Dr. Jeanine Davis is an associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University. She is located at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center near Asheville, NC. For over 35 years, her program has helped farmers improve the profitability of their forests and farms by growing new crops, adopting forest farming practices, transitioning to organic agriculture, and incorporating sustainable vegetable production practices. Subjects of her current research and extension programs include goldenseal, ginseng, black cohosh, bloodroot, ramps, hops, truffles, Chinese medicinal herbs, organic tomatoes, and hemp. Davis has published over 150 peer reviewed publications and given over 800 invited presentations in the U.S., Canada, and Chile. Popular presentations focus on the practical aspects of propagating, growing, and selling woodland botanicals. She is also the lead author on the book “Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals”. She is a founding board member of the Organic Growers School, board member for the Veterans Healing Farm, and an advisor to the NC Herb Association and the NC Tomato Growers Association. Davis and her family operate Our Tiny Farm where they raise and board mini-donkeys.
Areas of Expertise
Farmer, Scientist, Professor
Company/Organization/Affiliation
North Carolina State University
Publications / Website Link
https://newcropsorganics.ces.ncsu.edu/ https://newsociety.com/book/growing-and-marketing-ginseng-goldenseal-and-other-woodland-medicinals/