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 * SEA BY LEAF * MAINE FARMED * ORGANIC

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   ORGANIC SEAWEED PRODUCTS, ORGANIC SEED, AND CONSULTING.
   
   
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 * New MSE Course
   
   Seaweed Farming Intensive:
   
   Focus on Alaria Esculenta &
   
   Complementary Species!
   
   IN PERSON AND ZOOM
   
   Friday to Sunday, August 2-4 and October 11-13, 2024
   
   9:30 AM to 4:30 PM ET
   
   THE SEAWEED INDUSTRY IS AT A CROSSROAD WITH FARMERS FINDING LIMITED MARKETS
   AND NEW SEAWEED PRODUCTS FAILING TO GAIN TRACTION. NEW FARMERS AND EXISTING
   FARMERS THAT HOPE TO SURVIVE THIS QUICKLY CHANGING MARKET WILL NEED TO ADAPT
   BY USING BEST PRACTICES, GROWING APPROPRIATE SPECIES, AND GROWING
   COMPLEMENTARY SPECIES LIKE SEA URCHINS, SCALLOPS, OR OYSTERS.
   
   THE THREATS ARE REAL:
   
    * MISLABELING IS RAMPANT. AS FAR AS THE FDA IS CONCERNED, KELP ARE SEAWEEDS
      FROM THE FAMILY MACROCYSTIS AND LAMINARIA. THUS, PRODUCTS CONTAINING
      ROCKWEED (ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM) OR OTHER SPECIES LABELLED AS "KELP" ARE
      MISLABELLED AND ARE CONSIDERED ADULTERATED. MANY LABELS ARE IN VIOLATION
      OF CALIFORNIA PROP 65 AS WELL AS FDA LABELLING GUIDELINES.
    * ALL KELP IS NOT EQUAL. SUGAR AND SKINNY KELP HAVE 7 TIMES MORE IODINE THAN
      ALARIA, AND EVEN 1 TEASPOON OF DRIED SUGAR KELP POWDER HAS NEARLY 5 TIMES
      THE FDA MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF IODINE. THESE LEVELS PRESENT HEALTH
      RISKS AND THREATEN THE VIABILITY OF PRODUCTS MADE FROM THIS SEAWEED.
    * SUGAR KELP PRODUCTION HAS FAR EXCEEDED DEMAND WITH PRICES STAGNATING AT
      LESS THAN 75 CENTS PER POUND WET, WITH MANY FARMERS FINDING NO BUYERS AT
      ANY PRICE. MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF EXCESS PRODUCTION CAPACITY CURRENTLY EXISTS
      WITH NEW CAPACITY COMING ON LINE EVERY DAY. CURRENT FARMERS CAN PRODUCE
      OVER TWICE THE AMOUNT OF SEAWEED CURRENTLY SOLD. THIS IS THE PERFECT STORM
      FOR DECREASING COMMODITY PRICES AND FARMER FAILURES.
    * CURRENT SEAWEED PROCESSORS ARE "DUMPING" SEAWEED AT LOW PRICES THUS
      DRIVING SMALLER INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS TO THE BRINK OF FAILURE. SEVERAL CPG
      PRODUCTS ARE BEING SOLD IN WHOLE FOODS AND OTHERS AT PRICING THAT IS
      UNSUSTAINABLE. SEVERAL SEAWEED PRODUCTS THAT WERE LAUNCHED WITH MUCH
      FANFARE ARE EITHER OFF THE MARKET OR WILL BE SOON.
    * THE LACK OF BUYERS AND OUTLETS HAS RESULTED IN LARGE QUANTITIES OF SEAWEED
      BEING FROZEN OR MECHANICALLY DRIED WITH DRAMATIC NEGATIVE CLIMATE IMPACTS
      DUE TO THE RELEASE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS-- OFTEN OVER 10 TIMES MORE
      THAN THE AMOUNT OF CARBON REMOVED BY GROWING THE SEAWEED BEING STABILIZED.
      QUALITY OF FROZEN SEAWEED IS INFERIOR AND IS DRIVING FURTHER PRICING
      WEAKNESS.
    * THE MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION RECENTLY PUBLISHED THE "MAINE SEAWEED
      BENCHMARKING REPORT" (8/2023). THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTED SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
      FACING EXISTING FARMERS:
       * 82% OF FARMERS HAD GEAR FAILURES AND/OR TANGLED LINES;
       * OVER 70% HAD SEED FAILURE ISSUES;
       * OVER 70% HAD BIOFOULING ISSUES; AND
       * AVERAGE SEAWEED YIELDS WERE A SUB-OPTIMAL 4.24 POUNDS PER LINEAR FOOT
         OF SEEDED LINE.
   
