daniels (Shady Grove Botanicals, WV) and Anna Plattner and Justin Wexler (Wild Hudson Valley, NY) for a lively discussion of these topics and more.

Hosted on Zoom, the webinar will take place live at 6:00 PM EST on March 24, 2022.

*While these webinars are more in-depth than most of our beginner level website resources, we invite beginner forest farmers, and those who are less familiar with these species to review our NTFP modules to learn about the basics prior to our webinars. Each module will include videos or playlists, publications and articles that would be helpful in bringing a beginner up-to-speed for these in-depth discussions. These modules are on our ABFFC website at https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org/forestfocus

Questions? Please contact Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu