Luis and I leave tomorrow for our second annual spring wildcrafting trip down the coast of Oregon. We are hoping it is prime picking for California poppies, Mugwort and other noble weeds from further down south. If all goes well by tomorrow night we will be dining on delicious baby nettles.
Characteristically, we have no idea where we are going are actually going to. But I must replenish my stores of wild plant tinctures for the masses. What will we find? What stories will I to report from the field? You’ll have to wait until I return next weekend. However, I don’t mean to taunt you, so here is the first installment of my series about nettles to whet your appetite…

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