After the Harvest

Before processing begins, harvested plants undergo the first of many quality checks. After the fresh Echinacea plants are harvested, the roots of the 3-year-old plants are taken. The root extract is a valuable component (5%) of Echinaforce.

A number of the plants are not harvested, remaining in the fields for their seeds to ripen. In February it's time to restart the yearly cycle practiced for half a century perpetuating the seeds from Black Elk.

Fresh Plant Processing>

		After the Harvest Before processing begins, harvested plants undergo the first of many quality checks. After the fresh Echinacea plants are harvested, the roots of the 3-year-old plants are taken. The root extract is a valuable component (5%) of Echinaforce. A number of the plants are not harvested, remaining in the fields for their seeds to ripen. In February it's time to restart the yearly cycle practiced for half a century perpetuating the seeds from Black Elk. Fresh Plant Processing>