When I was about 8 we had a days foraging at our village school and each were told a certain plant, leaf, bark etc to look for. Later we all made something from them. I was given nettle and told to make nettle soup. All the other kids laughed at me for having to use nettle. But the nettle has stayed with me my whole life, as a teacher, food, tea, medicine, cordage and fibre for spinning and weavjng. I loved this video. Thankyou for making it
Hello. I'm in the USA. I was gifted a Roku stick for my birthday in March. I picked into your videos on youtube and have not stopped watching them. My Cherokee and Irish grandmothers helped me learn herbs when I was 18. I have dabbed in herbs my whole life but due to misfortunes in life I lost contact with me. I have a patch of nettles that are about 10 yrs old. I made your nettle soup. I was blown away to how delicious it is. Your videos have restarted my life. My brother got me started with honey bees a couple years ago. Life is looking up for me. I can't even begin to tell you how appreciated I am for you. My spirit is alive again. Thank you so much. Keep bringing the knowledge and Spirit. 🌻🐝🐓
Hi. My mother came from the West Meath side of Dublin before moving to the UK, or, having to flee!. She is 87 and still going strong even after 12 children. 5 Generations to be exact. She fills us with many stories of the past, working as the 6 year old in the peat bogs, bringing a slab home for a penny a day. No utilities, schools or a food source. Making life , love and friendship from many areas. She talked about clovers, the sweet taste from childhood, many plants that kept them going and the many hardships they faced. She is a wealth of knowledge, just like yourself and an inspiration as I have my first allotment. You are very inspiring and I love your content as it takes me back to my mothers tales and the songs she sings in between. Thank you X
MicrobeRick, you are so blessed to have your mother, I'm 72, lost mine to cancer in 86, she was only 59 but very tough. Would you please explain about the peat bogs & the slab? I'm a country girl but do not understand? I know about clovers for food but very curious. Be blessed with your mother, we are to honor them. Smoky Mts, Tennessee, USA. Thank you
In Greece, since ancient era yet, we 've be making nettlepie, nettle soup and nettle tea. And its itching stops by rubbing the area with a geranium leaf!! There is a very old Greek childs song we sing while doing so too!!!! Yiota,, Greece. 🌿🥀🌼
A few years ago I found some nettles at my farm, and brought some home to plant in my backyard. They've been such a joy to have. So versatile. Teas, smoothies, in stir-fry and omelettes. I'm going to make this soup tonight on a chilly Spring day. Thanks so much Danu!
I just came across this channel, so lovely!! I love it!! Ps I'm so glad to know that nettle can be cooked, I'm going to harvest some nettle from the mountain and cook it this week!!! ❤ Much love from a girl from Palestine
I never appreciated Nettles for years. When I was a child, my Grandmother would send me down to the bottom of the garden to collect nettles, which she threw into soups, stews, and tea - not once did I ever think that the fierce stinging that assaulted my legs, hands, arms and even my face was beneficial in any way!! I do love them now though. Another great video - you really do pack them with a great variety of information -from history, to medicinal, to cooking. You even matched the soup in that gorgeous green shawl .
Hello there Terri, wonderful film.and thoroughly yum recipe for nettle soup.i will be taking an extra basket when I pop out to look for goose grass for my irls,nettle s for my and my husband. I do suffer with z lot of pain s,one is hip bursitis and I've been so tempted to sting my hips but not brave enough so far, I have injection s in my hips and wrist s but if this was to help with stings would be great, I'm always accidentally stinging my fingers whilst collecting greens s for my girls.yesterday I managed to collect wonderful soft fresh goosegrass from nearby allotments the gentleman working there was happy for me to help myself from the hedge. Its wonderful watching my girls eating away and recycling the freshly gathered greens into wonderful eggs.i have kept a few chickens for many years now and I love their company and watching them. Also always exciting to collect eggs,I have an array of colours in my basket now.,I really do love my girls, also love to give eggs to my children when they visit, and my friends. Well now thankyou terri so much. I love the films and learn so much,take care and bye for now 😊xx
What a breath of fresh air you are Danu. Such a refreshing way to pass your knowledge to us. The saucepan lid without the knob tells me you are a woman from my own heart. Thankyou Danu
One of my homesteader channels made this for his children, and you would not have believed the comment section...people are very misinformed! Great video. As always!❤🇮🇪🍀
It is sad to think of people being so divorced from Nature and all her healing. We share the same DNA with plants so our bodies recognise them when we take them in as food or medicine. Thanks for watching Pamela!
Nettles are a very kind & generous plant, quite contrary to their fierce reputation, which I feel is quite unfair as the stings are most beneficial. There is nothing to be afraid of at all.
The stinging nettle that I harvested last summer was about up to my chest and it was a massive amount. Harvesting it was like doing a forbidden dance and it was fabulous. 😄
Lovely video Terri. I became interested in the uses of nettles many years when I read an article by an 80+ gentleman who cured his hip pain by stinging himself with it. At that time I had sciatica which was ruling my life.... long story short - I stung my hip and leg for a period of time - and it really worked.. I sting myself frequently just to keep things ticking over. I think it may also act as a blood purifier. Had a good old sting yesterday. Picked some nettles for Lady Ridley's soup. Makes delicious soup.. love your videos.. XX
For you Terri (you give so much, in your videos) : Put dryed nettle in water for half hour. Fry one onion (diced), some garlic too. Add water, or chiken stokk (do I spell right?). Chicken meat (if you eat meat), and the dryed nettle that was in water. Boil just little bit. Serve with rice, and lots of lemon :-).
