Produced by the Special Forest Products Program at Virginia Tech in collaboration with the USDA Forest Service and the Top of the Ozarks Resource Conservation & Development, Inc.

We have organized some of the NTFP information into brief factsheets.  If you see a topic or product you feel needs attention please feel free to contact us.  The factsheets are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing. If you do not have the reader, you can download it free of charge from Adobe's website at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

Medicinal & Herbal Products

• Black Cohosh
• Catnip
• Echinacea
• Ginseng
• Goldenseal
• Slippery elm
• St. John's Wort
• Sweet gum

Decorative Products

• Holiday greenery
• Vines for wreaths and other products

Specialty Wood Products

• Oakwood baskets

Edible Products

• Black Walnuts
• Honey
• Pecans
• Persimmon
• Shitake Mushrooms

Other NTFP Factsheets

• Beeswax
• Forest tree and shrub seeds
• Gatherers, practices, and livelihood roles of NTFPs

These factsheets are not meant to include all the information on each product or subject.  They are just a way to get you started in your work with NTFPs.

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