A big change that occurred since I last played is that it would seem they completely removed high quality gathering items from the game.

This is a major bummer to me because one of my most consistent ways to make money was to gather 10 high quality items of things that are Grand Company Provisioning turn-ins. Hardly any other players ever did this, and people leveling gathering professions would pay handsomely for an easy high quality turn in for easy experience.

Was there no substitute for these provisioning turn-ins? Did SE really just remove the double experience possible with these grand company provision missions for gatherers?

Did this change severely gut the money making potential of gathering overall? Is it possible for gathering to make gil for anything that isn't end-game?