An undercover investigation claims Sam Allcock and Drew Reardon purchased illegally harvested saw palmetto berries. Allcock and Reardon claimed their business checked permits, permission slips and ...

Saw palmetto is a shrub palm that grows commonly from South Carolina south to Florida westward to Texas. The Serenoa repens variety produces berries that are thought to have medicinal properties; ...

Saw palmetto berry pickers, trapesing into the Florida wilds to nab those small purple-black drupes this past year, had a lot more to be concerned with than in years passed. A new state law ...

Saw palmetto berries are harvested for their medicinal properties. Saw palmetto supplements are more accepted as a treatment in Europe. The $150 million industry is expected to double by the 2030s.

A permitting process meant to eliminate the illegal harvest of native saw palmetto berries and shrink the black market has left many non-permitted harvesters with misdemeanor charges and $500 fines.

Pity the poor saw palmetto. In many circles, it’s one of the least-loved Florida natives. Most people are wary of the plant that makes its home in our pine flatwoods and rangeland. Its saw-toothed ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — St. Lucie County sheriff’s investigators are asking for help to identify two people accused of robbing a saw palmetto berry buyer of $15,000 in cash, agency officials said.

HOBE SOUND — Sam Allcock and Drew Reardon purchased a crate in August containing about 1,000 pounds of green, yellow and dark-indigo saw palmetto berries. Allcock picked out a ripe berry from the ...