Photo Credit: Lisa Rose Starner
Mud Lake Farm, Hudsonville MI
Photo Credit: Lisa Rose Starner
Author's stinging nettle foraging around Grand Rapids
Photo Credit: Lisa Rose Starner
Prepping Mud Lake Farm nettles for drying, steeping an infusion
The Local Beet Farmer Feature: Mud Lake Farm
Disclosure: Lisa Rose Starner is a Grand Rapidian and has worked in the area of food and community in Grand Rapids for nearly a decade. This is the first of many food-related articles for her new series in the Rapidian, The Local Beet. An avid gardener and cook, Lisa grows vegetables and herbs with her family on Grand Rapids' West Side. Beyond holding a degree in anthropology and a Masters in Public Administration; Lisa is currently a student of Great Lakes herbalist, Jim McDonald. She is enjoying her newest hyper-local food adventure as a backyard herbalist.
