Casco Bay Kelp Farm Tour with Seaweed Week!
Foggs Water Taxi and Charters Maine Wharf, 72 Commercial Street, Portland, ME, United StatesEver wondered about life on a kelp farm? It's kelp harvest season in Maine and this is a unique opportunity to see a working kelp farm! On Seaweed Week's official 3-hour Casco Bay cruise, we'll visit a kelp farm to see harvesting in action, hear from Maine Sea Grant's seaweed scientist Jaclyn Robidoux, sample seaweed…
Casco Bay Kelp Farm Cruise
Have you ever wanted to visit a kelp farm at harvest time? Join us for Seaweed Week's first-ever Casco Bay cruise departing from Portland, ME. On this 3-hour trip, we'll visit a kelp farm to see harvesting in action, hear from University of Maine seaweed scientist Jaclyn Robidoux, sample some seaweedy food and drink and…
Cooking with Kelp Workshop at Canopy Farms
Zao Ze Cafe and Market 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, United StatesWant 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/
Flatbread Community Night with the Maine Aquaculture Association
Flatbread Co. 72 Commercial Street, Portland, ME, United StatesHead to Flatbread on Portland's waterfront for oven-fired pizza, kelp-topped salad, and beverages as part of a community night to benefit the Maine Aquaculture Association! The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA)…
Friends from the Field Webinar: A Field Guide to the Seaweeds of Maine
Zoom https://bit.ly/3vf0EhCJoin 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 StatesSmall 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…
Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing: Open-Water Rowing in Stunning Belfast Bay
DoryWoman Rowing is excited to offer this totally one-of-a-kind experience where you can learn about Maine seaweed while rowing in a wooden dory in Belfast Bay! You can row or be a passenger (please note on booking form). An extra special guest will be on board, Kim Grindle of Isleboro Oyster, an aquaculturist who grows…
Seaweed ID Beach Walk
Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United StatesTIME CHANGE!! NEW TIME IS 9:00-10:30 AM. The Seaweed Week species ID beach walk is back for our 5th annual event! How many species of seaweed are there in Maine?…
Shifting Sands: Beaches, Bathers, and Modern Maine Art
Ogunquit Museum of American Art 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit, ME, United StatesGallery season opening featuring seaweed artists! Exhibition: April 29 to July 16, 2023 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Curated by Donna Cassidy, Professor Emerita at the University of Southern Maine, Shifting Sands explores the unique place that the beach holds in modern art. The beach is now viewed as a fragile environment subject…
Cooking with Kelp: Class at The Maker’s Galley
The Maker's Galley 5 Commercial St., Portland, ME, United StatesJoin 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…