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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/"]](/thumb/4224DanielsCaroleDanielsEdPhoto0019319 "Carole and Ed Daniels of Shady Grove Botanicals at their Randolph County farm, 1 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.Photo.001.9.3.19
- Title:
- Carole and Ed Daniels of Shady Grove Botanicals at their Randolph County farm, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2019-09-03
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Farms--West Virginia, American ginseng, Herb products, Forage plants, American ginseng industry, Agroforestry, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbs--Utilization, and Herb gardening
- Location:
- Randolph County (W. Va.)
![["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/"]](/thumb/4224DanielsCaroleDanielsEdPhoto0029319 "Carole and Ed Daniels of Shady Grove Botanicals at their Randolph County farm, 2 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.Photo.002.9.3.19
- Title:
- Carole and Ed Daniels of Shady Grove Botanicals at their Randolph County farm, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2019-09-03
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- American ginseng industry, Herb products, Herbs--Utilization, Agroforestry, American ginseng, Herb gardening, Farms--West Virginia, Forage plants, and Herbs--Therapeutic use
- Location:
- Randolph County (W. Va.)
![["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"]](/thumb/4224MashburnSandyPhoto00191519 "Sandy Mashburn at Coffman's Metals after selling several pounds of ginseng, yellow root, and may apple to Tony Coffman")
- Identifier:
- 4224.MashburnSandy.Photo.001.9.15.19
- Title:
- Sandy Mashburn at Coffman's Metals after selling several pounds of ginseng, yellow root, and may apple to Tony Coffman
- Date:
- 2019-09-15
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Herbs--Utilization, American ginseng, American ginseng industry, and Forage plants
- Location:
- Birch River (W. Va.)
