The industry of wildcrafting, gathering, and harvesting of NTFPs: an insider's perspective

Barb Letchworth

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The industry of wildcrafting, gathering, and harvesting of NTFPs: an insider's perspective

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Barb Letchworth

Year:

2001

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Davidson-Hunt, Iain; Duchesne, Luc C.; Zasada, John C., eds. Forest communities in the third millennium: linking research, business, and policy toward a sustainable non-timber forest product sector, proceedings of the meeting; 1999 October 1-4; Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-217. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 128-132.

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Abstract

The natural products industry has been undergoing a tremendous amount of change in the past few years. Large corporations including pharmaceutical companies, food and drug store chains, and even department stores have been adding medicinal herbs to their offerings. We can find anything from naturally raw bulk herbs, to standardized extracts, to time-released formulations.

Parent Publication

Forest communities in the third millennium: linking research, business, and policy toward a sustainable non-timber forest product sector.

Citation

Letchworth, Barb. 2001. The industry of wildcrafting, gathering, and harvesting of NTFPs: an insider;s perspective. In: Davidson-Hunt, Iain; Duchesne, Luc C.; Zasada, John C., eds. Forest communities in the third millennium: linking research, business, and policy toward a sustainable non-timber forest product sector, proceedings of the meeting; 1999 October 1-4; Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-217. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 128-132.