Seaweed Foraging Adventure

4.9 (62)

Location

Cayucos, California

Group Size

60 people per guide

Duration

1.5 hours

1.5 hours

Seaweed History & Identification

Mindful & Ethical Harvesting Methods

At Home Processing and Recipes for daily life (self care & food)

California’s Central Coast is a sacred place that provides us with beauty, sustenance and fulfillment beyond measure. There are over 20,000 species of algae (seaweed) which grow incredibly fast and are more nutrient dense than most terrestrial plants. As we take you into the beautiful intertidal zone, we will show you how to identify and sustainably harvest some of our favorite varieties of seaweed. If you’re lucky, we may even find some very unique species that have flavor profiles similar to truffles and shallots. Some species, like nori, you may already be familiar with and surprised to find! Along the way, we will point out marine life we come across regularly like octopus, seals, otters, crabs and more. After our harvest we will enjoy our harvest while enjoying the breathtaking scenery of the Central Coast! We hope to leave you with a new appreciation for seaweed and the knowledge to responsibly enjoy the fruits of the intertidal zone.

Children age 5-12 are $20 each. You can add on child tickets at check out!

Children under 5 are free.

*It is unsafe to harvest seaweed within 72 hours of a major rain event. Scheduled adventures may get cancelled for that reason. If so, we will send you a link to reschedule or refund to a gift certificate to reschedule when you're ready.

Please be aware this experience is not ADA accessible and requires guests to be able to walk on trails and maneuver on rocks in the tide pools.

Gift Cerificates Available Here

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As Seen in Sunset Magazine: https://www.sunset.com/travel/kelp-forage-seaweed

Kelpful

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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. 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.

The Guides

Jules Marsh

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What to bring

This experience is in the tide pools and you can get as wet or stay as dry as you'd like. It's recommended to wear some sort of water shoes, sandals, or booties, but you can also go barefoot! Bring water, suncreen, and wear layers. If you're planning to harvest to take home, bring a cooler in your car for transporting your seaweed after.

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