Wow! I would never have thought of using Nettle like that. That is brilliant, thank you so much. (The spelling is stock - I knew what you meant though😄🙏. I will harvest more Nettle now that I know this. xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden This I have "stolen" more or less, from resipe of Middle East : called Mluhie. They use a wonderfull herb, called Dry Mallow. Just love it! I found out that Dry Mallow (that do not grow here), can be replaced by Nettle :-)! When you begin to eat this plate......hard to stop :-)!
Growing up, I had a severe allergy that would cause awful, itching, swelling rashes on any Sun-exposed skin. I was the one on the beach in long sleeves, long pants, socks and gloves! Nettle was an absolute saviour. My Mum would make nettle tea and cold compresses adn these were honestly the only things that helped me. In college, and being poor students, my best friend and I would forage for nettle and make a pesto like sauce for pasta with it... Delicious and highly recommend. I love seeing folk love on nettle...:) A misunderstood plant with so many beautiful benefits. Thank you for this video!
This is wonderful. I will have a go at the soup! I also love Rosemary Gladstar's nettle pesto that I hope to make with wild ramps this spring. Love from Illinois (USA)
Thank you for this edifying video and that delicious sounding soup. I don't live where nettles grow, but I use the dried herb. I use it often. As you said it helps ease menopausal bleeding which it did when I had heavy menopausal bleeding. Quitting caffeine also reduced the bleeding and nettles supported my withdrawal from coffee. Stopping coffee not only reduced the bleeding but I discovered that I had natural energy without any caffeine input. When I use dried nettle, I make nourishing herbal infusions, as described by the American herbalist Susun Weed. These infusions use a lot of dried herb which are added to boiled water and let sit for four hours or even overnight. There are several herbs that can be used that way which are full of nutrients. I feel most drawn to the magic of nettles and oatstraw nourishing infusions. I used them for a month to tonify my nervous system prior to quitting smoking tobacco, and I actually achieved that goal without falling back into the habit. Green blessings to you!
Thank you so much for this video and your passing on your knowledge. I made the soup! I live in the Pacific NW of Washington State in the USA where there are many nettles offering themselves in the clean air of the forests. After the first day, I am experiencing some gentle cleansing and also a bright mental focus energy. 🤗
Quelle joie pour moi, petite belge amoureuse de l'Irlande ( même si je n'ai fait qu'un séjour dans ce merveilleux pays, mes souvenirs sont tellement vivants en moi pour toujours) de vous suivre et de recevoir ce cadeau d'initiation des plantes médicinales et de leurs nombreux usages et tout cela en direct depuis votre univers enchanteur!! Vous êtes une belle personne inspirante! Un immense merci et une très longue et belle vie à vous!!
Merci beaucoup! Je suis tres heureuse á connaitre que vous etés inspiré. Excusé moi pour mon message et ma francais. Thank you so much and I am sorry that my French is not very good. I am out of practice.🙏
Love the video ! Such a highlight of a wonderful herb/plant that is inspiring and reconnecting us with our ancestors who made use of these gifts from our Mother Earth. Your shawl and your hair are lovely. The kitchen reflects your passion. Watched you while stripping lemon verbena leaves i dried to make tea!Thank you Danu and many blessings!
Exactly White Dove. I was reading the other day that the plants connect us to the ancestors because they grow where our ancestors lie and so share their DNA, it's a lovely looping of sharing or circling. Lemon Verbena tea is a favourite of mine too. Blessings to you💚
i have A LOT of nettles around my house... i also make pies... omelettes...and bread with nettles i also dry them to drink as tea in the winter and put in smoothies... i also give some to my dogs nettles are one of the best plants ❤️
I am so happy I found your You Tube Channel, this is so enlightening and I love your shawl, it goes perfect with the outdoors and what your doing. So lovely and So Helpful! THANKS!
Watching from Maine USA. I recently visited my family in Tennessee and brought back some wild nettles to plant in my garden here. Quite potent as my thumb up to my elbow was tingling for a week! Thank you for sharing your recipe for nettle soup. I plan to make it once I have enough green leaves.
I have stinging nettle growing wild around my garden at summer trailer.....I keep getting stung....well now I will harvest it and make soup! Thank you for this video. Love your shawl.
Hello Terri lovely video always packed with interesting information.. So many surprises too just goes to show we never stop learning... Thankyou ... hugs & blessings 🌹💚
Hi Terri really enjoy seeing where you and family live, videos full of interesting information and beautiful Ireland too ... my paternal heritage is in County Roscommon. My grandfather was a man of the land on his own farm mostly growing vegetable crops. My father George Mcmanus came to England to join the RAF... his siblings still have businesses in Strikestown and other parts of Roscommon .. My own garden flourishes and is a haven not just for me but for all wild life to live feed and shelter ... hugs to you both . Thank you again for your reply. Regards Linda. 💚
Oh me oh my I just adore your video and it is perfect as I am in relationship with Nettle at the moment, well finishing up and heading to Red Clover but Nettle is around here and there when the season here is upon me. (soon) Happy Spring dear one.
Thanks for this Danu - I've been wanting to use nettles in soups and pesto for some time but haven't quite had the courage to do so. This has given me the little push I needed!
