Some of us may think of nettle as a weed or even a pest. In this film, Tasha shares that nettle is actually an incredible, nutrient dense wild food – growing abundantly across the British Isles. Find out how nettles arrived in the uk, when to harvest different parts of the plant and how best to enjoy the leaves as a tea.
Thank you to Tasha Stevens-Vallecillo, videographer Jason Taylor and Be The Earth Foundation for creating this film.
Here at 42 Acres we have a regenerative, even revolutionary, approach to food. Our hyper-local menu improves not just the flavour of our ingredients but the earth itself.
When I first arrived at 42 Acres the first words I said when I got out of the car were “wow! this place is amazing”. Even though it’s called 42 Acres there are actually 173 acres – maybe it should be called 173 Acres instead! (I later found out it…
Land and natureNext up in our Wilder Larder series are Oak leaves. The cherished Oak is a treasured tree of the British countryside, woven into our history as a symbol of strength.
