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  • From: Barking Cat Farm <barkingcatfarm AT mindspring.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Stinging Nettle (WAS: squash blossoms)
  • Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:06:17 -0500

Rob,

Thanks for sharing your experiences. If you don't mind sharing, I have
several questions about how you packaged and priced stinging nettle.

What kind of price did your stinging nettle fetch? Did you cultivate it, or
did it grow wild? We have it all over our farm, and we have some interested
chefs so my pricing would have to be wholesale level.

Also, how did you deliver it? Did you bunch or bag just the leaves or
include the stem as well? About how big was your bunch? One of our
interested chefs has indicated they want just the leaves, but I've not seen
it packaged for sale anywhere, so am looking for pointers.

Last thing I can think of now is how tall was the plant when you harvested,
and how big were the leaves? I have no idea at what stage to harvest.

I'm not thinking I'll get rich harvesting this "weed" for some of my
customers, that stings like the devil and I have to mow down anyway. But to
those who like to cook with it, it's just another little something out of the
ordinary I can offer.

Thanks in advance,
Laurie



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