My nettle story... When I was young, just starting a family of my own An elderly lady friend of the family that I barely knew came for a visit to my house. She noticed I had nettles growing in my garden. At that point I knew very little about them. She asked if she could have a good sized handful of them and I was more than happy to share. When we had collected up a nice sized bunch she proceeded to pull down her pants and bend over and promptly asked me to whack her on her hips and backside with them. 😳👁👁 I quickly recovered from my shock, as she explained that their stings are very helpful to relieve her aches and pains in that area... 🤩😂 Although she is gone now I’ve loved her and Nettles ever since 💝✨💖💫 Can we use dried nettles in stock and strain them out ? Will they still have some medicinal and healing properties using them that way? Thank You for sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us... 💝
She sounds like an amazing eccentric! Great that you got such a good introduction to Nettle and yes, adding them to your stock will infuse their healing properties into your stock or soup xx
Hi thanks for sharing how to make nettle soup, I made some from our nettles in the garden and it was delicious. We really felt like it was a tonic. I added a little nutmeg and lemon with ours. Definitely will be making this again 💚
Layer your nettles into a vegetarian lasagna - or even a meat lasagna. They are absolutely amazing in this! I blanched many last year & then froze them for cooking with later. Have already been out harvesting nettles this year, the younger shoots. I use them in food, teas, soaps, skin care & hair care products & much more. Really an amazing plant! Time to go harvesting again before they get really big. They're fine for teas when larger, but can get quite tough & fibrous for cooking with at that stage.
Oh! I started writing about nettles in my medicinal herb journal today, even though I hadn't planned to do it today, and then you've uploaded this video, coincidence - i think not. Thanks for this video, it was lovely :D
After watching your video, I was inspired to go straight out into the garden and pick nettles to make this soup. It truly is delicious and fortifying! Thankyou x
Try it i shall , i grow nettles and dry them for tea , i put them in the cup and stir and drink them chewing as i go, it's my favourite tea choice so far !
Check out the old Irish song, 'Down by the Glendside', a lovely reference to young nettles which is a metaphor for the fighting vitality of the whole song.
Thanks for your lovely video.👌🏼💚💖 We know about that Nettle green leaves how that is good benefit for bodies. I like your simple way of making this Soup. 😋😋😋👌🏼 Please make a video about how to make the Apple vinegar. I love 💕 your green Shawl too.
Thanks lovely Terri…I’ve been letting our Nettles grow …we found them when Husband took down the old fence and put in a Bay Laurel Hedging…they were under the fence lol. I have just cut the Nettle all back this week and I was stung a bit lol but I had a nice Salt and Clay bath…and I’m fine. Going to make this today with what I gathered. Lovely blessings. ❤️🌻🌹☘️
Great video! I've watched it several times ;) I went out yesterday and picked some nettles and hung some to dry for tea and medicine later. I also made a tincture and infused some in oil for making salve, then I blanched some to put in the freezer, after that I made pesto sauce and with what I had left I made a big pot of soup. I left out enough for dinner and lunch today. The rest went In the freezer for later. I absolutely love stinging nettles! And I truly enjoy all of your videos Terri. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this video. I live on land with lots of nettles, which someone told me is a sign that the soil is balanced and healthy. New sub with the "bell" - Washington state, USA
Yes, having Nettles is regarded as a good sign. They are full of minerals and of course, share them out with their neighbours because of their long roots.
I love your channel Terri! I will definitely give this a go when I see my nettles coming up. I'm planning on having lots of areas around my garden for nettles when we move. You should also tell people how beneficial they are for our native butterflies, so many depend on it. Could you do a video on making apple cider vinegar? I tried and made what I later learned was Apple scrap vinegar, not the same thing. Ps. You look great in that green shawl!
Thanks for the compliment Mary. So happy to hear you are loving the channel. You are right about the butterflies loving Nettles, I find tons of caterpillars on them every year. As for Apple Cider Vinegar, I have only made it once but I will try and make a vid after harvest. xx
Hi greenlady, thanks for watching. I love the way Nettle helps with hayfever!!! It contains histamine yet acts a natural anti-histamine. I love my shawl too, very cosy and warm😃
A very lovely and interesting video. Perfect for late March (so green)🥰 Thank you for sharing your knowledge and recipe. Many happy blessing 🌟 Kathleen
just found your channel. lovely woman, lovely content! always great to connect with a wisewoman! 💚 i had to adopt nettle seeds from Germany to plant in my backyard garden here in Pennsylvania. we especially love nettle as a nourishing herbal infusion, hot or cold. thank you, Terri, for the informative videos!
Glad you stumbled across us and thanks for your lovely words. I love Nettles too, hot or cold, soup or pesto, such a lovely green, earthy, refreshing taste.🌿🙏
The enzymes in fresh nettles help counteract spring allergies - about 50% of the participants in a study by Traditional Medicinal were helped taking freeze dried nettles! Herbalist Ryan Drum (Washington, USA) found flash cooking nettles (2-4 minutes) preserves most of the beneficial enzymes - so I do that and make a spring pesto, add to green drinks, and this morning chord some into sourdough pancakes! My daughter's midwives recommended nettle, raspberry and alfalfa infusions during her 2nd pregnancy at 35, before a home birth, to tonight and strengthen her uterus and prevent excess bleeding - they were amazed at how little blood she lost!! (I would often make it for her, and we'd each have a cup of tea, before dipping it up and letting it steep overnight!
I am so looking forward to trying this I noticed the nettles in my garden today and thought how lovely and healthy they look. Thank you I enjoy your UA-cam.
There are nettles here in Japan but they don’t sting. So when I used to bring friends over to Europe I had to warn them. Some learned the hard way so they learned about dock leaves.
