This is one of the most interesting channels I've come across. Your narration is excellent and your accent charming. I can't stop watching these videos. They remind me of a PBS documentary. I hope you continue to post these videos. Thanks!
i agree. the most educational and entertaining. ive learned ao much and been reminded me of things from past days long gone by and thing i knew, but dont use often.
I love what you said in the beginning of your video about people trying to sensationalize things in a negative way and corrupt and your culture and I was so glad to hear that you said you won't be involved in that and I think it's important for people to know about the two boys and Yale. It always makes my stomach cringe when I see videos, and there's a lot of them out there, that try to portray our people in a negative light. Thank you for all you do and for being so classy about it.
This gentleman said “He would not trade his life for all the riches in the world”. I am living in a city. I completely understand! He has wealth beyond measure! God bless y’all!
I used to hunt for ginseng, and people said it was an easy way to make a few dollars, not true, you worked hard for your pay. Between the heat, the animals and the walking swiftly to cover as much ground as you could to collect as much as possible over hard terrain, you worked hard for every dollar you made, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, plus you stayed in great shape. Not many women did it, in fact I don’t know any other but myself that did do it. Great times.
Love this! My great grandfather, Pap Shelton, my grandfather, Pappy Duncan and the local sheriff had a moonshine operation in the 20's! You had to do what you could to make a living during that time Our Missouri county was very rural in those days and most folks were pretty poor.
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!! Steve knows what he's talking about. My papa taught me to hunt ginseng and other medicinal roots when I was 10 years old. I still dig today and passed it on to my son. It's becoming a lost art. These "reality shows" aren't reality at all.
So proud of the dismantling of myths of Appalachia! I’ve certainly encountered the disdain of those who judge many times over. I’ve traveled a lot for business, folks often listen in and ask, “hey say that again” wanting to hear my Deep Southern drawl (accent). I recall askin for iced tea in the airport in Chicago & they brought me asti Spumante (misspelled, but is an alcoholic drink). When I explained they said we don’t have that never heard of that! LOL. Yes, when I was an adjunct professor, and when I spoke publicly, I never never attempted to change my way of talkin! We are unique! And we are independent, fastidious, creative, can make money off a mud puddle, we are educated, brilliant & so much more than the world will ever know. But, Tipper your work is imperative toward a broad understanding of our beautiful culture!! Blessings 🌼
My step dad and mom dug ginseng, peeled bark, dug blood root, yellow root and all kinds of herbs for a living for years. My mom was 85 when she stopped going in the mountains. I have dug seng many times myself.
I am a man and really enjoy your channel, I would love for your husband to share some of his knowledge,, If you cut a tree on a crescent moon the wood will rot and not dry If you dig a hole on a full moon, there will be extra dirt if you fill the hole, if you dig it on a new moon, you won’t have enough dirt, keep it up and thank you
Very interesting. Thank you. Such a different way of life. For breakfast just now, I enjoyed my 'bean soup' and the crispy bit of the cornbread I tried to make for the first time! You are so inspiring. X L
My grandfather died of pneumonia back in 1904 and my grandmother earned the money they needed on the farm by “sang in’” She had three children, two girls and a boy. The boy was my four year daddy. Grandmother was pregnant with my dad’s baby brother! She was born in 1868. Valentine Hatfield was her dad.
I can't believe they wrote and asked you that. All they want is the sensational. A normal life is highly underrated in the media and that is why I like your channel.
My Mommy told me stories about her Daddy going ‘sengin’ in Eastern, KY. Those were precious memories for her! Thank you for sharing your memories and reminding me of mine!
Thank you, Tipper, for another wonderful video, and please thank your brother, too. I agree with Steve 100%. God is magnificent, and His gifts and handiwork are beyond compare.
Enjoyed listening to brother Steve talking ginseng hunting. Never did look for ginseng althought there were some in this area that would find ginseng during my childhood days. Can relate to Steve. I could go around pulling up, poison ivy and poison oak,,never bothered me a bit until i turned around 41-42 years old,then if i got anywhere close to where i could even see poison oak/ivy i would get it vey badly,,and be miserbale for days,until the effect started receding.
You are so lucky to live in such a BEAUTIFUL PLACE 😍 I just stumbled across your site due to my obsession with how beautiful and amazing that whole Appalachian area is! Your voice is so soothing and relaxing to listen to! I absolutely love the old ways of mother nature's healing and agree we are losing so much knowledge of so many things that could do so much good!!! Thank you so much! Stay well!!!
You crack me up,,,get your side hussle going. I've always had a side hassle. Started as a kid selling produce out of the garden I'd plant. Now I pick mushrooms 🍄 here in the Pacific Northwest. The fishing and hunting I learned as a child, I still love to do now, and have passed as much of my Appalachian heritage to my sons as possible.
So enjoyed the interview with your brother, so interesting to hear about hunting ginseng Love the stories! The mountains are a place of beauty and grandeur! Always love a mountain retreat in the spring to see all the beautiful native azaleas and rhododendrons! Awesome!
My cousins grew up pretty poor in Pike County, Ohio. They hunted ginseng for extra money, and it brings back fond memories for me of Sunday afternoons spent sangin with them. We also went mushrooming with them in the spring. 50 years past, I still look forward to walking the woods in spring in search of morels. The woods make me feel close to God. Keep the videos coming- they're wonderful.
My mawmaw would gather sassafras every year among many other.She would gather ferns and moss,aswell.Yes God gave us so much beauty. Most people nowadays do slow down to see it.
