RootReport - Resources and References

Here you will find some of our favorite nontimber forest product resources. If you have other suggestions or things you would like to know more about, please contact us.

Learn about Cultivating and Stewarding Native Medicinal Plants

• eXtension Forest Farming
• eXtension Youtube Channel
• Medicinal Herbs For Commerce
• NC Herb
• Nontimber Forest Products at Pennsylvania Ag Extensions
• USDA National Agroforestry Center 
• Agroforestry Center at the University of Missouri

Organizations Supporting Forest Farming and Cultivating Native Medicinal Plants

• Appalachian Forest Farming Network
• Appalachian Sustainable Development
• Blue Ridge Naturally
• Blue Ridge Woodland Growers
• Rural Action  
• United Plant Savers

Other NTFP Industry Resources

• American Herbal Products Association: Professional Membership Organization for the Herbal Industry
• American Botanicals Council: Scientific Research on Medicinal Plants and their Markets

Articles About NTFPs

• Good Agricultural and Collection Practice for Herbal Raw Materials from the American Herbal Products Association 
• Bloodroot Fact Sheet
• Goldenseal Fact Sheet
• Slippery Elm Factsheet
• Log Moss Factsheet
• Black Cohosh Production
• False Unicorn Production
• Collection to Commerce:  2003 Overview of Medicinals Market in western North Carolina
• Black Cohosh: An Annotated Bibliography
• Bloodroot: An Annotated Bibliography
• Goldenseal: An Annotated Bibliography

Other Recommended Reading

• Growing and Marketing Ginseng Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals
• Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests

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