Ha ha! That's the best way to learn😊 Poor things! We have Dead Nettle here and Hemp Nettle and other Nettles that don't sting. Maybe there will be stinging Nettles out in the Japanese wild??
Hello Mark - thank you for watching and I am glad you think the information is important. I hope you feel encouraged to go out and have a look for some Nettles yourself. Many blessings, have a great day!💚🎶🙏
The soup looks delicious. I'm definately going to make it. We have tons of nettles on our grounds. A few days ago we asked a farmer to clear the one plot which looked like a jungle gone wrong. I was dragging fallen branches to make a pile. I was also collecting dandelions, and bent down to pick some flowers. I didn't notice I was sticking my hands into nettles. It stung like crazy for hours. My thumb and index finger were on fire. 😂😂 I wasn't wearing my gloves. I know nettles are a good weed but didn't know what to do with them. Nettle soup it is. Thank you. 😁
Dame here. Although I had to go docs for mental health reasons as my health was rapidly detrating. But I still enjoy herbal remedies (I'm a green witch after all)
I pulled out a bunch of nettles growing in my South Carolina yard because I thought they were ugly. Well, if I find more, I’ll make soup. Loved the video.
When I was about 8 we had a days foraging at our village school and each were told a certain plant, leaf, bark etc to look for. Later we all made something from them. I was given nettle and told to make nettle soup. All the other kids laughed at me for having to use nettle. But the nettle has stayed with me my whole life, as a teacher, food, tea, medicine, cordage and fibre for spinning and weavjng. I loved this video. Thankyou for making it
He must be one of your Plant Allies
You were lucky to have this kind of education. It’s unusual today.
Hello. I'm in the USA. I was gifted a Roku stick for my birthday in March. I picked into your videos on youtube and have not stopped watching them. My Cherokee and Irish grandmothers helped me learn herbs when I was 18. I have dabbed in herbs my whole life but due to misfortunes in life I lost contact with me. I have a patch of nettles that are about 10 yrs old. I made your nettle soup. I was blown away to how delicious it is. Your videos have restarted my life. My brother got me started with honey bees a couple years ago. Life is looking up for me. I can't even begin to tell you how appreciated I am for you. My spirit is alive again. Thank you so much. Keep bringing the knowledge and Spirit. 🌻🐝🐓
Hi. My mother came from the West Meath side of Dublin before moving to the UK, or, having to flee!. She is 87 and still going strong even after 12 children. 5 Generations to be exact. She fills us with many stories of the past, working as the 6 year old in the peat bogs, bringing a slab home for a penny a day. No utilities, schools or a food source. Making life , love and friendship from many areas. She talked about clovers, the sweet taste from childhood, many plants that kept them going and the many hardships they faced. She is a wealth of knowledge, just like yourself and an inspiration as I have my first allotment. You are very inspiring and I love your content as it takes me back to my mothers tales and the songs she sings in between. Thank you X
Sounds like a great woman xx
MicrobeRick, you are so blessed to have your mother, I'm 72, lost mine to cancer in 86, she was only 59 but very tough. Would you please explain about the peat bogs & the slab? I'm a country girl but do not understand? I know about clovers for food but very curious. Be blessed with your mother, we are to honor them. Smoky Mts, Tennessee, USA. Thank you
🙏💜🙏🌹for you lovely remark 😍😍🌷🌼🌸from Rose 🌹
@@sandraking9650 Not everyone is friendly like Americans 🙏💜🙏😲😲🤷♀️🤷♀️🙄🙄
Great to have a Grandma like that. It wood be wonderful if you could Chronicle her experience and share it with the world.
That shawl really suits you Terri x
Thanks Sheila, it is a nice colour and I love green😃
yes i love the shawl too... it looks like a big nettle leaf... ❤️
That's a beautiful shade of green
Adding them to batches of sauerkraut is a good way to enjoy them in the colder months too :)
Never thought of that I might try that!
In Greece, since ancient era yet, we 've be making nettlepie, nettle soup and nettle tea. And its itching stops by rubbing the area with a geranium leaf!! There is a very old Greek childs song we sing while doing so too!!!! Yiota,, Greece. 🌿🥀🌼
A few years ago I found some nettles at my farm, and brought some home to plant in my backyard. They've been such a joy to have. So versatile. Teas, smoothies, in stir-fry and omelettes. I'm going to make this soup tonight on a chilly Spring day. Thanks so much Danu!
Nettle soup and soda bread - delicious! I adore your green top and celtic brooch. You look stunning!
Thanks very much Rozanna! The soup really was delicious and is all gone now.
I just came across this channel, so lovely!! I love it!! Ps I'm so glad to know that nettle can be cooked, I'm going to harvest some nettle from the mountain and cook it this week!!! ❤
Much love from a girl from Palestine
Thank you and welcome to the channel. So happy to hear you are being inspired.
I never appreciated Nettles for years. When I was a child, my Grandmother would send me down to the bottom of the garden to collect nettles, which she threw into soups, stews, and tea - not once did I ever think that the fierce stinging that assaulted my legs, hands, arms and even my face was beneficial in any way!! I do love them now though. Another great video - you really do pack them with a great variety of information -from history, to medicinal, to cooking. You even matched the soup in that gorgeous green shawl .
And now look at you! Beautiful and healthy no doubt. Thanks for your words Kali. I did do some colour co-ordination didn't I😅😄😅💚
I never will look at nettles in the same way again
They are just brilliant!
