Approximately 40 people attended a workshop on non-timber forest products in Piedmont, Mo. on May 25th.
Sandra Hodge, University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry discussed growing and marketing specialty forest crops and trees. Dennis Lindberg, Ozark Mountain Ginseng, presented information on growing ginseng, goldenseal and shiitake mushrooms. Bill Yoder, Missouri Department of Conservation, talked about collecting and selling wild nuts and seeds, and discussed regulations on state lands. Pepper Martin, U.S. Forest Service, provided information about regulations and permits for gathering on Forest Service land. The workshop was sponsored by the Big Springs Resource Conservation and Development, the U.S. Forest Service, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry and Ozark Electric Cooperative.