I have a few friends that have catnip growing in their yards so of course I pick it for the kitties!
My cats LOVE the fresh stuff. They like the store bought stuff too but they act less crazy with the fresh nip and I think it smells better (after all most store bought stuff has either no odor or just a slight odor).
This stuff is different than the catnip you buy to grow in stores, this stuff is fresh outdoor grown catnip. I'm not sure if it is wild or not but boy oh boy do I love it.

I tried drying some in my house but the cats found a way to get to it, causing a lot of damage to get to it too. lol So I have bundles in my shed drying out. lol lol

Does anyone else use fresh catnip?