Hello there Terri, wonderful film.and thoroughly yum recipe for nettle soup.i will be taking an extra basket when I pop out to look for goose grass for my irls,nettle s for my and my husband. I do suffer with z lot of pain s,one is hip bursitis and I've been so tempted to sting my hips but not brave enough so far, I have injection s in my hips and wrist s but if this was to help with stings would be great, I'm always accidentally stinging my fingers whilst collecting greens s for my girls.yesterday I managed to collect wonderful soft fresh goosegrass from nearby allotments the gentleman working there was happy for me to help myself from the hedge. Its wonderful watching my girls eating away and recycling the freshly gathered greens into wonderful eggs.i have kept a few chickens for many years now and I love their company and watching them. Also always exciting to collect eggs,I have an array of colours in my basket now.,I really do love my girls, also love to give eggs to my children when they visit, and my friends. Well now thankyou terri so much. I love the films and learn so much,take care and bye for now 😊xx
What a breath of fresh air you are Danu. Such a refreshing way to pass your knowledge to us. The saucepan lid without the knob tells me you are a woman from my own heart. Thankyou Danu
Your channel feels magical. I’m glad I found it.
I really like nettles as a tea. It's great for my spring allergies and I mix it with plaintain so it soothes my stomach. 🤔😸
One of my homesteader channels made this for his children, and you would not have believed the comment section...people are very misinformed! Great video. As always!❤🇮🇪🍀
It is sad to think of people being so divorced from Nature and all her healing. We share the same DNA with plants so our bodies recognise them when we take them in as food or medicine. Thanks for watching Pamela!
Nettles are a very kind & generous plant, quite contrary to their fierce reputation, which I feel is quite unfair as the stings are most beneficial. There is nothing to be afraid of at all.
The stinging nettle that I harvested last summer was about up to my chest and it was a massive amount. Harvesting it was like doing a forbidden dance and it was fabulous. 😄
Wow Rachel - I can imagine! What a dance - I hope you didn't get stung too often😃
Fantastic hearing about nettles!! They make such a wonderful soup!! So happy to hear all these other uses!!
Hurray - and now you can make more than soup!😀
Lovely video Terri. I became interested in the uses of nettles many years when I read an article by an 80+ gentleman who cured his hip pain by stinging himself with it.
At that time I had sciatica which was ruling my life.... long story short - I stung my hip and leg for a period of time - and it really worked.. I sting myself frequently just to keep things ticking over. I think it may also act as a blood purifier. Had a good old sting yesterday. Picked some nettles for Lady Ridley's soup. Makes delicious soup.. love your videos.. XX
Doesn’t the itch make it worse?
@@danaa.1093 It’s painful,drinking the Tea works to,it’s wonderful! For almost everything! Soup ist great to!
For you Terri (you give so much, in your videos) : Put dryed nettle in water for half hour. Fry one onion (diced), some garlic too. Add water, or chiken stokk (do I spell right?). Chicken meat (if you eat meat), and the dryed nettle that was in water. Boil just little bit. Serve with rice, and lots of lemon :-).
Wow! I would never have thought of using Nettle like that. That is brilliant, thank you so much. (The spelling is stock - I knew what you meant though😄🙏. I will harvest more Nettle now that I know this. xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden This I have "stolen" more or less, from resipe of Middle East : called Mluhie. They use a wonderfull herb, called Dry Mallow. Just love it! I found out that Dry Mallow (that do not grow here), can be replaced by Nettle :-)! When you begin to eat this plate......hard to stop :-)!
Well.....Mallow leaves, before they were dryed.
Apparently dried nettles are the favourite food of snails, (maybe slugs too), so you can maybe use them to lure them away from your favourite plant?
🙏💜🙏😲😲🤷♀️🤷♀️from Rose 🌹
Growing up, I had a severe allergy that would cause awful, itching, swelling rashes on any Sun-exposed skin. I was the one on the beach in long sleeves, long pants, socks and gloves! Nettle was an absolute saviour. My Mum would make nettle tea and cold compresses adn these were honestly the only things that helped me. In college, and being poor students, my best friend and I would forage for nettle and make a pesto like sauce for pasta with it... Delicious and highly recommend. I love seeing folk love on nettle...:) A misunderstood plant with so many beautiful benefits. Thank you for this video!
You're welcome!
I love how you mention its planetary association! In the past I’ve taken nettle for spring allergies as well and it seems to help.
This is wonderful. I will have a go at the soup! I also love Rosemary Gladstar's nettle pesto that I hope to make with wild ramps this spring. Love from Illinois (USA)
Do have a go Emily. I guarantee you will enjoy it. Nettle pesto is delicious as is pesto made with the wild garlic. Yum!
Thank you for this edifying video and that delicious sounding soup.
I don't live where nettles grow, but I use the dried herb. I use it often. As you said it helps ease menopausal bleeding which it did when I had heavy menopausal bleeding. Quitting caffeine also reduced the bleeding and nettles supported my withdrawal from coffee. Stopping coffee not only reduced the bleeding but I discovered that I had natural energy without any caffeine input.
When I use dried nettle, I make nourishing herbal infusions, as described by the American herbalist Susun Weed. These infusions use a lot of dried herb which are added to boiled water and let sit for four hours or even overnight. There are several herbs that can be used that way which are full of nutrients. I feel most drawn to the magic of nettles and oatstraw nourishing infusions. I used them for a month to tonify my nervous system prior to quitting smoking tobacco, and I actually achieved that goal without falling back into the habit.
Green blessings to you!
Greetings!
