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Willow...hmmm....

"7. Willows. This trouble-free tree is easy to grow and maintain, and the shoots, also called rods, and catkins enjoy a strong demand. Florists use the stems for arrangements and wreaths, and crafters use the shoots for basketry and other fiber arts, such as garden trellises and rustic willow furniture. A recent University of Kentucky report found growers could harvest 4-5 tons of willow shoots per acre, which bring $7 a pound from basket weavers. That works out to $56,000 per acre."

http://www.profitableplantsdigest.com/10-most-profitable-specialty-crops-to-grow/

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Plus you can use willow bark to obtain a natural rooting hormone for all your cuttings of other plants :)

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Farm some Kakadu plum & market it as the next 'superfruit' & price it like the acai mob do.

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Hmm....'Superfruit'........what kind of costume would he wear....what would his special powers be?

They all seem to wear tights.....I just can't see wearing them, myself....

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Ha, specials powers are the annihilation of those evil ringworms & wears a disguise like this -

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kava kava

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^ I reckon that's prolly a little higher than usual for being organic...but I garlic just doesn't weigh much does it? Wouldn't a kilo would be fuckload of garlic?

I dunno I always just buy the cheap imported bags of it unfortunately, joys of being poor

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lol....just seen ya post bullit....yep ifs its good it will fetch....

Good garlic has a bit of weight....its heavier than the hokey chinese shit... I punch out a lot of kg :wink:

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Here are a couple more...

Goldenseal root

Ginseng, I probably already mentioned...it is an obvious one, but difficult in some ways

Kava kava ( like Bullit said)

And, surprisingly...'anthuriums' which we used to call 'boy flowers' in our garden as kids....

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Maybe toothache plant? I know I'd certainly pay for some of that herbage right about now (if I had money) :slap:

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Which plant is that, the toothache plant?

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Vellly Intellesting......

I see it also helps stammering, and is good in salads too!

Hmm......wonder what the market might be for this....

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Goldenseal.......looking really good!

"The biggest success is Sego's organic goldenseal.

It's still worth $40 a pound or more, or several hundred thousand dollars a year to Sego. "

http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2010/09/goldenseal_pays_off_for_la_centers_segos

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