I really enjoyed this video! Loved Steve's knowledge!! What a gentlemen & sweet Brother! I loved to hear him talk! Oh it sounds like my Grandmother's people from Western Carolina! Brought back great memories! I've previously seen, probably commented, too, & will watch again! Love you & your Family & I thank All of you for Celebrating Appalachia! Thank God for Tipper!! Granny & Pap raised Extremely remarkable, wonderful Children! Thanks for sharing your lovely lives! I love learning where Mama & her people got SO many of their (our) ways of life all the way around! God is Great! God's Speed Only!
We had a sassafras tree by my house in Mississippi. My mom also had a bunch of medicinal herbs in her garden but she didn’t know they were medicinal, hilariously
What a great channel!! Hello from Western New York State. Sengin' and the funny sayings that we all share is fantastic. You have the best accents in saying those same words tho 😉 It's also interesting that I have so much in common with your brother even though the religion he couldn't imagine not having I couldn't ever see myself embracing again. Guess us country folks are just gooder people 😎
I had a uncle that hunted 'sang for exercise. He dug it, dried it, and sold it to a dealer. He told us it went to China for meds. He was in the Ozarks.
I live part of the year in Mississippi, and I get the same requests about rogue sheriffs, and the like. Nobody ever wants to know about the solid, decent citizens, the good kids or the success stories. Keep up the good work! "Folding money" is a great term!
This so interesting. In the early 80s my father in law took us “sangin”..it was all new to me...as I think BP back on this at 62...I still laugh...I remember what your brother said about taking certain parts and not others and being on the north side. I was young and in good shape then...but I remember telling my fil....You had to be part goat...to dig it😂😂😂Standing on the side of those hills in North west Alabama...he thought that was So funny 😂
Thank you for sharing your stories. I feel like I keep saying the same thing on every video. 😊 My grandma in eastern Kentucky used to collect ginseng. I don’t know if she sold it but I’d guess she did. This would’ve been in the ‘20’s-‘40’s. They also had a personal still for medicinal purposes 😉 as did all the people in their area. In fact, after my grandparents moved to Washington state in 1944, he wanted to have a still in the city but his top secret security clearance was on the line so he decided not too. ❤️🤗😊🙌🏻🙏🏻 FYI I never realized until now that he always had a side hustle. Sometimes 2-3 at a time. Ty AGAIN for bringing back a flood of memories. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for doing this video. Listening to you talk has brought back memories of many days and hours spent in these mountains. I remember them well. We'd always be trying to bring home a good payoff for the day. Sometimes a $1 bologna sandwitch and a $.25 drink for each of us. Each sandwitch was sliced and made fresh. A home grown tomato an onion that was as big as the slices of bread and cut just as thick as the homemade bologna sliced thick, like at least a half a pound and hung over the bread was made with pride at a little country store. It kept our bellies filled for the night and encouraged us to rest. We always had hope and good reason to go out the next day and do it all again. It wasn't about getting rich or filling our pockets full of treasures. It was all about the closeness we shared and enjoying each others company while we were doing something we enjoyed that would fill our bellies and satisfy our souls. I'll never see those days again with all of them, but their memories are still alive today. Again, thank you.
We did this as a kid. My daddy would sell it. I remember how much he use to love to find the bigger pieces. I think Appalachia is full of wonderful people. I think most people are just down to earth and ready to help their neighbors.
This is AMAZING!! What a PRECIOUS man your brother is. Y'all bless me so much and I truly enjoy every second of your post. God bless your Brother.. what a joy he is to listen talk and share history .. the knowledge your family holds is absolutely PRICELESS!! THANK YOU for sharing this .. for sharing your lives, history, and even letting us share in your future adventures. What a blessing.
Thank you for this segment of your channel. My mother and father in law dug roots and they dug ginseng and yellow root and I’d help them to separate the roots from the leaves. It helped to supplement their income and they enjoyed being out in nature. They’d really be surprised by how much it brings $ now. Thank you again. Hello Steve!
I went "sangin'" a few times when I was a teenager. That's the first place I ever came into contact with stinging nettles. lol I had no clue what was "biting" me. Now, many moons later, I am an herbalist and use nettles (grow them even!) for medicine and I use American ginseng tincture myself, medicinally. I'm from WV.
...and it makes sense about putting the seeds in the freezer (Stratification), as many seeds need that to grow. Some won't even germinate unless they've been stratified.
@@CelebratingAppalachia I harvested some wild nettle seeds and grew from those. I had no success with "bought" seeds, but the wild ones seemed to do well.
@@CelebratingAppalachia we have stinging nettles all over here. No need to try to grow them. One time a year, in spring, I pick a bunch to eat. I just boil and put butter, salt, and pepper on them.
I just loved the way your brother said BEAR. I suppose since gensing takes so long to grow, it would have been extinct by now if the government hadn't made some seasons for hunting. Love all your videos!!
I would love to know more about ginseng hunting and how it was used medicinally. I wonder if it is related to ginger. Guess I will be doing more research. Love your channel.
Great intro here and an important point. I grew up in New England and now live in a large metro area. One of the things I most enjoy about watching the videos on your channel is your authentic portrayal of life in Appalachia (both present day and in the past) - which you do in a way that does not play in to incorrect, ignorant and/or sensationalist stereotypes. In addition, a lot of the gardening, food preparation and canning that you do is very similar to what my grandparents did in New England when I was growing up in the late '70s/early '80s. I've never been to Appalachia, and you are doing a great job of educating people about the interesting cultural traditions - both the ones that are unique to your area but also the ones we share throughout the US and beyond. Thank you for the videos.
