re: Anyone grow up in the Appalacians; question about Ginseng

I´m in western NC, don´t feel like giving specific details. I know guys who pick it. It's only legal like 4 full months every year round here, and it's possible to make good amounts of money. I've gone picking with my friend once. Between a few people we picked $500 worth in a day. It's quite boring on your own as you would imagine, but if you split between several people, you're not making much. So you might make $300 a day for 4 months, but it's not feeding you for the next 8. I wouldn't consider it making bank, but it's making some good spending money.

EDIT: well now that I think about it, western NC doesn't sum up jack, I live in Boone.