harvest stinging nettles and eating nettles raw!

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Harvesting stinging nettle and eating some sting nettles RAW!
A big nettle patch under a cottonwood tree. various ways of harvesting, including bare handed.
Heidi Bohan, author of "The People of Cascadia: Pacific Northwest Native American History" talks about when to harvest nettles and how to do an ethical harvest. Three of her students help out. Different kinds of gloves are used.

The nettle "stingers" are under the leaves only.

Apparently, some people sting themselves intentionally.

There is also some discussion on drying the nettles and how dried nettles can last years.

Nettles are nitrogen pigs and, in this case, the nettles are fed by bird crap.

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[wheezechisel]

I prefer to get my nitrogen from the air. Far less painful.

[Safet]

I love nettle 

[streetskater50]

How did I get here from skate vids

[kittylass1]

imagine squating ya ass on that on a dark night desbrate to go to the loo OUCH!!!! it wud certainly sting :D n cum keen wudnt it lol

[GreenPlatypusBaby]

nettles are very useful plants.

[brraaanno]

How long after flowering can I eat that again?

[Hyperborea2012]

What's a nettle and where is McDonalds?

[estoboy29]

@spudnutsncoffee actually i doubt you would die from poop, plus it contains loads of b12

[spudnutsncoffee]

A ton of bird poop on these leaves and he is thinking, "Ah, that explains why there is so much nettle here, because of bird poop nutrients." Whereas, I am thinking, make sure you do not eat bird poop you doofus. :)

[acidfriend47]

Hi Kristi i'm Christian : ) lol