A resource of Malalbergo: the nettle

An association was born in Malalbergo in 2011 that decided to focus its attention and concentrate its efforts on an often misunderstood and little appreciated plant: the nettle. However, not everyone knows how much nettle is rich in beneficial properties for the human body. It is rich in vitamins of types A, C, D and K. Contains chlorophyll, mineral salts, carotenoids and formic acid. This is why its use is also advocated in nutrition, and for this purpose the project inaugurated in Malalbergo immediately tried to involve various actors to create a real network of skills. At first there were the volunteers, who have grown in number year after year. Then came the companies, institutions, agritourisms and restaurants. The project has expanded more and more, to involve schools to deepen the cultural, historical and anthropological aspects of the nettle. Finally, universities joined to study the cultivability of nettle, intended as a new food product for the future.