Purple Dead Nettle with Colleen Codekas + Infused Honey Recipe

Purple dead nettle is an alluring weed that often grabs our attention in the spring. It can spring up in lawns and disturbed places, forming a thick mat of its bee-enticing flowers.

Despite all the intrigue surrounding purple dead nettle, there’s so little information about it! I'm so excited to talk with Colleen Codekas about purple dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) because she has lots of experience with this plant as a forager and herbal medicine maker. You’ll also receive access to Colleen’s recipe for herbal honey infused with purple dead nettle, which could serve as a tasty way to get some relief from seasonal allergies!

If you don’t already know Colleen, you’re about to find out that she is passionate about healthy living through natural food and herbal medicine! She lives with her family of three in Vermont where living close to nature is easy and a way of life. In her off-time, she likes to go foraging for wild edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms, cook delicious food, make mead, grow a ridiculous amount of edible and medicinal plants, and make herbal medicine. She is the author of the traditionally published book Healing Herbal Infusions, and four ebooks: Wildcrafting Weeds, Healing Kitchen Herbs, Simple Mead Making, and The Backyard Forest Garden.

► ► ► Colleen has also created an online foraging course, gather + root, which you can learn more about at: https://bit.ly/3pVJnIt (Disclosure: This is an affiliate link. By using it, you help support this channel. Thanks!)

Listen in for:

► Herbs that combine well with purple dead nettle in pesto (Timestamp 14:26)

► Is fresh or dried purple dead nettle best for infusing herbal honey? (Timestamp: 18:04)

► Are there any purple dead nettle look-alikes to be aware of? (Timestamp: 19:21)

Colleen and I have known each other online for a long time and it was really fun to have a face-to-face visit with her and to share our conversation with you!


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► Colleen’s website: https://www.growforagecookferment.com/

► Colleen’s online foraging course, gather + root: https://growforagecookferment.mykajab...

► Purple dead nettle info sheets from Colleen: https://growforagecookferment.mykajab...

► Blog post about purple dead nettle: https://www.growforagecookferment.com...

► Colleen’s Instagram:   / growforagecookferment  

► Colleen’s Facebook:   / growforagecookferment  

► Purple dead nettle seeds (out of stock at the time of this video's production, but if you'd like to, you can add yourself to the waitlist to be informed when they're available again): https://bit.ly/37pOhHD


-- DISCLOSURE --

As an affiliate partner, I’m thrilled to be sharing Colleen’s course on foraging, gather + root.

By using the above affiliate links, you help support this channel. Thanks!

If you’re looking for local places to buy herbs, check out my listing of herb farms in the U.S. and Canada. https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/...


-- TIMESTAMPS --

01:22 - Introduction to Colleen Codekas

02:38 - Colleen shares how she found her herbal path

08:20 - Learning about herbs from volunteer seedlings

10:11 - Getting to know purple dead nettle (Lamium purpureum)

14:16 - Working with purple dead nettle, as food and as a medicinal herb

16:07 - Colleen’s two favorite ways to work with purple dead nettle

17:10 - Purple dead nettle honey for relief from seasonal allergies

18:05 - Is fresh or dried purple dead nettle best for infusing herbal honey?

18:35 - Colleen’s recipe for Purple Dead Nettle Herbal Honey

19:20 - Purple dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) lookalikes

21:10 - Colleen’s online foraging course, gather + root

22:24 - Getting to know wild edible and medicinal plants in a new location


-- 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.