That is the most beautiful, vivid green shawl... looks terrific on you! And thank you for your teachings, really enjoy your videos.
Greetings Izanah and thank you!
Thank you so much for this video and your passing on your knowledge. I made the soup! I live in the Pacific NW of Washington State in the USA where there are many nettles offering themselves in the clean air of the forests. After the first day, I am experiencing some gentle cleansing and also a bright mental focus energy. 🤗
Quelle joie pour moi, petite belge amoureuse de l'Irlande ( même si je n'ai fait qu'un séjour dans ce merveilleux pays, mes souvenirs sont tellement vivants en moi pour toujours) de vous suivre et de recevoir ce cadeau d'initiation des plantes médicinales et de leurs nombreux usages et tout cela en direct depuis votre univers enchanteur!! Vous êtes une belle personne inspirante! Un immense merci et une très longue et belle vie à vous!!
Merci beaucoup! Je suis tres heureuse á connaitre que vous etés inspiré. Excusé moi pour mon message et ma francais. Thank you so much and I am sorry that my French is not very good. I am out of practice.🙏
Love the video ! Such a highlight of a wonderful herb/plant that is inspiring and reconnecting us with our ancestors who made use of these gifts from our Mother Earth. Your shawl and your hair are lovely. The kitchen reflects your passion. Watched you while stripping lemon verbena leaves i dried to make tea!Thank you Danu and many blessings!
Exactly White Dove. I was reading the other day that the plants connect us to the ancestors because they grow where our ancestors lie and so share their DNA, it's a lovely looping of sharing or circling. Lemon Verbena tea is a favourite of mine too. Blessings to you💚
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden thats so interesting about ancestors sharing DNA!I did not know that!
i have A LOT of nettles around my house... i also make pies... omelettes...and bread with nettles
i also dry them to drink as tea in the winter and put in smoothies... i also give some to my dogs
nettles are one of the best plants ❤️
a shining light through the darkness
We are all shining lights, we just have to remember. ☀️🌟✨
I am so happy I found your You Tube Channel, this is so enlightening and I love your shawl, it goes perfect with the outdoors and what your doing. So lovely and So Helpful! THANKS!
Watching from Maine USA. I recently visited my family in Tennessee and brought back some wild nettles to plant in my garden here. Quite potent as my thumb up to my elbow was tingling for a week! Thank you for sharing your recipe for nettle soup. I plan to make it once I have enough green leaves.
Wow Stephanie - they do sound potent! I got a couple of little stings harvesting these but nothing too bad. Enjoy your soup. x
I wish you had a cook book on how to cook nettles and make dandelion salve etc.
The Cedar and Juniper are blooming in the SW USA and causing 6 weeks of severe allergies. I'm taking Nettle capsules and drinking the tea .
Yes, Nettle is a great hay fever reliever. I bet you are glad you found it.😄
I have stinging nettle growing wild around my garden at summer trailer.....I keep getting stung....well now I will harvest it and make soup! Thank you for this video. Love your shawl.
Hello Terri lovely video always packed with interesting information..
So many surprises too just goes to show we never stop learning... Thankyou ...
hugs & blessings 🌹💚
Hey Linda - how are you. That is the beauty of life I think - surprises and learning😀
Hi Terri really enjoy seeing where you and family live, videos full of interesting information and beautiful Ireland too ... my paternal heritage is in County Roscommon. My grandfather was a man of the land on his own farm mostly growing vegetable crops. My father George Mcmanus came to England to join the RAF...
his siblings still have businesses in Strikestown and other parts of Roscommon ..
My own garden flourishes and is a haven not just for me but for all wild life to live feed and shelter ...
hugs to you both . Thank you again for your reply.
Regards
Linda. 💚
Strokestown
I think this might be the next addition to my herb garden. Thank you Terri!
And thank you for reminding me to stir my vinegar.☺️
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Oh me oh my I just adore your video and it is perfect as I am in relationship with Nettle at the moment, well finishing up and heading to Red Clover but Nettle is around here and there when the season here is upon me. (soon) Happy Spring dear one.
Blessings for Spring to you too. Enjoy the Nettle and the Red Clover!
Now I know all about the benefits of nettles. I'm going to surprise my wife with a bowl of nettle soup 🍲 😋
What a lovely romantic treat!
I love everything I learn on your channel.
Thanks for this Danu - I've been wanting to use nettles in soups and pesto for some time but haven't quite had the courage to do so. This has given me the little push I needed!
That's great Jane. Let me know how you get on.
Nettles is one of my favorite
My nettle story...
When I was young, just starting a family of my own An elderly lady friend of the family that I barely knew came for a visit to my house. She noticed I had nettles growing in my garden. At that point I knew very little about them. She asked if she could have a good sized handful of them and I was more than happy to share. When we had collected up a nice sized bunch she proceeded to pull down her pants and bend over and promptly asked me to whack her on her hips and backside with them. 😳👁👁 I quickly recovered from my shock, as she explained that their stings are very helpful to relieve her aches and pains in that area... 🤩😂 Although she is gone now I’ve loved her and Nettles ever since 💝✨💖💫
Can we use dried nettles in stock and strain them out ? Will they still have some medicinal and healing properties using them that way?
Thank You for sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us... 💝
She sounds like an amazing eccentric! Great that you got such a good introduction to Nettle and yes, adding them to your stock will infuse their healing properties into your stock or soup xx
This really does work, much like using bee stings for arthritic joints, but we are very low on bees now, so nettles are perfect for this use.
