Nettle

Nettle aerial parts

Urtica dioica

Grown regeneratively, following organic standards, by one of the Meeting House Farm Collaborative Farms.

Plants are dried immediately after harvest in an on-farm drying facility to maximize potency and preserve quality.

We typically harvest Nettle in May/June.

In the Apothecary:

Preparations: Extract of fresh leaves in alcohol.  Water infusion of fresh or dried leaves.

Uses: Circulatory system support. 

Energetics:  Cooling & Drying

Tastes: Mineral, rich, buttery, grassy

Herbal Action:  Nutritive, mineral rich - especially in iron.  Diuretic; anti-inflammatory; antihistamine; supports the blood in removing toxins.

From our Experience:

Our favorite spring treat is nettle risotto.  Or, for a mineral rich food source to help you emerge from winter's hibernation, use nettles like you would spinach in spring recipes.