I'll second that idea of planting out white clover and giving it a year before you do much more. I'd add more to that mix, though, like a second species of clover, perhaps peas and/or broad beans, and definitely some sort of brassica (daikon, turnip, etc) - more cover crop diversity will go a long way toward getting that soil biology healthy. The most important thing you need is to get a clear picture of all the "flows" through the property (sun, wind,
water) and the varying microclimates before you'll know what's going to work well and where. Much of this can be gleaned in a generalized way with a topographic map, a soil type map, a basic once-over "boots on the ground" survey and a little noodling, but the details will be near impossible to discern.
For example, a frost sink could have put a damper on our spirits here if we planted
tomatoes in what appears a "warm sunny spot", only to have them frost-killed a month earlier than in the not-quite-as-sunny area 20 feet away we chose by luck

Also, one of the sections of our property that thaws last in the spring actually stays frost-free the longest into the fall due to the thermal inertia effect of our raised driveway and excellent cold air drainage...not something I would have thought about our first year here but that's now being picked as a site for 1) apricots to help prevent blossom damage from flowering too early and 2) the cayenne peppers that NEVER would ripen anywhere else due to the cold air drainage.
With the ginseng, I'm wondering if you have sugar maple as a dominant understory (or maybe overstory since we're talking about the modern era of logging). From what I've read and some
video courses I've done, ginseng LOVES sugar maples due to the high level of calcium in their leaf litter. Ramps, too, are another maple lover. We were originally planning to do some wild-crafted ginseng and ramps in our "Oak Forest" guilds but then I read that the oak leaf litter is too high in tannins which retards the growth of the ginseng and ramps. Since your beds are already in, if you don't already have a decent number of sugar maple, I'd be willing to bet money that would be an excellent addition to your forest gardens - they'll take some time to get up to tappable size but each tree produces quite a bit of sap per season and even if you're not interested in doing syrup commercially, a small amount will be invaluable for your own use.
If you haven't, definitely look into utilizing stropharia, elm oyster and other "garden friendly" mushrooms you can innoculate "wood core beds" with - as our heavy, clay soil is being improved, the beds we've done as wood core innoculated with stropharia have outperformed the others vegetable-wise *and* produced very respectable crops of tasty mushrooms. We dry our surpluses or make marinated mushrooms over the summer to carry us over through the winter. Anywhere you can get fungus working will rehabilitate faster as a matter of course - they're nature's clean-up crew, in essence, breaking down the "wastes" into "inputs", and if it produces edible or medicinal caps, all the better!
Biochar is a "topic" and I wont go off on a rampage against it, nor will I endorse it, but it's a lot of work and
energy for very little "bulk", so to speak. The same can be said for a majority of the various soil amendments talked about out there (greensand, azomite, etc). Based on the "bulk" factor alone, I'd tend to recommend focusing on ways to increase the fertility by using cover cropping, smart management and, of course, animals. These require you to do much less work for the "bulk" gain you get. We all love Elaine Ingram and, according to her, all we need in our soils is a healthy and diverse biological community...all the micro and macro nutrients your plants need are already there in practically infinite quantities, while it's water and soil life that act as the biggest limiting factors. The best remedy for both is always more "organic matter"
So glad to see more people taking damaged land under their care. With time (and wisdom) we can change this mess...we can make the world great again! (sorry, too much Trump lately) Definitely keep us up to date as you go - will be looking forward to watching your progress over the next few years
Note to those with the power: this
thread might be a good cross-forum post opportunity with "projects".