edible wild stinging nettle permaculture

In this video, Matt Berry of the Regenerative Design Institue (RDI) discusses the finer points of stinging nettle harvesting. Harvesting nettles can really adhere to the principles of permaculture by using the surplus nature has to offer. In many places, nettle is in extreme abundance and requires little or no input to grow. In this video, Matt shows us a particular type of sustainable wildcrafting technique. If you top the nettle at the right time when it is young and good to eat, more nettle will grow back. This can help the plant and increase the harvest. Nettle is by far the most nutritious plant in my garden, being a superfood with loads of vitamins and minerals, including chlorophyll and calcium. The poison in the stinging spines on nettles are rendered harmless by drying or cooking. You can also check out some cool nettle beer recipes in Buhner's Sacred Herbal and Healing Beers as well as figure out how to make lacto fermented nettle beer in Jessica Prentice's Full Moon Feast: The Hunger for Connection.

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[feralkevin]

Theoretically, yes, but I've never seen anyone in person do it without getting stung.

[feralkevin]

A simple google search away you'll find many studies done on the nutrition and medicinal properties of nettle. Amazing medicinal qualities aside, nettles are perhaps the most nutritious greens ever studied. Spinach doesn't even compare!

[Jonase123]

"In many places, nettle is in extreme abundance and requires little or no input to grow." Tell my about it! Thanks for the educational video.

[margot980]

dinitrochlorobenzine

It's a nasty chemical used in colour photo processing, it leaves a rash where painted on healthy people. The rash, however, is a good sign that the cell mediated side of the immune system is working and has been stimulated. No rash or little reaction has been found to accompany late stage cancer, suggesting its usefulness as a very cheap, simple test for this. One study found that too much UV lowers the response, (as with nettles).

[brockpierce1984]

@guahould Well nettles detox your body quite rapidly and they are free and grows almost anywhere in the world.

[brockpierce1984]

I used to make nice delicious soup out of nettles. I blend them and then they give a nice smooth texture and an incredible flavor.

When I pick nettle I mostly use the leaves only and then mostly the tips ( the youngest leaves )

[Greg123ory]

if you want the leaves grab the bottom and pull upwards and it will pull off all the leaves i learn't thos from bear grylls

[guahould]

is there any actual benefit to eating this stuff?? would spinach be better >?>? or lemon balm even ??

[bookconsumption]

Nice, I enjoyed the video. I recently made a video on wild edibles (check my profile if you're interested). I'll have to make one on gathering stinging nettle soon.

[cchanderson]

@pilsforboys Many of your store bought veggies are fertilized with "poop" and then they are rinsed. So there is no difference in you washing the poo off yourself. Bird has much less harmful bacteria than the human and hog waste they fertilize the fields with. If you want to freak yourself out type "fertilizing with sludge" in Google lol.

[icicicles]

If you have a Vitamix machine or blender you can make a great smoothie.

Very important to first freeze all leafy veggies and fruits first so the cells explode releasing the juice and dissolving the fiber so your smoothie wont be pulpy.

Yummy!