Seaweed Week Film Celebration with Maine Outdoor Film Festival
Maine Studio Works 170 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United StatesCelebrate Earth Day and kick off Maine Seaweed Week with a program of conservation, outdoor adventure and aquaculture films! Join MOFF, Atlantic Sea Farms, and the Maine Aquaculture Association for an early evening of cinema and ideas at Maine Studio Works in East Bayside, Portland. Including the world premiere of A SEA CHANGE, to be…
Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter
Urban Farm Fermentory 200 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 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…
Science Cafe at Canopy Farms featuring Atlantic Sea Farms and Kaskolos Sea Vegetables
Zao Ze Cafe and Market 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, United StatesDon’t miss this chance to talk with local farmers and eat delicious snacks! Canopy Farms will host this talk with a rep from Atlantic Sea Farms and Theo Willis of Kaskolos Sea Vegetables. The Science Cafe series brings the community closer to local aquaculture producers who provide us with high quality seafood, are stewards of…
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) is a non-profit trade association that represents Maine seaweed farmers, as well as shellfish and fin fish farmers. Since 1978, the MAA has supported farms…
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 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…
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…