Like Steve I hunted “sang”on the shoulders of the Cumberland Plateau. None of the locals used the term Ginseng. It is an excellent workout to climb up to the benches or flats as we called them.
You're also forgetting that this plant is on the watch / endangered species list! Hence why replanting the seed is of upmost importance! Its the holy grale of all hollistic plants! It takes 10years for a mama plant to mature. Its an adaptogen, a carmititive, a heart tonic, a pain herb, its everything. But because its endangered it should only be used by the people who are the most sick or might die. The wild ginseng. This is what I was taught. Ive seen one in the wild, the leaf tastes spicy. We left the rest alone to allow it to grow a few more seasons.
Yep they wanna shine the light on sin....and not celebrate our humanity! I have ginsenged my entire life til a work accident began crippling me. It’s how we put up cash for winter and bought “extras.” I went and obtained my masters in psychology and what I figured out was that those we call the simplest are often the most complex. We’ve also dug other herbs to sale and fur trap and tan hides. Heritage is still just life in Appalachia. Edited to say that I still eat sassafras leafs, use the root for tea and I just made a goldenrod tincture. It’s how I was taught. Irish/Cherokee.
What an introduction Ms Tipper. So sad that the US has degraded to that degree. Well your videos highlighting your family and friends is going a long way to changing that perception. However it is a different type of person who lives in todays world...a consumer who is really only looking for comfort and not for a higher ideal such as we have with our God and Jesus. Yes Appalachia is famous for all things good and bvad but the good is real good....worlds best practice...which is what we all love I guess. God bless us all Ms. Blessings.
Been watching the white soft underbelly here on RUclips and he interviews a lot of people from Appalachia I’m afraid that they have not got it straight it’s sort of sensationalistic I recommended your channel on there so people could see the other side hopefully they will come over here. You are such a great job at showing how rural living is is!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Old timers here in Washington state used to collect and sell Cascara bark. It's used for constipation. There were buyers here in the 1920s and 30s. I think they found goldenseal too. I used to collect fir cones for sale, which they used to grow seedlings for reforestation. And in the dry areas, they collect baby's breath and bear grass. Always wanted to try growing ginseng. Thanks for this video.
My mom and her sister would go ginsinging and yellow rooting, she took me one time, I was young they didn't trust me to dig sang but let me dig yellow root apparently poison ivy grows around trees I got lots of yellow root and a horrible rash😂 but I was so happy. My mom used alot of plants for everything she was from Tic Ridge in West Virginia, needless to say we were poor so mommy and aunt bunny would sell it.
I have to completely agree with your brother about finding gensing and gathering it. My years living in the north Carolina mountains I did find some of the plants but only enough for spending money..
Tipper, I just listened to this interview with your brother Steve. Very interesting and I agree with him on being in the woods. Also agree there's no way this beauty evolved. It is all God's masterpiece .
I agree with your brother about the TV show. I watched a couple of them and that done me. I use to log so when axe men came out I started watching it and it got full of drama so I quit watching it. I'm really enjoying your videos videos! Hope yuns have a great labor day!
Not sure you'd tell people about your neighbors... THAT'S the spirit of the South! I miss that! ♥️💜❤️I absolutely love you all! It would be so nice to have you as neighbors or better yet, relatives!
Hi Steve. I know what you mean about the enjoyment of getting out in the woods. I still love getting out there and finding Chanterelle mushrooms in early summer and arrowheads all year long. Sorry the poison oak gives you problems now days. Thanks for sharing and yes, God's handiwork is Awesome brother!
I knew you folks sounded like my grandma. Rickman was her maiden name. Born and grew up in Franklin NC. The sound does vary a little from different areas. Thank you .
I only harvested one ginseng root many year ago. After getting back home, I set it down on the back steps and went back in the house to get my camera and a ruler to take a pic of it. I wasn't in the house long, but when I went back out, that root was gone. I live in the city, so it must have been a squirrel that stole it! While turkey hunting in the Ozarks, a logging crew from Nail, AR gave me a ride down into a holler. One of the guys showed me a fern they called a "ginseng pointer", though he wasn't too sure it was a good method of locating ginseng. He thought some ginseng might be growing down there, but didn't see any. Another one of the guys had helped build the Ozark Trail, a popular hiking trail.
Norman Blake from Sulfur Springs Georgia, wrote a song about a old man in his town that hunted and sold ginseng. The name of the song is Ginseng Sullivan. It’s on utube!
My Papaw knows his ginseng. He's probably the best and one of the only folks left in my area that hunts it. I used to tromp all over the hills with him looking for it. He always found it a lot faster than me, and he was always careful to leave small plants and enough to grow back next year. I very clearly remember him saying we had to leave the baby plants. We used to take a pocketful of snack cakes and maybe a mason jar to get some water out of a spring and have a snack once we got to the bottom of the hill. I asked once if it was safe to drink the spring water and he said it was probably cleaner than what we got from the county. We'd climb back up the hill and dig what we could find, then we'd hop back in his truck and head home. Once some folks broke into my grandparent's house and made off with his ginseng. That's all I know of that story. He always keeps and dries it in his garage with two old scales that predate written history (I assume.) and the smell of that room is very distinctive to me. Other things I've hunted with my Papaw include squirrels and Christmas trees. To my knowledge he's not gone hunting for any larger animals in my 32 years. We used to drive slowly down the road from his farm and he'd hunt squirrels from the driver's seat of his truck. He'd shoot one out of a tree and with his truck still idling in the middle of a curve in the road, run over to the edge of the woods and pick it up. Later, my job would be to hold the squirrel's tail while my grandfather sat on the end of his porch and skinned it, or 'took off his jacket.' My parents live in town now, and my grandfather likes to watch the squirrels in their yard, Hunting Christmas trees was a different matter. We actually went out in the woods for that. Papaw would bring a shotgun and we'd wander around for forever looking at the tops of pine trees. Finally he'd decide on a pretty one and shoot it!! He'd shoot the top 6-7 feet out of the top of the tree and bring it home to prop up in the corner of their living room. I very seriously doubt that tree conservation was on his mind when he did this, but, as Mama says: 'AND it doesn't kill the tree!'
