I thought REAL Goji’s came from Tibet or the Himalayas?
Referring to the last question, this is more romantic marketing. Tibet and the Himalayas stir up many wonderful images in our mind and so are being used to market a variety of Wolfberries as either Tibetan or Himalayan Goji. I hate to state the obvious but The Himalayas are not hospitable to growing much of anything much less Goji berries. All scientists concur that the highest quality Wolfberry and only true Goji comes from the Ningxia region. Some are also cultivated in Inner Mongolia. Having said that, you may find it exciting to know that there is indeed a bit of the Himalayas in every berry. The Yellow River is thus named due to its cloudy appearance. This is due to the incredibly high silt content as the headwaters erode the ancient Himalayan mountains little bit by little bit and carry the pure mineral rock down river to be deposited in Ningxia. Because our plantations are irrigated directly from the mineral rich Yellow River, our berry plants receive a continual dose of mineral
