Bring on the Nettle & Chickweed Love: Early Spring Foraging

🌲White Pine Love🌲 - my free online mini-course. It’s waiting for you—go harvest it here: ► http://www.WhitePineLove.com/​ 🔔 Never Miss a Live Show; Subscribe & Hit the 🔔 👍 Thank You For Liking And Sharing! ❤️ This video excerpt is from “In the Wild Kitchen”, my online masterclass. Registration for this course opens soon. To be informed of its opening and to be kept in the foraging loop click link here: ►https://www.inthewild.kitchen/newsletter Bring on the Nettle & Chickweed Love: Early Spring Foraging Learn about these feral superfoods and how to ID them with this excerpt from my online masterclass "In The Wild Kitchen". As soon as the snow melts start looking for chickweed. This common, hardy annual, scientifically called Stellaria media of the Caryophyllaceae family, high in vitamin C, beta carotene, and minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium, and manganese. This wild and weedy friend has a mild green, rich earthy flavor that makes it appealing to many palates: wonderful in salads or tucked into sandwiches, or added to soup during the last few minutes of cooking. It also makes a worthy Wild Green Pesto. Considered cooling, chickweed is often used topically for heated skin conditions such as eczema. It is also used for a plethora of other conditions from dry coughs to gout. Additionally, early spring features newly sprouted nettle shoots. Stinging nettle, scientifically called Urtica dioica of the Urticaceae family, is a nourishing healing ally that is used for food and medicine. It is a stimulating, heating, blood-building tonic (high in calcium, magnesium, and iron) that supports the kidneys, adrenals, and circulation. I like it at this stage to make raw nettle pesto, since its sting is very mild. Keep in mind, mechanically crushing / mashing nettle, as when making pesto, neutralizes the sting, as does cooking it. Still, nettle is fiery and can have an irritating effect when consumed, especially in large quantities. Nettle is not typically eaten raw. You can blanch it first before making this pesto, if you prefer. Happy early spring foraging! #Nettle #chickweed #UrticaDioica #StellariaMedia #WildFood #HerbalMedicine #Foraging #ForagingAndFeasting #DinaFalconi #InTheWildKitchen #OnlineForagingCourse #WildFoodHealthBoosters

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