Where to get stinging nettles before Sunday?

[takuhead]

Finally tried and loved stinging nettles - now i am totally craving some more - but alas the farmer's market where I got them isn't here again until Sunday....any leads on who may have them now?

Whole Foods didn't have it in Mountain View,
Peninsula location preferred.
Thanks!

[possumspice]

I see them all the time at Bi-Rite in the Mission. Call first. They weren't too bad to prepare. A quick blanch in boiling water removes the sting. But yes, wear gloves.

[tatertot]

I recently tried nettles too and know how you feel. I had to find some so I could make them myself. Sorry, SF location, but I got mine at the Ferry Building farmer's market from Heirloom Organics. Here's a link to their schedule: http://www.heirloom-organic.com/conta...
You have to ask for them and they're pre-bagged.

Btw, they're pretty time consuming to prepare. You have to wear gloves and remove the leaves from the stems.

[takuhead]

really - hard to prepare? good thing I had no idea - I just dumped the bag into my saute pan - added a little butter and garlic, some water - put the lid on - and voila - done - add some salt and pepper - they were heavenly - had a tiny bit left over from last night - scrambled with my eggs this morning....now I am dying to get more - I got mine last Sunday from the Calif Ave Farmer's Market in Palo Alto - Happy Boy Farms - they were prebagged... sign...looks like the ferry building on Sat or wait until Sunday....

[Melanie Wong]

Happy Boy goes to quite a few markets during the season, don't know about now. Here's the contact info if you want to call.
http://www.happyboyfarms.com/

[sfbing]

If your nettles are young and tender, then you can just dump them straight from the bag into water or cooking pan. If the leaves are bigger and attached to tough stems, I would recommend wearing gloves and removing the stems, which is a bit tedious.

[Melanie Wong]

Nancy at Middleton Farm in Healdsburg usually has them this time of year. During the winter she sells at the Saturday morning farmers market in Santa Rosa some weekends. You might call to confirm.

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Middleton Farm
2651 Westside Rd, Healdsburg, CA

[Melanie Wong]

Here's a picture of the bin of organic stinging nettles at the Santa Rosa farmers market this morning. $5 for 0.25 lb.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/melaniew...