This brings up the body's immune response , very shamanic
😂😂😂 I'm picturing the scene.
I'm using a tens unit as I'm reading your comments..I'm so intrigued!
Nettle is my favorite herb of all! 🌿😍🤗
Every time focus on a plant it becomes my favourite - so I have lots!😄😅🌿
Aloha✨Just found you on UA-cam & You are an inspiration! Thank you Irish ☘️ Sister💚☘️💚✨
Oh, I miss Ireland so much... Hi, Yiota, Greece.
Terry I raise bees. There was a gentleman who used to laugh my bee sting his hands for his arthritis. He said it worked wonders
Hi thanks for sharing how to make nettle soup, I made some from our nettles in the garden and it was delicious. We really felt like it was a tonic. I added a little nutmeg and lemon with ours. Definitely will be making this again 💚
WEjust had some last night - i will definitely add the nutmeg next time,😄
Layer your nettles into a vegetarian lasagna - or even a meat lasagna. They are absolutely amazing in this! I blanched many last year & then froze them for cooking with later. Have already been out harvesting nettles this year, the younger shoots. I use them in food, teas, soaps, skin care & hair care products & much more. Really an amazing plant! Time to go harvesting again before they get really big. They're fine for teas when larger, but can get quite tough & fibrous for cooking with at that stage.
Sounds great! xx
Oh! I started writing about nettles in my medicinal herb journal today, even though I hadn't planned to do it today, and then you've uploaded this video, coincidence - i think not. Thanks for this video, it was lovely :D
No such thing as a coincidence! Lovely synchronicities - a sure sign you are on the right path! Lucky you😃
After watching your video, I was inspired to go straight out into the garden and pick nettles to make this soup. It truly is delicious and fortifying! Thankyou x
Great! you made it !. Make lots and then you can freeze some.Sing to your Nettle before you harvest💚
I can’t wait to try this in the spring.
Thank you for such a simple and beautiful recipe
Blessings to you and yours. Ontario Canada 🐝
Thanks Beverley and Many Happy Returns xxx
Just love the folklore and history with herbs. So interesting. Thanks Terri 🌱🌿🌻🐕🐕🐈⬛🧚♂️🌳💖😉
This is such a lovely channel...so glad I’ve found it.
Try it i shall , i grow nettles and dry them for tea , i put them in the cup and stir and drink them chewing as i go, it's my favourite tea choice so far !
Check out the old Irish song, 'Down by the Glendside', a lovely reference to young nettles which is a metaphor for the fighting vitality of the whole song.
I will do. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for your lovely video.👌🏼💚💖
We know about that Nettle green leaves how that is good benefit for bodies.
I like your simple way of making this Soup. 😋😋😋👌🏼
Please make a video about how to make the Apple vinegar.
I love 💕 your green Shawl too.
Thanks lovely Terri…I’ve been letting our Nettles grow …we found them when Husband took down the old fence and put in a Bay Laurel Hedging…they were under the fence lol.
I have just cut the Nettle all back this week and I was stung a bit lol but I had a nice Salt and Clay bath…and I’m fine. Going to make this today with what I gathered. Lovely blessings. ❤️🌻🌹☘️
You are a wealth of wonder information.! I've watched this & your lemon balm video so far and I Love your channel and I've subscribed 👍
Thank you!
I just got stung by nettles tonight in my back hedge ... at least I know where to find them now. Thank you 💚🌱💚
Ha ha! That's one way to find them. Hope the sting wasn't too bad.💚
I love your channel. We have a huge stand of nettles about 3-4 feet high.
So happy I found this channel! :)
Thank you, glad you are enjoying it.🙏
I just came across your channel and I love it.
Will try to make the soup this spring. Thanks.💚
Delighted to heat that. You are welcome here xx
You made🍎 Apple Cider Vinegar🍎- marvelous! I'll look to see if you have a vid. Thank-you Teri!
💚Happy Spring Equinox 2021!💚
Blessings for Balance and Harmony. I haven't made a video about ACV but will try at harvest time,💚
Great video! I've watched it several times ;) I went out yesterday and picked some nettles and hung some to dry for tea and medicine later. I also made a tincture and infused some in oil for making salve, then I blanched some to put in the freezer, after that I made pesto sauce and with what I had left I made a big pot of soup. I left out enough for dinner and lunch today. The rest went In the freezer for later. I absolutely love stinging nettles! And I truly enjoy all of your videos Terri. Thank you so much!
You have been SO busy! You'll be flying after all that nourishment.! xx
I love nettle soup. So happy I've discovered your channel Terri. Thank you.
Thank you!
Always amazed by your happy dogs!
Great wee video Terri. Nettles are indeed amazing for our health.
Love your shawl. 🤗🍀
Thank you Curious. The shawl is a lovely green I think, just right for Spring!
Thank you so much! 💜
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Thank you for this video. I live on land with lots of nettles, which someone told me is a sign that the soil is balanced and healthy. New sub with the "bell" - Washington state, USA
Yes, having Nettles is regarded as a good sign. They are full of minerals and of course, share them out with their neighbours because of their long roots.
I love your channel Terri! I will definitely give this a go when I see my nettles coming up. I'm planning on having lots of areas around my garden for nettles when we move. You should also tell people how beneficial they are for our native butterflies, so many depend on it.
Could you do a video on making apple cider vinegar? I tried and made what I later learned was Apple scrap vinegar, not the same thing.
Ps. You look great in that green shawl!
