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["A ginseng digger and cultivator since he was young, Ed Daniels and his wife Carole own and operate Shady Grove Farm in Randolph County where they grow ginseng, goldenseal, ramps, cohosh, and industrial hemp, among other plants. In this interview, Ed and Carole talk about their forest farming and seed saving practice, the hopes for their farm, and Eds family tradition of medicinal herbs. Ed Daniels is a 2020-2021 participant in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, leading an apprenticeship with Clara Haizlett of Wellsburg. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/21/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-ed-daniels-clara-haizlett-agroforestry-forest-farming/Shady Grove Botanicals: https://www.shadygrovebotanicals.com/"]

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["Ed Daniels of Mill Creek is leading a 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship in agroforestry/forest farming with Clara Haizlett of Wellsburg. A ginseng digger and cultivator since he was young, Daniels and his wife Carole own and operate Shady Grove Farm in Randolph County where they grow ginseng, goldenseal, ramps, cohosh, and industrial hemp, among other plants. Haizlett, who was an intern in The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritages American Ginseng: Local Knowledge, Global Roots project, plans to start a forest farm on her familys land in Brooke County.In this interview, which was a remote site visit for their apprenticeship, they discuss their respective work, apprenticeship sessions, and hopes for the future of the agroforestry tradition. Learn more about their apprenticeship: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/21/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-ed-daniels-clara-haizlett-agroforestry-forest-farming/"]

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["For the past 6 years, Sandy Mashburn (b. January 20th, 1954, Albertville, AL) and her husband Tommy Mashburn come to West Virginia for 3 months from August-October to hunt root, including ginseng, may apple, yellow root, and black cohosh. They sell the foraged root and other plant parts to Tony Coffman at Coffmans Metals in Birch River, West Virginia. In this short interview, Sandy speaks about how they first started coming to West Virginia, her husbands digging hobby, how the price of ginseng has changed, and more.This interview and other materials were collected in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festivals 2020 festival program on American ginseng. Learn more: https://festival.si.edu/blog/west-virginia-ginseng-trade"]