There are ‘Buying Ginseng’ signs posted all over the mountains of East Tennessee...come get some.
From Google AI:
US Ginseng roots prices
In 2017, ginseng price was 69.45 US dollars per kg, which rose to 95.55 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the ginseng root price was 92.07 US dollars per kg, ...
How much does 1 lb of ginseng cost?
Properly dried ginseng roots weigh about one third of their original fresh weight. The prices received by wild ginseng harvesters or growers of woodland ginseng have always been significantly higher and in some situations may approach $300 per pound or more.
ginseng is big business, and ruthless in the mountains- with people jealously defending their little patches of it- it used to be even more expensive than gold- and has very strict harvesting requirements because of how few plants there are-