Stinging Nettle with Kristine Brown + Homeschool Curriculum Sample
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2024
- I’ve known Kristine Brown for many years, and it was such a delight to sit down and chat with her about her love of nettle - a plant that herbalists love to love! Even though I have immersed myself in nettle love for years, I learned some new things about this wonderful herb during our conversation. And it was so much fun to hear about Kristine’s herbal journey and how she came to develop her herbal zine and amazing herbal learning system for children.
If you homeschool your children - or even if you don’t, but simply enjoy sharing the gifts of herbs with the children in your life - you’ll love the Herb Club expanded curriculum sample that Kristine is sharing with us! This free, downloadable curriculum sample - an amazing resource for kids of all ages! - can be found in the resource section below.
Nettle offers so many wonderful gifts! Here are just a few ways that you can use nettles to benefit your health:
► To help prevent seasonal allergies
► To strengthen your bones, hair, and nails
► To help normalize low blood pressure
Nettle is such a versatile plant, and there are so many more reasons to include it in your regular herbal routine. To learn the best ways to incorporate nettle into your life (including a delicious way to prepare nettle greens!), be sure to tune in to the entire episode.
By the end of this episode, you’ll know:
► Why Kristine considers nettle to be her lifetime plant ally
► Kristine’s helpful trick for drying large amounts of nettles
► Seven medicinal uses of nettle leaves, roots, and seeds - including one way that the actual sting can be used!
► Tips for harvesting nettles and extending the season for harvesting their leaves
► and so much more…
For those of you who don’t know her, Kristine Brown, RH(AHG), is helping parents teach their kids about herbalism, one herb at a time. Combining her knowledge as an herbalist and homeschooling mom, Kristine created the only children’s herbal curriculum that uses all four learning styles (visual, auditory, reading, and kinesthetic). She has taught classes for children locally and coordinated numerous herbal conference kids’ camps both locally and nationally. She is the writer and illustrator of the online children’s publication Herbal Roots zine, including ebooks, online courses that teach children about botany, drawing, and herbs, and a membership offering, Herb Club, with video lessons, expanded curriculum for preschool through high school, and a forum. Teaching others about plants and drawing and sharing her knowledge with children-our future-is her passion.
I’m thrilled to share our conversation with you today!
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► Get your free, downloadable homeschool curriculum sample, plus herbal goodies every Wednesday when you sign up for my weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3KRemjb
► Access the transcript for this episode here:
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► Kristine’s website: herbalrootszine.com/
► Kristine’s Instagram: / herbalrootszine
► Kristine’s Facebook: / herbalrootszine
► Kristine’s TikTok: / herbal.roots.zine
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-- TIMESTAMPS --
01:07 - Introduction to Kristine Brown
03:24 - How Kristine found her herbal path and developed Herbal Roots Zine
10:13 - Why Kristine loves stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
20:06 - Favorite ways to eat nettle leaf
23:34 - When to harvest nettles
28:07 - Excerpts from Kristine’s herbal homeschool curriculum
37:48 - Kids do absorb herbal knowledge (even when you think they’re not paying attention)
41:39 - Kristine’s herbal first aid kit
47:38 - Herbal tidbit
-- SWEATER PATTERN --
Yes, I did knit my sweater! Pattern is: Very V Raglan by Jessie Maed Designs.
-- DISCLAIMER --
The herbal and plant information in this video is for educational purposes only. The information contained is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other medical professional. If you have or suspect that you have a serious health problem, promptly contact your health care provider. Always consult with a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or have a medical condition.
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Kristine is amazing. I will look forward to seeing her on your show again soon.
I have so many memories of running through the fields on the farm I grew up on and getting “zapped” by nettles. It was a game to us.
Nettles seem like a great plant. Went through a farm market last week here in Kelowna, where they wanted $30 for a bag.....might grow mine own! Great plant!!
"Swamp water" is what we affectionately call Nettle infusions at my house, though my son and I have learned to love it 😋Kristine is such a cool person, I loved every minute of this episode! Very informative - thank you 🥰
Gather nettle with my bare hands every year. It is so spreadout thru northern nevada I live in, it grows at diffent times in diffrent places and hard to find or access, so once I see one I gather it, no time to be picky and run for gloves. Love it. Glad she mentioned nettle seeds, something that completely overlooked by majority. I love nettle tea, remind me of green tea, I guess I am alone on this one, lol.
I love Kristine she was my instructor for a few years and I learned so much for her. My love for Nettle comes from her!
I have nettles growing in the woods in back of me
A few days ago, my husband rubbed nettles on his leg where he has a patch of itchy, dry skin. This area has itched for years (doctors have no idea). We are on day 4 and no itch!
I live in Idaho near many wild patches of nettle. I am very interested in how to harvest and make infusions or tinctures, tea etc. Your interview sparked such an interest but where can I learn more about how to use them? I can tell you girls are the ones to ask.
Excellent interview...Kristene has amazing knowledge!! What's good for memory??
Rosalee, hi, and I do hope that all is well with you. I am ever so interested in NETTLES for kidneys. I have been trying to find something. Please, I really, really would like to know exactly how I can use Nettles to help myself. This video was so informative. I'll start drinking the tea that I have until I hear from you. Thank you so much!! Take care!.
Well I just adressed my kidney issues with nettle seed tincture I made last year. Not sure what I had, hust pain and it was gone in 2 weeks and 3 months later still no pain. Gather fresh nettle seeds and tincture them with 50% menstrum. While you waiting on that, just start drinking 3 cups of nettle seed tea every day. Nettle is blooming now.
Do you know if it is high in oxalates?
I asked my husband if he wanted to try urtication for his arthritis. He said yes and I whacked him 4 times with nettles. Nothing for 30 seconds and then “what the f is this?” Ha. We are still married.
How do u take it
When drying nettles, do they keep the sting? My mom always used chamomile on our eye infections and when we had the flu. Heal all comes to mind when thinking antiviral.
Hi, the sting usually goes away once the stinging nettles are fully dry.
Cheers,
Karin Rose