Stinging nettle is a pervasive plant that can cause skin irritation through needle-like hairs on its leaves. Effective methods to control or eradicate stinging nettle include mowing, hand-pulling, and ...

Chef Brandon Kida picks out stinging nettles from Flora Bella Farm. Chefs and farmers are talking up stinging nettles at the Santa Monica farmers market this week. Stinging nettles thrive in damp ...

Stinging nettles might not sound appetizing to the uninitiated, but don't let their reputation scare you off. Stinging nettles are a highly nutritious and tasty wild green with a rich history of ...

A good glass of milk builds strong bones, as the famous ad campaign once said, but you can get much more calcium by eating ...

Nettles, classified as herbs, offer nutritional and medicinal benefits. This plant, native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, has spread globally, including North America. Nettles are rich in vitamins ...

I was at an event in Canton helping a friend sell candles, and I talked to customers about candles and plants. Next to our booth we had a fellow selling cactus and succulents in baskets he made. I ...

Rubbing a lettuce leaf on a nettle sting to ease the associated discomfort may be just as good as using the age-old folk remedy of a dock leaf, suggest the results of a small comparative study, ...

Before supermarkets and global supply chains, the arrival of spring meant one thing in kitchens across Europe – time to forage. And nothing signals the earth’s reawakening more vividly than the sting ...