Nettles for a Survival food

[mallie99]

Good reducing symptoms or actually curing asthma (those at a young age) - speaking from actual experience of my grandmother giving both myself and my uncle (asthmas suffers) nettle tea (picked stinging nettle and boiling in water.

It cured his asthma - helped to reduce my symptoms and continues to do so today.

SOLD! Now, for a means of collecting the little blighters without stinging myself to death.

[ForgeCorvus]

SOLD! Now, for a means of collecting the little blighters without stinging myself to death.

Welding gloves and kevlar

Seriously though, I think your bog standard Marigolds are enough for the job...... But I've not tested them so I can't promise anything

[mallie99]

SOLD! Now, for a means of collecting the little blighters without stinging myself to death.

Welding gloves and kevlar

Seriously though, I think your bog standard Marigolds are enough for the job...... But I've not tested them so I can't promise anything

So you want me to test, is that it?

[ForgeCorvus]

SOLD! Now, for a means of collecting the little blighters without stinging myself to death.

Welding gloves and kevlar

Seriously though, I think your bog standard Marigolds are enough for the job...... But I've not tested them so I can't promise anything

So you want me to test, is that it?

I come up with the ideas, you act as crash-test dummy...... Sounds like an equal division of labour to me

[Mad Scientist]

A great little book I've got is Food for Free by Collins Gem. It's pretty idiot proof and has great pictures as well as explaining what time of year is best to pick it, what region it grows in, etc. We are really lucky in that we live near a hill, a stream and a grass area. It's amazing what grows there! I've spent many a happy hour scrumping berries apples and leaves. I'm really looking forward to more posts in this subject.

[cpslashm]

AFAIK, once they go limp they don't sting, so can be eaten raw.