I used to sang hunt a little but it was mostly to have something to do in the woods. I had a pint jar I kept the dried root in and when I needed some extra energy I would break off a small piece of root and chew on it. It's really bitter but will give you a pick me up. My Dad and one of his brothers were really good at spotting it and taught me to find it. One of the signs to look for is what they called sang pointer, which I believe is black cohosh. Black cohosh and ginseng grow in the same habitat. My Uncle kept a patch of sang growing on the shady side of the hill behind his house. He also kept the seeds in a slightly damp sand box in his cellar for planting.
Interesting, a subject I only knew somewhat about via videos over the years... but not really in-depth so it was really neat to see your older brother Steve, and hear all he shared .... brothers are special :)....also listened to the song ''Never Grow Old'' on the way home from church on fb ....Love hearing them sing that song , even the part of Pap helping Paul remember the words a bit... great words.
I have two sisters that used to dig a lot of yellow root and sell it every year and a lot of old timers around here used to dig a lot of blood root and snake root , now snake root smells like turpinetine.
Mrs. Tipper- I just love learning from you and your family! QUESTION: What is a Holler? From the context of its use, it sounds like Hollers are regions on the mountain.
I agree .my country up bringing, my,Faith in God mean every thing to me.I hunted sang and found some on a north Mt. You couldn’t stand on it was so steep In southern New York. My Dad showed us Lady slipper in western New York very special memory.
My aunts husband used to work at a fur and herb place here in town. He used to go back up in the mountains and hunt ginseng. He was just an old mountains man loved to hunt and fishing. People would bring animal hides there to sell coon skins ect. They was a lot of coon hunters in my family. This place bought all kinds of herbs 🌿. I remember a story that a woman wrote here about her father. She told that a her father would pull a wagon loaded with tanning bark. From her house to town and sell the bark. Then he would build a fire and sleep under the wagon and then ride back home the next day. Now its like 30 minutes there and back then it took him 2days.they used it to tan animal hides. We used to have a tannery here before the flood. You can look up the 40 flood in Wilkes County. People really knew how to live off the land. Have a blessed day
This is one of the most interesting channels I've come across. Your narration is excellent and your accent charming. I can't stop watching these videos. They remind me of a PBS documentary. I hope you continue to post these videos. Thanks!
Wow, thank you!
I completely agree! I could just listen and listen and listen again!
I agree! Comforting in a world gone haywire!
i agree. the most educational and entertaining. ive learned ao much and been reminded me of things from past days long gone by and thing i knew, but dont use often.
I love what you said in the beginning of your video about people trying to sensationalize things in a negative way and corrupt and your culture and I was so glad to hear that you said you won't be involved in that and I think it's important for people to know about the two boys and Yale. It always makes my stomach cringe when I see videos, and there's a lot of them out there, that try to portray our people in a negative light. Thank you for all you do and for being so classy about it.
This gentleman said “He would not trade his life for all the riches in the world”.
I am living in a city. I completely understand! He has wealth beyond measure! God bless y’all!
I used to hunt for ginseng, and people said it was an easy way to make a few dollars, not true, you worked hard for your
pay. Between the heat, the animals and the walking swiftly to cover as much ground as you could to collect as much as possible over hard terrain, you worked hard for every dollar you made, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, plus you stayed in great shape. Not many women did it, in fact I don’t know any other but myself that did do it. Great times.
Love this! My great grandfather, Pap Shelton, my grandfather, Pappy Duncan and the local sheriff had a moonshine operation in the 20's! You had to do what you could to make a living during that time Our Missouri county was very rural in those days and most folks were pretty poor.
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!! Steve knows what he's talking about. My papa taught me to hunt ginseng and other medicinal roots when I was 10 years old. I still dig today and passed it on to my son. It's becoming a lost art. These "reality shows" aren't reality at all.
So proud of the dismantling of myths of Appalachia! I’ve certainly encountered the disdain of those who judge many times over. I’ve traveled a lot for business, folks often listen in and ask, “hey say that again” wanting to hear my Deep Southern drawl (accent). I recall askin for iced tea in the airport in Chicago & they brought me asti Spumante (misspelled, but is an alcoholic drink). When I explained they said we don’t have that never heard of that! LOL.
Yes, when I was an adjunct professor, and when I spoke publicly, I never never attempted to change my way of talkin! We are unique! And we are independent, fastidious, creative, can make money off a mud puddle, we are educated, brilliant & so much more than the world will ever know.
But, Tipper your work is imperative toward a broad understanding of our beautiful culture!!
Blessings 🌼
I ain't a hillbilly I am a hillwilliam lol, lots of love and prayers from Somerset KY
I love the way you stood up to the insulting requests for negative inquiries!