    * THESE ISSUES SUPPORT STATEMENTS BY FARMERS IN THE REPORT REGARDING THE
      SUSTAINABILITY OF SEAWEED FARMING AS A BUSINESS:
       * "TELL NEW FARMING PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN MAKE THIS A PART OF THEIR
         LIVING. BUT LIKELY NOT THEIR WHOLE LIVING.”
       * “IF IT WASN’T FOR LOBSTERING, KELP WOULDN’T EVEN BE AN OPTION. LOBSTER
         PAYS ALL THE BILLS AND KELP USES THE STUFF WE ALREADY HAVE. WE HAVE
         ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE FOR FISHING. IF YOU HAD TO GO BUY A BOAT TO DO
         THIS WITH, IT WOULDN'T WORK."
   
   DESPITE THESE HEADWINDS, THERE IS HOPE!
   
    
   
   THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE ESSENTIALS OF OPERATING A SEAWEED FARM
   THAT AVOIDS THE ISSUES FACING THOSE USING THE OUTDATED OCEAN APPROVED
   (ATLANTIC SEA FARMS) MANUAL METHODS INCLUDING:
   
    * HIGH YIELD FARMING TECHNIQUES-- 20 TO 35 POUNDS PER LINEAR FOOT;
    * FARMING DESIGN THAT USES LESS GEAR (LOWER COST) WITH LESS RISK OF GEAR
      FAILURE OR ENTANGLEMENTS (HIGHER PROFITABILITY);
    * SOURCING GOOD SEED-- FREE SEED IS NOT THE ANSWER NOR IS BUYING SEED FROM
      NURSERIES WHICH CANNOT GROW CUSTOM SEED FOR YOUR FARM USING LOCAL
      GENETICS; AND SEAWEED HUSBANDRY THAT MINIMIZES BIOFOULING.
   
    
   
   THE COURSE WILL ALSO COVER GROWING ALARIA ESCULENTA, COMMONLY CALLED NORTH
   AMERICAN WAKAME. ALARIA IS NUTRIENT RICH WITH LESS IODINE, THUS SAFER FOR USE
   IN FOOD AND SKIN CARE PRODUCTS. IT ALSO GROWS QUICKLY AND IS MORE UNIFORM AT
   HARVEST. AN ADDED BENEFIT IS ITS EXCEPTIONAL FLAVOR AND VERSATILITY.
   
   
   THE COURSE WILL ALSO TAKE A DEEP LOOK AT GROWING COMPLEMENTARY SPECIES SUCH
   AS GREEN URCHINS, SCALLOPS, AND OYSTERS.
   
    
   
   THIS COURSE WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF STARTING WITH LPAS BEFORE
   APPLYING FOR A STANDARD OR EXPERIMENTAL LEASE, AS WELL AS SEEKING YEAR ROUND
   LEASES VERSUS LEASES THAT REQUIRE YOUR CROP TO BE HARVESTED BEFORE IT IS
   READY.
   
    
   
   OUR PROGRAM IS A MIX OF HANDS ON AND CLASSROOM SESSIONS. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD
   ARRIVE FRIDAY EVENING FOR OUR FIRST SESSIONS, WITH A FULL DAY OF SESSIONS ON
   SATURDAY, AND A HALF DAY OF SESSIONS ON SUNDAY. A CERTIFICATE OPTION IS
   AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE
   AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. A MEAL OPTION IS AVAILABLE. DISCOUNT HOUSING IS ALSO
   AVAILABLE.
   
