Wild Flora Music - Nettle
The humble nettle takes up 12 pages in my folk flora. Its uses for fibres, dyes, tonics and more is impressive, the young leaves make a tasty soup, the seeds a useful seasoning and it is the food source for many insects and invertebrates. Rarely has a plant woven itself into a culture as deeply as this plant with a powerful sting. None of the sting can be heard in its song though, it is instead a balm and I could have sat with this plant all day in the sunshine listening to its voice. Wild Flora Music is a project to bring the sounds of plants into your world. Each track is created by the plant using a plant music device. All the plants are recorded in their natural habitats and communities. Not all of the plants are musical to the human ear but they are all good conversationalists. I hope you enjoy this conversation. You can find more Wild Flora Music on my profile and in my playlist here on Insight Timer.
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