Sang is a fascinating topic! Thank you!
What a cool guy. Appalachian accents have a soothing quality and the phrasing is almost poetic.
My step dad and mom dug ginseng, peeled bark, dug blood root, yellow root and all kinds of herbs for a living for years. My mom was 85 when she stopped going in the mountains. I have dug seng many times myself.
I am a man and really enjoy your channel,
I would love for your husband to share some of his knowledge,,
If you cut a tree on a crescent moon the wood will rot and not dry
If you dig a hole on a full moon, there will be extra dirt if you fill the hole, if you dig it on a new moon, you won’t have enough dirt, keep it up and thank you
You are a breath of fresh air. I live in south eastern Ohio, your stories hit home.
Very interesting. Thank you. Such a different way of life. For breakfast just now, I enjoyed my 'bean soup' and the crispy bit of the cornbread I tried to make for the first time! You are so inspiring. X L
Wonderful!
My grandfather died of pneumonia back in 1904 and my grandmother earned the money they needed on the farm by “sang in’” She had three children, two girls and a boy. The boy was my four year daddy. Grandmother was pregnant with my dad’s baby brother! She was born in 1868. Valentine Hatfield was her dad.
I can't believe they wrote and asked you that. All they want is the sensational. A normal life is highly underrated in the media and that is why I like your channel.
My Mommy told me stories about her Daddy going ‘sengin’ in Eastern, KY. Those were precious memories for her! Thank you for sharing your memories and reminding me of mine!
Thank you, Tipper, for another wonderful video, and please thank your brother, too. I agree with Steve 100%. God is magnificent, and His gifts and handiwork are beyond compare.
Enjoyed listening to brother Steve talking ginseng hunting. Never did look for ginseng althought there were some in this area that would find ginseng during my childhood days. Can relate to Steve. I could go around pulling up, poison ivy and poison oak,,never bothered me a bit until i turned around 41-42 years old,then if i got anywhere close to where i could even see poison oak/ivy i would get it vey badly,,and be miserbale for days,until the effect started receding.
You are so lucky to live in such a BEAUTIFUL PLACE 😍 I just stumbled across your site due to my obsession with how beautiful and amazing that whole Appalachian area is! Your voice is so soothing and relaxing to listen to! I absolutely love the old ways of mother nature's healing and agree we are losing so much knowledge of so many things that could do so much good!!! Thank you so much! Stay well!!!
Brandi-wow thank you!! I sure hope you drop back by often as I celebrate Appalachia!
You crack me up,,,get your side hussle going. I've always had a side hassle. Started as a kid selling produce out of the garden I'd plant. Now I pick mushrooms 🍄 here in the Pacific Northwest. The fishing and hunting I learned as a child, I still love to do now, and have passed as much of my Appalachian heritage to my sons as possible.
Loved the video of your brother he sounds like a great man
The ending of your brother’s talk was very powerful. Please thank him for his words. They blessed me.
So enjoyed the interview with your brother, so interesting to hear about hunting ginseng Love the stories! The mountains are a place of beauty and grandeur! Always love a mountain retreat in the spring to see all the beautiful native azaleas and rhododendrons! Awesome!
My cousins grew up pretty poor in Pike County, Ohio. They hunted ginseng for extra money, and it brings back fond memories for me of Sunday afternoons spent sangin with them. We also went mushrooming with them in the spring. 50 years past, I still look forward to walking the woods in spring in search of morels. The woods make me feel close to God. Keep the videos coming- they're wonderful.
Thank you for watching! So glad you've got those good memories!
I got ginseng growing by my house. I don't dig it because its only 40 or 50 plants. I replant the seeds.
My mawmaw would gather sassafras every year among many other.She would gather ferns and moss,aswell.Yes God gave us so much beauty. Most people nowadays do slow down to see it.
I really enjoyed this video! Loved Steve's knowledge!! What a gentlemen & sweet Brother!
I loved to hear him talk! Oh it sounds like my Grandmother's people from Western Carolina! Brought back great memories! I've previously seen, probably commented, too, & will watch again!
Love you & your Family & I thank All of you for Celebrating Appalachia!
Thank God for Tipper!!
Granny & Pap raised Extremely remarkable, wonderful Children!
Thanks for sharing your lovely lives! I love learning where Mama & her people got SO many of their (our) ways of life all the way around!
God is Great!
God's Speed Only!
Thank you Lisa!! We appreciate you 😀
That was a beautiful conversation with your brother, thank you for sharing.
What a great video! So interesting and it's a blessing to hear God glorified.
I loved gathering sassafras. But that was years ago myself. I sure would love me some good sassafras tea ☕️
Does sassafras taste like root Beer?
I still dig sassafras every spring.
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Daddy used to make us sassafrass tea!
We had a sassafras tree by my house in Mississippi. My mom also had a bunch of medicinal herbs in her garden but she didn’t know they were medicinal, hilariously
What a great channel!! Hello from Western New York State. Sengin' and the funny sayings that we all share is fantastic. You have the best accents in saying those same words tho 😉 It's also interesting that I have so much in common with your brother even though the religion he couldn't imagine not having I couldn't ever see myself embracing again. Guess us country folks are just gooder people 😎
I had a uncle that hunted 'sang for exercise. He dug it, dried it, and sold it to a dealer. He told us it went to China for meds. He was in the Ozarks.
......Very interesting..!...makes me feel like I am roaming the hills and forests along with yall....
