Straffordville-Grown North American Ginseng

Ontario grows more North American ginseng than any other place in the world—and Asians love it! They buy the lion’s share of our total harvest. Ricardo heads to southwestern Ontario to find out what convinced the local farmers to start cultivating ginseng instead of tobacco. Alongside Remi Van De Slyke, Ricardo learns how to grow this variety of ginseng native to North America.