Harvesting a Massive Patch of Stinging Nettles then Drying it for Tea!

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Жыл бұрын

In this weeks episode we return to one of our stinging nettle patches to do our yearly harvest and restock our supply of nettle tea.
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@glendavanstroe7708 Жыл бұрын

wow 69 years old and stil very strong man👍

@proy2241 Жыл бұрын

Oh man I love stinging nettle tea with Labrador tea leaves ,mint and honey.I drink it every night . We picked it in Grande Cache where we live when they were just popping up. We dried it in our greenhouse. We bought those hanging mesh bins and it is awesome! Thanks for the knowledge you share . Can’t wait to see your burn morels season 2023👍😊

@nealvaughn2340 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the teaching content you have in this video coupled with the full “processing” part. Your editing has also become very sharp! Keep up the great work! I’m loving learning from you guys!

@northernwildharvest Жыл бұрын

Thanks Neal, glad you’re enjoying our adventures!

@bonnerdebbie Жыл бұрын

Beautiful area to work in and awesome drone footage. Your harvest was much bigger than mine today, I only got a small container of cherry tomatoes. It was 90F and too hot for the plants to produce more so shortly I will be buying for my salads again. :( Thanks so much.

@mattpelofske4632 4 ай бұрын

Fresh nettle pesto is sooo good

@margueritemitchell1829 Жыл бұрын

Hello from British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦🖐👍❤🌊🏊‍♂️🤳🎠🎪🌳🚐🌲🌴🎨🖌👌🐾

@payslee6716 Жыл бұрын

beautiful footage. Thanks for posting this.

@northernwildharvest Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@lessummers5738 16 күн бұрын

@@northernwildharvest What do you do with it all also do you take the leaves off the stem or use the stems as well ?thanks

@margueritemitchell1829 Жыл бұрын

We had nettles where I grew up in the okanagan...between a gravel pit and a swamp (area with nettles...now condo patch😢

@northernwildharvest Жыл бұрын

Always sad when that sort of thing happens. Can very much relate.

@zestoslife 12 күн бұрын

Interesting I had assume nettles were annals, not like mint at all. The weather in the Waikato in NZ is very similar high rainfall and mild winters. The ones I have found have been individuals and seemed to die off over winter. Maybe they were just struggling as not right environment for them to thrive although mints do well. NZ also has a native nettle tree, which is very nasty and not edible. People can get very sick from getting stung by these, fortunately not that common.

@northernwildharvest 10 күн бұрын

Interesting. The nettles here won’t make you sick when stung but they can cause discomfort. We have an unrelated plant called giant hogweed which is a plant to avoid contact with where we live.

@helenlazoga1487 Жыл бұрын

Hi again, hope you're all well. Don't you ever rest? What do you do with all that nettle? Here in Greece we make pies with them along with spinach. I've never actually had nettle tea, must give it a try. I was wondering if you could help me. I need to buy an inexpensive, but good, generator enough for a fridge, washing machine and a few lights (also one that doesn't make a lot of noise). What's next on your list for harvesting? Bye for now.

@northernwildharvest Жыл бұрын

Hi Helen, hope things are good over in Greece. Nettle tea is nutrition and energizing and we often drink it before a long day of harvesting. If you’re looking for a quiet generator looking for one with a “whisper motor.” They will be quite a bit less noisy, in terms of brand and cost, I have no idea what the values are in Greece. We currently use a firman generator and it has been good so far, Honda also makes good generators but they are often a bit on the expensive side. Good luck! :)

@helenlazoga1487 Жыл бұрын

@@northernwildharvest You might have heard but Greece is on fire. Rhodes has been devastated, many tourists had to be evacuated, hotels and houses were burnt to the ground. Same with Coufu and many other areas. We've been having a big heat wave with temps reaching 44 celcius in some areas. God willing it will break soon. Thanks for your help with the generator. Bye for now.

@northernwildharvest Жыл бұрын

Hope you are keeping safe and that temps come down. Best of luck with the generator.

@leslieparker3914 27 күн бұрын

What are the benefits of the tea? I’ve heard that stinging beetle is healthy, but why?

@user-cz8vj2su2s Жыл бұрын

I hear that cream of nettle soup is good. Ive had it fried in butter. Tasted a little stronger then spinach but similar. We harvested it in early June, maybe to late?

@northernwildharvest Жыл бұрын

If you’re harvesting nettles fresh for cooking, they are better as young shoots. Depending on the spot they might be starting to flower in June. Imo they taste a lot better before they start to flower.