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2 events,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…
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'Twas the night before ...Seaweed Week! Join us as we launch the fifth annual Seaweed Week with our friends at Oxbow Brewing Company! We'll be celebrating with friends and farmers while enjoying the launch of Oxbow's Saison Aquatic (kelp beer!), interactive seaweed demos, food from Duckfat Frites Shack, and live music! Saison Aquatic will be… |
4 events,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…
$150
Exhibition April 21 through May 28, 2023 at Moss Galleries. Join us for the opening reception, April 21, 2023, 5-7pm, during Seaweed Week. This solo exhibition includes 24 bronze figures cast from originals made of seaweed and wax, along with 10 photo/collages with seaweed. “The Women of the Gulf of Maine create themselves through the…
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Join Freeport Oyster Bar to celebrate the beginning of Seaweed Week! This ticketed multi-course dinner features oysters and kelp from farms in Casco Bay along with beer pairings from Mast Landing. Location: Freeport Oyster Bar, 43 Main St 43 Main Street Freeport, ME Event link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freeport-oyster-bar-beer-dinner-featuring-mast-landing-brewing-co-tickets-606050091137
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Celebrate 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…
$15
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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
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Don’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… |
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Ever 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…
$40
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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…
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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:Â https://www.instagram.com/canopyfarms/ |
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Head 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… |
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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… |
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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
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5 events,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…
$150
Gallery 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…
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TIME 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? Do seaweeds change with the season? What even is seaweed? Dive into these questions and more at this species-identification workshop and beach walk, hosted by…
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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
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