Field Trip: The Chinese Medicinal Herb Growing Project – Margaret Bloomquist, Jeanine Davis and Thomas Avery Garan

This field trip departs Blue Ridge Assembly at 12:00 pm and returns around 5:00 pm.  

 

Demand for domestically produced Chinese Medicinal Herbs is high, but little information is available about how to grow and process these herbs in the United States. This field trip is designed to fill that gap, providing you with practical knowledge and insights from this research garden project. Since 1992, Jeanine Davis and her North Carolina State University staff have grown and propagated various Chinese herbs in cooperation with the late Joe Hollis of Mountain Gardens. On this visit, you’ll tour the Chinese Medicinal Herb collection and research fields at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, followed by an indoor session where you’ll learn about the history of the project, recent efforts working with local farmers, and their partnership with Thomas Avery Garran.