I live part of the year in Mississippi, and I get the same requests about rogue sheriffs, and the like. Nobody ever wants to know about the solid, decent citizens, the good kids or the success stories. Keep up the good work! "Folding money" is a great term!
Thank you for watching Leon!!
I really enjoyed listening to Steve talk :)
This so interesting. In the early 80s my father in law took us “sangin”..it was all new to me...as I think BP back on this at 62...I still laugh...I remember what your brother said about taking certain parts and not others and being on the north side. I was young and in good shape then...but I remember telling my fil....You had to be part goat...to dig it😂😂😂Standing on the side of those hills in North west Alabama...he thought that was So funny 😂
Thank you for sharing your stories. I feel like I keep saying the same thing on every video. 😊 My grandma in eastern Kentucky used to collect ginseng. I don’t know if she sold it but I’d guess she did. This would’ve been in the ‘20’s-‘40’s. They also had a personal still for medicinal purposes 😉 as did all the people in their area. In fact, after my grandparents moved to Washington state in 1944, he wanted to have a still in the city but his top secret security clearance was on the line so he decided not too. ❤️🤗😊🙌🏻🙏🏻 FYI I never realized until now that he always had a side hustle. Sometimes 2-3 at a time. Ty AGAIN for bringing back a flood of memories. ❤️❤️❤️
Very informative video! Thank you Steve and Tipper! 😊🇨🇦
Your brother is a treasure.
He really is!! Thank you 😀
Thank you for doing this video. Listening to you talk has brought back memories of many days and hours spent in these mountains. I remember them well. We'd always be trying to bring home a good payoff for the day. Sometimes a $1 bologna sandwitch and a $.25 drink for each of us. Each sandwitch was sliced and made fresh. A home grown tomato an onion that was as big as the slices of bread and cut just as thick as the homemade bologna sliced thick, like at least a half a pound and hung over the bread was made with pride at a little country store. It kept our bellies filled for the night and encouraged us to rest. We always had hope and good reason to go out the next day and do it all again. It wasn't about getting rich or filling our pockets full of treasures. It was all about the closeness we shared and enjoying each others company while we were doing something we enjoyed that would fill our bellies and satisfy our souls. I'll never see those days again with all of them, but their memories are still alive today. Again, thank you.
Wonderful memories 😀
We did this as a kid. My daddy would sell it. I remember how much he use to love to find the bigger pieces.
I think Appalachia is full of wonderful people. I think most people are just down to earth and ready to help their neighbors.
This is AMAZING!! What a PRECIOUS man your brother is. Y'all bless me so much and I truly enjoy every second of your post. God bless your Brother.. what a joy he is to listen talk and share history .. the knowledge your family holds is absolutely PRICELESS!!
THANK YOU for sharing this .. for sharing your lives, history, and even letting us share in your future adventures. What a blessing.
Thank you for this segment of your channel. My mother and father in law dug roots and they dug ginseng and yellow root and I’d help them to separate the roots from the leaves. It helped to supplement their income and they enjoyed being out in nature. They’d really be surprised by how much it brings $ now. Thank you again. Hello Steve!
I love all of your stories about us Mtn people. I am proud to be Appalachian!
Morell mushrooms are rather lucrative here in the lower foothills of the Appalachia. We don't have so much sing around here. Thanks for sharing!
My mom and my aunts and uncle used to send us to go find morels in the woods at my grandma’s house whenever we’d visit! She lives up in Knoxville.
I went "sangin'" a few times when I was a teenager. That's the first place I ever came into contact with stinging nettles. lol I had no clue what was "biting" me. Now, many moons later, I am an herbalist and use nettles (grow them even!) for medicine and I use American ginseng tincture myself, medicinally. I'm from WV.
...and it makes sense about putting the seeds in the freezer (Stratification), as many seeds need that to grow. Some won't even germinate unless they've been stratified.
I've tried to grow nettles a few times and never had any luck, maybe this will be the year I get a start. Thank you for watching 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia I harvested some wild nettle seeds and grew from those. I had no success with "bought" seeds, but the wild ones seemed to do well.
@@CelebratingAppalachia we have stinging nettles all over here. No need to try to grow them. One time a year, in spring, I pick a bunch to eat. I just boil and put butter, salt, and pepper on them.
@Debra Blake Good to meet you! I'm in Webster County.
To who ever asked if sassafras taste like root beer. Yes ma'am it does. It is absolutely delicious. I wish I could find me some now.
Try putting some vanilla flavoring in it.
Excellent content, very enjoyable. Raised with similar experiences, love learning how to live off the land and recounting memories of the older times,
I just loved the way your brother said BEAR. I suppose since gensing takes so long to grow, it would have been extinct by now if the government hadn't made some seasons for hunting. Love all your videos!!
I would love to know more about ginseng hunting and how it was used medicinally. I wonder if it is related to ginger. Guess I will be doing more research. Love your channel.
I truly learn something new everyday watching your channel. Great interview.
Good for standing up against the stereotyping of the negative of your culture. I love your channel.
Thank you! 😃
Love this interview !!
I really enjoyed this one Tipper!
Great intro here and an important point. I grew up in New England and now live in a large metro area. One of the things I most enjoy about watching the videos on your channel is your authentic portrayal of life in Appalachia (both present day and in the past) - which you do in a way that does not play in to incorrect, ignorant and/or sensationalist stereotypes. In addition, a lot of the gardening, food preparation and canning that you do is very similar to what my grandparents did in New England when I was growing up in the late '70s/early '80s. I've never been to Appalachia, and you are doing a great job of educating people about the interesting cultural traditions - both the ones that are unique to your area but also the ones we share throughout the US and beyond. Thank you for the videos.
