Im going to amend my previous post. It kinda sounded like I was against new harvesters of ginseng. That's not so! This ol' world is give and take, if everyone takes more than they give, then eventually there is nothing left to take! For anyone in the reading audience, don't let this be the case.
We live in a world of consumers, producers and destroyers. Look at it this way: a native plant of our free,young country exists despite it's value,despite it's ability to heal,strengthen,adapt, endure, and survive. Somehow, it has survived beyond it's value to live wild in our native woodlands and to keep pushing forward.
If any you, a newcomer, to this species were to sit amongst a full,wild, native population, try not reap what nature has struggled and flourished through but to enjoy and help it along in it's efforts. A modest pay for this expense is expected but do not become greedy.
This is far beyond a \"Get Rich Quick Scheme\", if you are in it solely for money...Get out, you won't get it! If you enjoy medium wage pay for tick,chigger and every other critter infested work...carry on then.
For me, a way my Father taught me to enjoy our woodlands and help it along for my being there. This is a culture handed down through the years from father to son in respect of our forests. Sure, in the past, people have made grave mistakes and the price has been paid but not recovered. Nature is still doing it's best to recoup from those mistakes despite an ever encroaching boarder. When exiting our wild places, leave it in a more fruitful place and help it along!
Friends,
There is but a fraction left of the land our colonial ancestors once set foot on this grand fresh world. Greed and ignorance once overcome our forefathers and even our society now. Many a circumstances has struggled and limited it's growth and what you do find should be appreciated.
If they were to be a final nail drove into the coffin of our native wilderness, be the man planting a seed in hope of it's better day.
Hillhopper