Thanks for the compliment Mary. So happy to hear you are loving the channel. You are right about the butterflies loving Nettles, I find tons of caterpillars on them every year. As for Apple Cider Vinegar, I have only made it once but I will try and make a vid after harvest. xx
Soup sounded good. I’ve never had it before and know nothing about nettles! I mean I’ve heard of but that’s all! Ty
Iris for tea ☕️ also
Lovely video💕 you have given me the confidence to cook this lovely healthy nettle soup! Thankyou🌿😘 xx
You're welcome! I hope you like it - i think it is delicious💚😘
Always a pleasure. You brighten my day so much. Making bread is the best with soup.
How are you Tacy? Hope all going well for you xx
Yum. I've started some Nettle inside this Winter and cannot wait to put the plants outside at our planting time (May)
That's looks wonderful. Now to just find some nettles.
It really was Brenda. I'm sure they won't be long coming up near you.
Nettles are so great for people and plants. 🤗
Love nettle, I drink it at the beginning of the year as it seems to help with hay fever. Also I love your shawl 💚
Hi greenlady, thanks for watching. I love the way Nettle helps with hayfever!!! It contains histamine yet acts a natural anti-histamine. I love my shawl too, very cosy and warm😃
so tru about the circulatory issues!
Always learn so much from u! Thnk u! 💖🌿😃🌞
A very lovely and interesting video. Perfect for late March (so green)🥰 Thank you for sharing your knowledge and recipe.
Many happy blessing 🌟
Kathleen
And Blessings to you too Kathleen. thank you!💚
just found your channel. lovely woman, lovely content! always great to connect with a wisewoman! 💚 i had to adopt nettle seeds from Germany to plant in my backyard garden here in Pennsylvania. we especially love nettle as a nourishing herbal infusion, hot or cold.
thank you, Terri, for the informative videos!
Glad you stumbled across us and thanks for your lovely words. I love Nettles too, hot or cold, soup or pesto, such a lovely green, earthy, refreshing taste.🌿🙏
The enzymes in fresh nettles help counteract spring allergies - about 50% of the participants in a study by Traditional Medicinal were helped taking freeze dried nettles!
Herbalist Ryan Drum (Washington, USA) found flash cooking nettles (2-4 minutes) preserves most of the beneficial enzymes - so I do that and make a spring pesto, add to green drinks, and this morning chord some into sourdough pancakes!
My daughter's midwives recommended nettle, raspberry and alfalfa infusions during her 2nd pregnancy at 35, before a home birth, to tonight and strengthen her uterus and prevent excess bleeding - they were amazed at how little blood she lost!! (I would often make it for her, and we'd each have a cup of tea, before dipping it up and letting it steep overnight!
Wonderful - I'm off to forage around my garden tomorrow - nettle soup for lunch!! Thanks Terri x
I am sure you will enjoy it Nikki. x
Looks Beautiful ..!!!..
Planting Nettles this week☘️🤙✨Also making soda bread & having a Guinness🙏🎉✨
Lucky you - no Guinness on tap here😓
I am so looking forward to trying this I noticed the nettles in my garden today and thought how lovely and healthy they look. Thank you I enjoy your UA-cam.
There are nettles here in Japan but they don’t sting. So when I used to bring friends over to Europe I had to warn them. Some learned the hard way so they learned about dock leaves.
Ha ha! That's the best way to learn😊 Poor things! We have Dead Nettle here and Hemp Nettle and other Nettles that don't sting. Maybe there will be stinging Nettles out in the Japanese wild??
The stings are beneficial.
Good morning from San Antonio tx. Thank you for sharing this important information.
You are excellent in sharing your knowledge. Thank you.
Hello Mark - thank you for watching and I am glad you think the information is important. I hope you feel encouraged to go out and have a look for some Nettles yourself. Many blessings, have a great day!💚🎶🙏
The soup was amazing. So nourishing and delicious.
The soup looks delicious. I'm definately going to make it.
We have tons of nettles on our grounds. A few days ago we asked a farmer to clear the one plot which looked like a jungle gone wrong.
I was dragging fallen branches to make a pile. I was also collecting dandelions, and bent down to pick some flowers. I didn't notice I was sticking my hands into nettles. It stung like crazy for hours. My thumb and index finger were on fire. 😂😂 I wasn't wearing my gloves.
I know nettles are a good weed but didn't know what to do with them.
Nettle soup it is. Thank you. 😁
When it comes to herbs and nutrition doctors are the last people to go to.
Sad but true. They can't be bothered to educate themselves, so they just claim all herbs are dangerous and give you even more dangerous pills.
Dame here. Although I had to go docs for mental health reasons as my health was rapidly detrating. But I still enjoy herbal remedies (I'm a green witch after all)
I sometimes find herbal remedies work wondering for my monthly cycle and for head aches.
100%
😂 I agree with you I don’t trust Dr much
Older nettles make a wonderful compost tea for the garden, lots of nitrogen.
Wonderful information and a truly beautiful shawl.
Looks delicious Terry! Going to give that a go. Blessings to you all. Joe
It really was delicious Joe! Hope yours turns out as tasty. Blessings to you and yours.
I pulled out a bunch of nettles growing in my South Carolina yard because I thought they were ugly. Well, if I find more, I’ll make soup. Loved the video.
Unless you got all the roots out they will probably come back. I hope so, every garden should have its Nettle patch.
Great video 🌻🌼🌻🌸🌺🌻🌼🌻🌺🌸xx
Thanks Suzanne! Love the flowers!🌸