Saturday, December 10, 2011

2011-12-9 Stinging Nettle

Seriously, it's been a while since I've been wildcrafting because I've been so under the weather.  But I was actually feeling pretty good today, so I took myself off to the lake this morning and went out hunting for stinging nettle.  I love that plant.  Not only does it taste delicious, but it is a super food, densely packed with nutrition.

Anyway, my timing couldn't have been better because, although, I harvested the plant to make tea for me, my husband ended up getting really sick today, so I had some nice nutritious tea ready for him when he came home from work.

Okay, so he didn't like the taste of the tea... but he's not really a tea drinker and he's kind of picky.  He drank it though and only told me "This better cure me".  LOL

We also had a visit from Baby Valerie today.  She's always very emotionally unsettled after she's visited her birth mother and is very clingy to her grandmother so she had a VERY hard time transitioning into our care for the afternoon.  But after quite a few hours and a nice nap, she did eventually relax and play and smile and laugh, so it was all good in the end.

To view a video of me harvesting the nettle, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQesrAACL2s