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Kelpful

About Us

5.0 (53 reviews)
We’re a small worker owned cooperative run by women who began with a dream of farming seaweed. We say “This is What Climate Resilience Tastes Like” because seaweed embodies the qualities of a climate resilient resource- it is abundant, renewable, fast growing, and needs no fresh water or fertilizer to grow. Seaweed also sequesters carbon and nitrogen, improving the marine ecosystems where it grows! Collectively, our team has spent decades harvesting and using seaweed in our daily lives. This curriculum has taken years to develop which places high priority on the mindful, responsible harvesting methods that we use. We want everyone to enjoy and immerse themselves in seaweed and become stewards of these extremely special places. That is why we are donating 10% of our experience sales to coastal conservation. We put the ocean first in everything we do. It is with great honor, privilege and gratitude that we offer the experiences we do in order to grow our mindful seaweed foraging community.

Est. 2018 Morro Bay, California

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The Guides

Melissa Hanson

Jules Marsh

Jack DePuy


Reviews

5.0 (53 reviews)

Trip: Winter Full and New Moon Seaweed Foraging

Guide: Jules M.

Most amazing time foraging with Captain Jules! Thanks

By Sandra A. on February 26, 2023


Trip: Winter Full and New Moon Seaweed Foraging

Guide: Jules M.

Jules and Melissa were very knowledgeable about all of the different types of seaweed and kelp in the bay, and were proactive in showing us the best types to eat and in telling us how to dry and use them in our food. They even brought water and snacks, including a really delicious seaweed broth and some of their products that they sell. This was a really great way to spend a couple of hours in the amazing tide pools!

By Nory B. on February 20, 2023


Trip: Winter Full and New Moon Seaweed Foraging

Guide: Jules M.

I had a wonderful time! Jules was very knowledgeable and kind, and made sure everyone had a fun time. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the tide pools!

By Joey K. on February 20, 2023


Trip: Winter Full and New Moon Seaweed Foraging

Guide: Jules M.

Awesome!! Jules was amazing

By Tai M. on February 06, 2023


Trip: Seaweed Foraging Adventure

Guide: Jack D.

I had such a great time connecting with the ocean and learning from our guide Gene! I can’t wait to take this info back to alaska.

By Kaitlyn T. on November 26, 2022


Trip: Seaweed Foraging Adventure

Guide: Jack D.

Really enjoyed the class and learned great new skills that I will use for the rest of my life!

By Tristan S. on November 21, 2022


Trip: Private Coastal Foraging

Guide: Jack D.

Gene was super informative and friendly. We all learned so much and had the best outing ever!

By Kristianne L. on November 15, 2022


Trip: Private Coastal Foraging

Guide: Melissa H.

Awesome course. Loved learning the nerdy details about kelp and harvesting some kelp! Also, Gene is great! Super knowledgeable and a lot of fun!

By James M. on November 09, 2022


Trip: Seaweed Foraging Adventure

Guide: Jules M.

This was an informative and fun day! Thanks for being so organized and prepared- I appreciated the snacks, water and coffee. I wish everyone would take this opportunity to learn about the benefits of Kelp and to learn how helpful this can be in our daily lives. BTW, not all Seaweed is Kelp but all Kelp is Seaweed!

By Korinda E. on October 16, 2022


Trip: Seaweed Foraging Adventure

Guide: Melissa H.

It was so much fun! Melissa is super nice and very knowledgeable. Looking forward to attending another one. It was beyond my expectations! THANK YOU, MELISSA!!!!

By Julie M. on September 30, 2022