Thank you for the kind words 😀
Goodness, listening to Steve I see a lot of Katie's mannerisms, both in speech and expressions.
Like Steve I hunted “sang”on the shoulders of the Cumberland Plateau. None of the locals used the term Ginseng. It is an excellent workout to climb up to the benches or flats as we called them.
Thank you, Steve. Thanks, Tipper!
You're also forgetting that this plant is on the watch / endangered species list! Hence why replanting the seed is of upmost importance!
Its the holy grale of all hollistic plants! It takes 10years for a mama plant to mature. Its an adaptogen, a carmititive, a heart tonic, a pain herb, its everything. But because its endangered it should only be used by the people who are the most sick or might die. The wild ginseng. This is what I was taught. Ive seen one in the wild, the leaf tastes spicy. We left the rest alone to allow it to grow a few more seasons.
Yep they wanna shine the light on sin....and not celebrate our humanity! I have ginsenged my entire life til a work accident began crippling me. It’s how we put up cash for winter and bought “extras.” I went and obtained my masters in psychology and what I figured out was that those we call the simplest are often the most complex. We’ve also dug other herbs to sale and fur trap and tan hides. Heritage is still just life in Appalachia. Edited to say that I still eat sassafras leafs, use the root for tea and I just made a goldenrod tincture. It’s how I was taught. Irish/Cherokee.
So great that you still use the old ways! I wish I knew more about medicinal herbs and plants.
What an introduction Ms Tipper. So sad that the US has degraded to that degree. Well your videos highlighting your family and friends is going a long way to changing that perception. However it is a different type of person who lives in todays world...a consumer who is really only looking for comfort and not for a higher ideal such as we have with our God and Jesus. Yes Appalachia is famous for all things good and bvad but the good is real good....worlds best practice...which is what we all love I guess. God bless us all Ms. Blessings.
I have a good friend of mine who sell`s about 5 to 6 pounds of dried sang every year.
Been watching the white soft underbelly here on RUclips and he interviews a lot of people from Appalachia I’m afraid that they have not got it straight it’s sort of sensationalistic I recommended your channel on there so people could see the other side hopefully they will come over here. You are such a great job at showing how rural living is is!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I appreciate that! Thank you 😀
Enjoyed hearing about this
Old timers here in Washington state used to collect and sell Cascara bark. It's used for constipation. There were buyers here in the 1920s and 30s. I think they found goldenseal too. I used to collect fir cones for sale, which they used to grow seedlings for reforestation. And in the dry areas, they collect baby's breath and bear grass.
Always wanted to try growing ginseng. Thanks for this video.
I think here in NC they use to buy wild cherry bark.
@@roscoeshepard I think it's used for cough syrup.
My mom and her sister would go ginsinging and yellow rooting, she took me one time, I was young they didn't trust me to dig sang but let me dig yellow root apparently poison ivy grows around trees I got lots of yellow root and a horrible rash😂 but I was so happy. My mom used alot of plants for everything she was from Tic Ridge in West Virginia, needless to say we were poor so mommy and aunt bunny would sell it.
I have to completely agree with your brother about finding gensing and gathering it.
My years living in the north Carolina mountains I did find some of the plants but only enough for spending money..
Such a wonderful video. Thank you so much for making this one.
Tipper, I just listened to this interview with your brother Steve. Very interesting and I agree with him on being in the woods. Also agree there's no way this beauty evolved. It is all God's masterpiece .
So glad you enjoyed it 😊
I agree with your brother about the TV show. I watched a couple of them and that done me. I use to log so when axe men came out I started watching it and it got full of drama so I quit watching it. I'm really enjoying your videos videos! Hope yuns have a great labor day!
Lloyd-so glad you're enjoying the videos! I hope you had a great Labor Day too!
You know what old Hank says,country boy will survive.
Not sure you'd tell people about your neighbors... THAT'S the spirit of the South! I miss that! ♥️💜❤️I absolutely love you all! It would be so nice to have you as neighbors or better yet, relatives!
My former husband used to hunt ginseng. He loved it so much. He made really good money doing that. I went one time. I loved being in the woods.
Hi Steve. I know what you mean about the enjoyment of getting out in the woods. I still love getting out there and finding Chanterelle mushrooms in early summer and arrowheads all year long. Sorry the poison oak gives you problems now days. Thanks for sharing and yes, God's handiwork is Awesome brother!
I knew you folks sounded like my grandma. Rickman was her maiden name. Born and grew up in Franklin NC. The sound does vary a little from different areas. Thank you .
I only harvested one ginseng root many year ago. After getting back home, I set it down on the back steps and went back in the house to get my camera and a ruler to take a pic of it. I wasn't in the house long, but when I went back out, that root was gone. I live in the city, so it must have been a squirrel that stole it!
While turkey hunting in the Ozarks, a logging crew from Nail, AR gave me a ride down into a holler. One of the guys showed me a fern they called a "ginseng pointer", though he wasn't too sure it was a good method of locating ginseng. He thought some ginseng might be growing down there, but didn't see any. Another one of the guys had helped build the Ozark Trail, a popular hiking trail.
