[MPWG] ginseng in the news

[Jeannie Dunn]

Colin and Jeanine,

Thanks for all you have just put out there. Agreed.
I really believe WNC residential and commercial development and  
periodic forest service/DOT maintenance probably do more damage to  
annihilate our herbal medicines in the area, more than poachers ever  
will.
I also think that we will still have ginseng in 10-20 years because  
the old-timers and their generations who harvest know how to  
proliferate the species as they harvest, scattering seeds and  
spreading roots.
It will be "wild cultivated" ginseng but it will still be considered  
wild. I believe Robert Eidus is trying to bring attention to the  
industry and he has a right to his opinion. I hope he's wrong and we  
can sustain our wild ginseng but if more people are moving into  
western NC and the developments sprawl outwards, we may not have much  
of a forest to grow it!

Jeannie Dunn
Red Moon Herbs
828-301-3010


On Sep 5, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Colin Donohue wrote:

> Absolutely.
>
> That would be great. I regret I'm not in the role I once was, but  
> this issue is still dear to my heart.
>
> A meeting of the minds, and forging of common strategies and efforts  
> could be a great thing in both stewarding 'sang in the wild and  
> supporting lifeways of the responsible ginseng stewards and  
> harvesters out there.
>
> C
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> On 9/5/2013 8:23 PM, Jeanine Davis wrote:
>> On an open forum all I am willing to say is that I am not amused  
>> and this story could have been more accurate and hopeful. We do  
>> need to brainstorm on strategies to reduce poaching to conserve  
>> wild populations and encourage more wild simulated production.  I  
>> have some ideas, that are built on consumer demand and pressure.
>>
>> Jeanine
>>
>> Jeanine Davis, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
>> Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University
>> website: ncherb.org
>> Sent from my Droid
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>> On Sep 5, 2013 7:46 PM, "Michael McGuffin" <MMcguffin at ahpa.org>  
>> wrote:
>> Hello Colin,
>>
>> I could not agree with you more that the information presented by  
>> Robert Eidus was unfortunate, at best. But Susan Leopold was  
>> exactly correct in calling attention to the very limited resources  
>> that are applied to plant conservation. This was an important  
>> message, and an appropriate message from United Plant Savers.
>>
>>
>> Michael
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>> Michael McGuffin
>>
>> President
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>> American Herbal Products Association | www.ahpa.org
>> 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 918 | Silver Spring | MD | 20910
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>> MD Phone: 301.588.1171 x201
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>> 30+ years of working for you!
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>> From: MPWG [mailto:mpwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On  
>> Behalf Of Colin Donohue
>> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 3:02 PM
>> To: Susan Leopold
>> Cc: mpwg
>> Subject: Re: [MPWG] ginseng in the news
>>
>>
>> This is great, other than being wrong.
>>
>> I'm amused to see Robert Eidus as the spokesperson for the  
>> survivability of Ginseng. It will be gone in 10-20 years?   That's  
>> idiotic.
>>
>> I'm sure Mr. Eidus didn't mean what he was cast as saying on the  
>> clip, but it's still incorrect information.
>>
>>
>> I'm very disappointed to see UPS trumpeting this incorrect and  
>> sensationalized clip.
>>
>> Yes, there are issues with ginseng harvest, and I'd be the first to  
>> shout from the mountaintop that poaching is a real issue that needs  
>> attention, and that more resources should go into plant  
>> conservation. But putting incorrect information out to spur public  
>> concern is disingenuous.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> On 9/5/2013 5:15 PM, Susan Leopold wrote:
>>
>> United Plant Savers has started a change.org letter to bring  
>> awareness to our members and the public and to show various  
>> agencies that the public cares and supports ginseng conservation  
>> efforts....
>>
>>
>> Below is a link to the CBS story and to our change.org letter, also  
>> you can go to the UpS website www.unitedplantsavers.org for links  
>> to several recent news articles and ginseng recently published  
>> research.
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>> Please join this campaign: http://chn.ge/15Eon5H
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>> http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57601454/ginseng-poaching-threatens-survival-of-plant-species/
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>>
>> Susan Leopold, PhD
>>
>> Executive Director, UpS
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>> 703-667-0208
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>> susan at unitedplantsavers.org
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Jeannie Dunn
New Director, RedMoonHerbs.com
Still Made the Wise Woman Way - Fresh, Sustainable, Local
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