Our Kelp
We cultivate our kelp on suspended long lines in the Salish Sea, less than 100 miles from Vancouver. We use no land, freshwater or fertilizers in the cultivation process. Only seawater and sunshine
A Nature-Based Solution to Climate Change
Addressing the United Nation’s
Sustainable Development Goals
Canada has adopted the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Seaweed cultivation aligns with several of the SDG’s and our focus is on contributing to the following goals.
What We Grow
Bull Kelp
(Nereocystis luetkeana)
We hand-harvest these marine plants when they are “mini”, only 4 to 12 inches tall.
Bull Kelp fronds are silky and have a salty fresh ocean taste, the bulb and stipe offer a unique garnish.
Sugar Kelp
(Saccharina latissima)
Our Sugar Kelp is harvested young, ensuring the fronds are crisp, delicate and full of flavour.
Sugar kelp is rich in iodine and minerals, in particular calcium, potassium, manganese and iron.
Alaria
(Alaria magenta)
This species of kelp is full of vitamins K, and B6, and is also a rich source of iodine and marine derived protein.
Why Not Wild?
Sustainable harvesting: cultivated kelp farming promotes sustainable practices by reducing pressure on wild kelp populations. Wild kelp harvesting may disrupt marine ecosystems if not done carefully.
Food security: By cultivating our kelp we don’t have to rely on wild kelp, making it easier to scale our operations and not impact the wild kelp populations. This ensures a reliable and consistent supply of our beloved seaweeds year after year.
Ecosystem Support: Kelp farms create habitats that can help support diverse marine ecosystems continuing biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration efforts. By farming our kelp we are enhancing the coastal ecosystems we operate within rather than extracting.
Restorative Farming
Coastal ecosystems sequester 20x more carbon per acre than land forests. Kelp farming plays a critical role in curbing climate change as it is estimated that 1 square km of properly managed seaweed forest could sequester over 100 tons of CO2 every year
Habitat Enhancement
Seaweed offers food and protection for neighbouring marine life – by cultivating seaweed we are building usable habitat and enhancing the surrounding ecosystems.
Want more reasons to love kelp?
Check out our blog for more information on species we grow, ecological and social benefits of kelp!