Low Low Tides Seaweed Harvest Workshop

Join us to learn about wild seaweeds native to Downeast Maine: harvesting, drying, recipes, ecology, and natural history adventures in the low low tides. Downeast Maine is famous for our 22-foot tides, and the cold Labrador current creates extraordinary algal abundance.

Join Smithereen Farm Seaweed Captain, Kacie Loparto, and other curious people for a week of learning, harvesting, processing, and eating together!

We will cover the ecology and biology of the seaweed ecosystem, hand-harvest techniques, regulations, drying, processing, and cultivation of the wild algae species that abound in our area.

We will help you obtain the proper license for harvesting. Lodging provided, paid work available for committed harvesters.

April 27: Arrival
April 28-May 1: Harvesting, drying, processing, learning!

Registration required: Low Low Tides 2025 — Registration Form

The cost of this workshop is sliding scale – please contribute what you are able. $20 – $150.