Cooking with Kelp: Workshop & Dinner with Chef Cara Stadler (BaoBao Dumpling House)

Zao Ze Cafe and Market 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, United States

Want to support local seaweed farmers but not sure how to work with kelp at home? Interested in gaining the recipes and know-how to create restaurant-quality dishes in your own kitchen? Join Cara Stadler, chef-owner at BaoBao Dumpling House and co-owner of Canopy Farms, for this cooking class focused on Maine kelp. Registration: Tickets must…

$108

Low Low Tides and Seaweed Symposium at Smithereen Farm

April 20-21: Join the Smithereen Farm team for early-morning harvest and drying of native seaweeds! Bring a wetsuit if you have one. Low tide is around 6:15-6:30am, so early birds are a must if you want to join in. No charge for these two days. People from away are welcome to book a campsite on…

Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter

Urban Farm Fermentory 200 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United States

Small Group Cyanotype Workshop led by Oriana Poindexter, with local seaweed species ID presentation by Carissa Maurin, Aquaculture Project Manager at Gulf of Maine Research Institute and seaweed provided by Nautical Farms. Join Oriana Poindexter in Portland during Seaweed Week for an interactive cyanotype workshop. Learn this early photographic process and use fresh Maine seaweed…

$125

Cooking with Kelp Workshop at Canopy Farms

Zao Ze Cafe and Market 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, United States

Want to support local seaweed farmers but not sure how to work with kelp at home? Interested in gaining the recipes and know-how to create restaurant-quality dishes in your own kitchen? Join the folks at Canopy Farms for this cooking class focused on Maine kelp. Registration: Direct message Canopy Farms here: https://www.instagram.com/canopyfarms/

Friends from the Field Webinar: A Field Guide to the Seaweeds of Maine

Zoom https://bit.ly/3vf0EhC 

Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Island Heritage Trust for a Friends from the Field Webinar! Glen Mittelhauser (director of Maine Natural History Observatory), Jordan Chalfant (MNHO board member), and Dr. Amanda Savoie (researcher at the Canadian Museum of Nature) are writing a user-friendly photographic field guide to the seaweeds of Maine. The project has…

Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter

Après 148 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United States

Small Group Cyanotype Workshop led by Oriana Poindexter, with local seaweed species ID presentation by Carissa Maurin, Aquaculture Project Manager at Gulf of Maine Research Institute and seaweed provided by Nautical Farms. Join artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter for an interactive art-science workshop to learn the cyanotype, or sun-printing, process. Learn this early alternative…

$125

Cooking with Kelp: Class at The Maker’s Galley

The Maker's Galley 5 Commercial St., Portland, ME, United States

Join Executive Chef, Arianna Stefanilo, at The Maker’s Galley to celebrate Seaweed week with a Kelp Klass 101! Learn all about Maine’s aquatic adventures of growing sugar and skinny kelp with our very own farmer friend Kristin Isfeld, owner and operator of Latitude 43 farms. What you'll learn: • How to handle and process fresh…

$55

Seaweed Explorers: Discover, Touch, & Learn

Ellsworth Public Library 20 State Street, Ellsworth, ME, United States

Join us for a unique Homeschool Hour with Maine Coast Sea Vegetables at the Ellsworth Public Library What to Expect: 🍽 Yummy Snacks like Kelp Krunch, Seaweed- Seasoned Popcorn & Seaweed Energy Bars and Smoothies. 👀 Explore and touch various types of seaweed up close in a special touch tank. A Seaweed-Themed Storytime.   Free…

Free; Please Register

Oceanic Cuisine: Delicious Seaweed Creations

Ellsworth Public Library 20 State Street, Ellsworth, ME, United States

Join us for a special cooking presentation, learn to ID seaweed in a live touch tank and learn more about the work of Maine Coast Sea Vegetables. Participants will sample…

Free; Please register

Maine Seaweeds & Their Wellness Benefits: Botanically Curious

Botanically Curious 419 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

We invite you to dive into this nourishing seaweed wellness workshop only offered during Seaweed Week at Botanically Curious, an herbal apothecary and workshop space in Portland. Discover the wellness benefits of Maine seaweeds! Sit & Sip with us as we discuss the incredible nutrients and healing properties of these ocean superfoods. We will discuss…

$45