[MPWG] Ginseng show

[Michael Schenk]

I heard over the weekend from someone who said he was watching a show about ginseng diggers on the History Channel. He said they were climbing a tree to harvest it? If they were really showing that, what kind of disinformation are they giving? I can imagine planting in soil pockets in old tree crotches, but that's really a stretch.

I don't watch tv. Has anyone seen anything like this?

Mike

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>Subject: MPWG Digest, Vol 126, Issue 4
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>   1. Another American Ginseng show... (Erika)
>   2. Re: Another American Ginseng show... (Jeanine Davis)
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>Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:56:36 -0500
>From: Erika <erika at unitedplantsavers.org>
>To: mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org
>Subject: [MPWG] Another American Ginseng show...
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>Hello All, 
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>I just received a phone call from an individual in North Carolina who is apparently a cast member on another show about American Ginseng diggers.  Although I did ask, he was unable to tell me the name of the show and the network producing it. However, he did say it was a different production company and network than that of the 'Appalachian Outlaws'.
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>Has anyone heard of this?  He said it was going to air in April/May.
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>In addition, he was calling United Plant Savers to find out more about our conservation and education efforts in regards to American Ginseng.  He described his character as 'one who really cares about this plant', and being totally against characters like those in the Appalachian Outlaws series.  He spoke of his harvesting techniques, 'not digging until the berries are red, and replanting the berries' like he was taught to do as a child.  He definitely gave me the impression that he wants his character to speak on behalf of good stewardship and responsible harvesting.  He also spoke about poaching problems in NC, especially a while back with the government shut-down, and that there are characters on this show that will indeed resemble those of the Appalchian Outlaws series. 
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>I was not able to ascertain exactly what he was wanting to achieve by calling us, but I believe he has good intentions.  I was careful, as always with media-related individuals , to say little and listen much.
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>Please let us know if you have heard about this upcoming series.  Thank you for your time. 
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>Sincerely, 
>Erika G. Galentin
>Outreach Coordinator
>United Plant Savers
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>Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:00:49 -0500
>From: "Jeanine Davis" <Jeanine_Davis at ncsu.edu>
>To: "'Erika'" <erika at unitedplantsavers.org>,
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>Subject: Re: [MPWG] Another American Ginseng show...
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>I urge proceeding with great caution. Although he might be very supportive
>of "doing the right thing", he has no control over how much of what he says
>will be included in the program. If his viewpoint only makes up 5% of the
>program.
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>Just my thoughts. I also heard there was another program in the making, but
>what I heard made it sound very much like the one airing now.
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>Jeanine
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>Jeanine M. Davis, Ph.D. 
>Associate Professor and Extension Specialist 
>Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University 
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>Sincerely, 
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>Erika G. Galentin
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>Outreach Coordinator
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