Comments - A Sign of Peak Everything, A Sign of the Apocalypse, and a Sign of Hope - Transition Whatcom2024-03-28T15:37:31Zhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2723460%3ABlogPost%3A48044&xn_auth=noSpring Nettles are one of the…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-04-22:2723460:Comment:488872011-04-22T20:47:50.031ZHeather Khttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<p><strong><font size="2">Spring Nettles are one of the easiest wild edibles to identify, and one of the most nourishing! </font></strong> <font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;">More info & video links on Nettles & seaweeds on my Earth Medicine blog- <a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/earth-medicine-nettle-amp?xg_source=activity">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/earth-medicine-nettle-amp?xg_source=activity…</a></span></font></p>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Spring Nettles are one of the easiest wild edibles to identify, and one of the most nourishing! </font></strong> <font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;">More info & video links on Nettles & seaweeds on my Earth Medicine blog- <a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/earth-medicine-nettle-amp?xg_source=activity">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/earth-medicine-nettle-amp?xg_source=activity</a></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>Harvesting & drying nettles is a great way to provide for early spring and next winters green nourishment!</strong> (Best to dry low-temp below 115 degrees.) Leaf harvesting began mid February. After April's harvest, I'll wait until nettle sets seeds and then harvest the nourishing seeds. In extra thick patches, the roots can be harvested during fall and shared with an herbalist for making stronger medicine.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>Each day brings more spring wild greens:</strong> dandelions, plantain, violet leaf, blackberry & strawberry leaf, chickweed, lambsquarters, & more! We don't even need to plant them, just go for a walk with a basket. * Be sure to harvest away from areas exposed to car fumes, roadside herbicides & agriculture sprays, or where folks walk their dogs. Only eat what you can Absolutely Positively identify.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As spring ends, the wild greens become more bitter, so spring is the ideal time to harvest & eat fresh in your salads or smoothies, and to stock up for the winter months by freezing or drying. Some folks put the dried wild greens powdered in dark glass jars, whereas others put them in capsules and the plastic bags for their hiking or emergency-travel bag.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Earth Gardens discussion on Medicinal Plants & Fungi</span></span></font></em> <em><a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/organic/forum/topics/medicinal-plantsfungi"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/organic/forum/topics/medicinal-plantsfungi</span></span></font></a></em></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><em><font size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Plant Seeds! Sing Songs! Share the Abun-dance!</span></span></font></em></p>