Moonrise Herbs Blog — #wildfoods #foraging #springforaging #stingingnettle #nettle #nettlerecipes #harvesting #urticadioica

We are so excited to see the Spring crop of Stinging Nettles coming up here on the North Coast.  This wild food is so delicious and rich in nutritive vitamins and minerals as well. This plant is native to western North America, Asia, some regions in North Africa and has migrated with people to other parts of the world as well. It typically grows from early spring through the summer (although here in northern Humboldt County we will often see an Autumn crop come up).  Nettle grows from 3 - 7 feet tall with serrated, deep green leaves.  The "stinging"...