Amanda Swinimer will share her passion for seaweed. She will provide identification infor­mation, ecologically sound harvesting techniques, traditional medicinal appli­cation and evidence-based health information for a variety of seaweeds commonly found here. She will also discuss the global ecological importance of seaweed and some seaweed-based innovations to combat global issues as well as the importance of a precautionary approach. Seaweeds have been prized as a nutrient-dense and medicinal food source for millennia and here in the Pacific Northwest there are an estimated 650 species, many of which are edible. Participants will have a chance to taste some local, wild-harvested, dried seaweed.

Date: Saturday, January 20th
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: Bilston Creek Farm – Forest Bar (beneath the barn)
See Dakini Tidal Wilds website for booking information and full details.