Consortium 

Ohio Ginseng Growers Consortium

The Ohio Ginseng Growers Consortium is a selective network of woodland ginseng growers across Ohio, coordinated through Ohio Ginseng LLC. The Consortium exists to establish serious, long-term ginseng production while restoring and stewarding native habitat.

How Does It Work?

• Membership is open to landowners with suitable shaded woodland in Ohio.
  
  

• Consortium growers purchase American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) seed directly from Ohio Ginseng LLC. Membership requires a 10 lb minimum initial purchase (roughly 65,000–80,000 seeds). This ensures members are serious about long-term production and restoration.

• Growers are also able to purchase  1-3 year old roots to get a head start. 
  
  

• Ohio Ginseng LLC provides site-selection guidance, training, and ongoing expertise to help growers establish successful wild-simulated stands.
  
  

• Ginseng becomes legally harvestable at 4–5 years, when plants begin producing seed and self-propagating. However, roots increase dramatically in both size and market value with age — 8+ year-old roots can command 2–3x higher prices than 5-year-old roots.
  
  

• Growers may sell roots directly to approved buyers, into export channels, or work with Ohio Ginseng LLC as a centralized broker to access premium markets.
  
  

What Are the Benefits to the Grower?

• High-value crop: Ginseng is among the most profitable non-timber forest products in North America, with older roots commanding premium international prices.
  
  

• Regenerative investment: Once plants reach maturity, they self-seed and spread naturally, creating a compounding long-term yield.
  
  

• Land productivity: Woodland undergrowth that otherwise has little commercial use can be converted into a generational income source.
  
  

• Ownership and independence: Growers retain full control of their land and plants — no contracts.
  
  

• Conservation impact: Members contribute to the restoration of Ohio’s native ginseng populations while generating real profit.