Spring is here. The days are warmer, the sun is brighter, birds are singing, and allergy season is close at hand. Sure, some people sneeze and wheeze all winter long due to exposure to dust, mites and ...

Nettle, or stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), is an herbaceous flowering plant that has been used as a natural remedy for thousands of years due to its medicinal and nutritional properties. You've ...

Stinging nettle is a plant that grows in North America, Europe, and Africa. It has been used as an herbal remedy for thousands of years. The name comes from the stinging sensation that you get when ...

A cup of tea may soothe you and help you relax, a phenomenon that you can probably appreciate, especially if you’re pregnant. But what’s in that cup of tea? Some people swear by nettle tea for easing ...

Stinging nettles are plants with sharp hairs on their leaves. Potential health benefits include arthritis relief, reduction in seasonal allergies, and diabetes management. However, there is limited ...

Whitacre’s hands dig into the active pile of food waste decomposing. Underneath orange peels, egg shells, lettuce and onions, ...

Nettle leaves contain many healthy antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, which means that there may be potential benefits of nettle tea. However, a negative side effect of nettle tea is that a person ...

A local composting company looks to grow beyond food waste collection. Nettle Curbside Compost is proposing a new project ...

When Ray Harwood toils in his Leicestershire allotment, he takes particular care with his nettles. Despite risking multiple stingings and abrasions, he tends to them with his secateurs as though they ...

Most of us try to avoid stinging nettles, but soon we could be tempted to put them right next to our skin. Clothing made from stinging-nettle fibre is about to hit the catwalk and an Italian fashion ...