Thank you Daniel 😀
My uncle hunted ginseng In Indiana Loved the video ❤❤
Sensationalism in the media is literally killing this country
Norman Blake from Sulfur Springs Georgia, wrote a song about a old man in his town that hunted and sold ginseng. The name of the song is Ginseng Sullivan. It’s on utube!
Very enjoyable and interesting thanks for sharing
I used to go digging with my Grandfather. We'd go for Ginseng, Golden Seal, May Apple, Mullien, and several others that were hard to find.
My Papaw knows his ginseng. He's probably the best and one of the only folks left in my area that hunts it. I used to tromp all over the hills with him looking for it. He always found it a lot faster than me, and he was always careful to leave small plants and enough to grow back next year. I very clearly remember him saying we had to leave the baby plants. We used to take a pocketful of snack cakes and maybe a mason jar to get some water out of a spring and have a snack once we got to the bottom of the hill. I asked once if it was safe to drink the spring water and he said it was probably cleaner than what we got from the county. We'd climb back up the hill and dig what we could find, then we'd hop back in his truck and head home.
Once some folks broke into my grandparent's house and made off with his ginseng. That's all I know of that story. He always keeps and dries it in his garage with two old scales that predate written history (I assume.) and the smell of that room is very distinctive to me.
Other things I've hunted with my Papaw include squirrels and Christmas trees. To my knowledge he's not gone hunting for any larger animals in my 32 years. We used to drive slowly down the road from his farm and he'd hunt squirrels from the driver's seat of his truck. He'd shoot one out of a tree and with his truck still idling in the middle of a curve in the road, run over to the edge of the woods and pick it up. Later, my job would be to hold the squirrel's tail while my grandfather sat on the end of his porch and skinned it, or 'took off his jacket.' My parents live in town now, and my grandfather likes to watch the squirrels in their yard,
Hunting Christmas trees was a different matter. We actually went out in the woods for that. Papaw would bring a shotgun and we'd wander around for forever looking at the tops of pine trees. Finally he'd decide on a pretty one and shoot it!! He'd shoot the top 6-7 feet out of the top of the tree and bring it home to prop up in the corner of their living room. I very seriously doubt that tree conservation was on his mind when he did this, but, as Mama says: 'AND it doesn't kill the tree!'
What wonderful memories 😀
Did you all not come up on a lot of copperheads ginsinging? Maybe you do it after frost. We have so many copperheads it scares me to dig.
awesome video tipper love it great subject for discussion thanks hope your all well and safe over there have a great week
Thank you Betty! Hope you have a great week too!
I used to sang hunt a little but it was mostly to have something to do in the woods. I had a pint jar I kept the dried root in and when I needed some extra energy I would break off a small piece of root and chew on it. It's really bitter but will give you a pick me up. My Dad and one of his brothers were really good at spotting it and taught me to find it. One of the signs to look for is what they called sang pointer, which I believe is black cohosh. Black cohosh and ginseng grow in the same habitat. My Uncle kept a patch of sang growing on the shady side of the hill behind his house. He also kept the seeds in a slightly damp sand box in his cellar for planting.
Larry-thanks for watching and for sharing your experience!
Interesting, a subject I only knew somewhat about via videos over the years... but not really in-depth so it was really neat to see your older brother Steve, and hear all he shared .... brothers are special :)....also listened to the song ''Never Grow Old'' on the way home from church on fb ....Love hearing them sing that song , even the part of Pap helping Paul remember the words a bit... great words.
Susie-thank you for watching and for listening!! We so appreciate you!!
Trading the elixer of longevity for lucre $
How much of Americas bounty has been shipped out?
We will never know.
Its like trading Gold for wood.
I have two sisters that used to dig a lot of yellow root and sell it every year and a lot of old timers around here used to dig a lot of blood root and snake root , now snake root smells like turpinetine.
Mrs. Tipper-
I just love learning from you and your family!
QUESTION:
What is a Holler? From the context of its use, it sounds like Hollers are regions on the mountain.
Thank you-so glad you enjoy our videos! A holler is actually a hollow 🙂 A small valley between mountain ridges.
Another great video !
Very interesting
I agree .my country up bringing, my,Faith in God mean every thing to me.I hunted sang and found some on a north Mt. You couldn’t stand on it was so steep In southern New York. My Dad showed us Lady slipper in western New York very special memory.
My aunts husband used to work at a fur and herb place here in town. He used to go back up in the mountains and hunt ginseng. He was just an old mountains man loved to hunt and fishing. People would bring animal hides there to sell coon skins ect. They was a lot of coon hunters in my family. This place bought all kinds of herbs 🌿. I remember a story that a woman wrote here about her father. She told that a her father would pull a wagon loaded with tanning bark. From her house to town and sell the bark. Then he would build a fire and sleep under the wagon and then ride back home the next day. Now its like 30 minutes there and back then it took him 2days.they used it to tan animal hides. We used to have a tannery here before the flood. You can look up the 40 flood in Wilkes County. People really knew how to live off the land. Have a blessed day
What a great story!!
Nice job! I wonder what the difference is between Appalachian ginseng and Asian ginseng?
I dated a sweet guy in high school who's dad is the first and only person I've ever known to hunt Ginseng. He took it seriously.♥️
Yes, I enjoyed it for sure.
We send herbal medicines to China and they send us fentanyl and heroin . Doesn't sound like a very good deal to me.
My grand parents went seng hunting down in Greenville, TN. when was a kid.
What about getting bit by venomous snakes while Ginsenging?
Got to be careful of copperheads and rattlesnakes kill them if you can if you don’t get out of it’s way