Selling and Shipping
Guidelines for Selling
Be Responsible
Guidelines for selling your herbs, barks, roots and leaves
All prices quoted are for clean (NO MOLD/DRY) roots, leaves, herbs and barks.
Properly cared for, cleaned and dried items can often bring higher prices!
Example: Cut or slice Beth root, Poke root and other heavy roots for drying to prevent mold and speed the drying process.
Dry your herbs and leaves in the shade to keep their green color.
By spreading out your botanicals in a thin layer allowing air flow will help prevent mold. Once dry do no allow your botanicals to get wet again.
Avoid using plastic bags with dry botanicals to help avoid molding.
Please keep in mind that most of the items you harvest are for human consumption so please handle in a proper and responsible manner. We reserve the right to refuse any shipment not meeting industry standards for cleanliness and or quality.
Please obey the laws of nature when collecting botanicals for market or personal use.
Leave small immature plants as well as broken roots in the ground for future growth and seeding. Plants seed in the same area they are found.
Most all seeds should be planted ½ to 1 inch deep for successful growth. Proper cultivation will promote growth and re-growth for future harvest.
Pricing
Pricing, how to get the most for your product.
All prices quoted are for clean (NO MOLD/DRY) roots, leaves, herbs and barks.
Properly cared for, cleaned and dried items can often bring higher prices!
Example: Cut or slice Beth root, Poke root and other heavy roots for drying to prevent mold and speed the drying process.
Rossed bark is when the course outer bark is removed leaving only the inner bark for sale.
Slippery elm is bought only as rossed tree bark and rossed sassafras root bark pays more.
Harvest leaves and herbs in the flowering or seeding stage for maximum value.
Payment
Getting Paid for your Product
We make payments immediately by cash or every Friday by check.
Packaging Product for Shipment
We advise you to pack your shipment in individual bags and then place in a sturdy cardboard box when shipping.
NEVER use plastic bags for dry botanicals!
Please keep in mind that most of the items you harvest are for human consumption so please handle in a proper and responsible manner.
Shipping Guidelines
All prices quoted are F.O.B. Indiana you will be responsible for freight charges unless other arrangements are made for pick-up.
We recommend using UPS or the US mail for shipping your materials to us.
When shipping high value packages we recommend insuring.
Pricing for large shipments 200# + are negotiable, please call us for the best price possible on freight and product.
Plants – Herbs not on our buying list.
We do buy many others on an individual basis, depending on quantity and species available.
Example: Maypop is in demand but it must come from a certain region and must be available in large quantities 500# + per shipment.
If you can supply a sizeable amount 25# + of an item not listed, please contact us for pricing.
If you have located a plant and are not sure if it is valuable, please submit a sample for our inspection and we will offer our advice on harvesting.