{"id":3238,"date":"2024-11-15T20:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3238"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T18:02:39","slug":"appalachias-ginseng-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3238","title":{"rendered":"Appalachia&#8217;s Ginseng King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yhh1QxphHHQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ginseng is a plant with a rich history and high demand in Asia, which brought buyers to Appalachia, home to an American version of this much desired root.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This week, Rod and Steve tell the story of a man who made his fortune gathering, processing and selling ginseng in the mountains of North Carolina 150 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss this episode of Stories of Appalachia. 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