Local Herbalist Promotes Foraging Wild Spring Greens for Nutrition and Immune Support

environment · Spring 2020 · Denman Island

Denman Island herbalist Philippa Joly encourages harvesting local wild greens such as stinging nettle, dandelion greens, chickweed, and maple blossoms in early spring for their high vitamin and mineral content. She provides guidance on identification, harvesting, and preparation methods.

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“Stinging nettle is an undervalued super-food... Dandelion greens are excellent... Chickweed is at its most juicy and tender in the Spring... Maple blossoms are just coming out now...” — The Islands Grapevine – April 2nd, 2020 (April 2nd, 2020)

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