Nettle Days
Discover the Amazing Qualities of Nettles
Hands on Activities for all Ages
Transform weeds into many Useful Things!
Nettles have long been cursed as an invasive weed and for their nasty sting. However, nettles are an amazingly valuable and useful plant. Over the centuries they have been used as a nutritious food, made into clothing, for string and rope making, green manure, shampoo and hair tonic to name a few.
On a Nettle Day you could choose to make some of the following (all from nettles);
- Soup
- Pesto
- Shampoo
- String
- Green Manure
- Beer
- Cordial
Available for small groups, families, schools, etc.
“The children are still talking about the shampoo, and its been great on the dog too!” Nick
Upcoming events
Edible Seaweed & Coastal Wild Food Walk + Seaweed Eats! - Sat 10th Mar, 11.30-2.30pm
Wild Food Forage, Cook & Dine - Thurs 22nd Mar, 3.30-9.30pm
Nettle Day Includes Lunch With Nettles! - Sun 25th Mar 2012, 10-4.30pm
For more information on events, see the calendar.
Stay up to date
An e-Newsletter will be sent out quarterly. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Enter your name and email to receive it.