    
   
   THE PROGRAM COST IS $495. MEAL OPTION, TWO DINNERS AND TWO LUNCHES, IS $50.
   THE CERTIFICATE OPTION IS AN ADDITIONAL $200. ZOOM OPTION IS $395.
   
   Register Here For August Session
   Register Here For October Session


 * WHAT WE DO
   
   VISIT SPRINGTIDE INNOVATIONS TO LEARN HOW WE ARE TRANSFORMING AQUACULTURE.
   
   SEAWEED FARMING
   
   MAINE GROWN. ORGANIC.
   
   Springtide Seaweed is a fully integrated organic seaweed aquaculture company.
   We grow over four varieties of seaweed including sugar kelp, skinny kelp,
   alaria, and dulse on the largest organic seaweed farm in North America. Our
   seaweed nursery provides USDA organic seed to commercial and hobby farmers
   throughout Maine and New England-contact us with your needs. We also dry and
   process seaweed into a variety of forms and products.
   
   
   CONSULTING/EDUCATION
   
   SERVING CLIENTS WORLDWIDE.
   
   Springtide Seaweed is the industry leader in organic and sustainable seaweed
   aquaculture. We provide consulting services to new and existing seaweed
   aquaculture companies. We also advise investors interested in the seaweed
   aquaculture space or considering investing in seaweed or other aquaculture
   ventures. Additionally, we offer customizable seaweed aquaculture educational
   programs. Please contact us for more information.
   
   MAINE
   
   PRISTINE WATERS DOWNEAST.
   
   Maine is a special place, especially for seaweed. The cold clean waters of
   downeast Maine create ideal growing conditions for a large variety of
   seaweeds. Our coastal communities are rooted in the traditions of living from
   the sea and encompass a great respect for our marine resources. Sustainably
   farmed seaweed from Maine is arguably the finest seaweed in the world. We are
   committed to supporting our local Maine communities.
   
   WHY IS OUR SEAWEED AND COMPANY DIFFERENT?
   
   FARMED NOT WILD. SOLAR DRIED. TESTED FOR SAFETY. UNMATCHED QUALITY.
   
   We are unique in the seaweed industry. Here are some of the reasons why:
   
    * Our seaweed is organically farmed. We do not wild harvest so as to protect
      native wild beds that are under stress.
    * We use state of the art farming technques that minimize gear and plastics
      in the ocean, use minimal amounts of fuel, and have the highest yields in
      the industry. Our farms grow 5 times the average seaweed farms so we need
      only 20% of the gear other farms utilize.
    * We do not use energy intensive processing methods such as blanching,
      freezing or mechnized dryers. Our products are dried using solar energy
      and are custom milled and vacuum packed so that they are shelf stable for
      years and require no refrigeration or freezers.
    * Our processing maximizes the retention of nutrients and are tested for
      safety.
    * We are fully integerated from seed to finished product. The entire process
      is certified USDA organic.
    * We hand harvest in small btches to assure there is no biofouling, invasive
      species, or poor quality seaweed getting past quality control.
    * We farm year round to maximize yields while minimizing environmental
      impacts.
    * We integrate other species on our farms, including sea urchins.

 * ABOUT SPRINGTIDE SEAWEED
   
   WE GROW ORGANIC SEAWEED IN FRENCHMAN BAY MAINE, AND OFFER SEAWEED INGREDIENTS
   AND PRODUCTS, CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE SEAWEED INDUSTRY AND INVESTORS,
   
   AND SEAWEED FARMING TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTS.
   
   OUR COMPANY
   
   'SPRINGTIDE' IN OLD ENGLISH MEANS 'SPRINGTIME'. THIS IS HARVEST SEASON FOR
   THE SEAWEED CROP. A SPRING TIDE IS ALSO THE TIME WHEN THE TIDE "SPRINGS
   FORTH" DURING THE NEW AND FULL MOON, GIVING US THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST TIDES
   OF THE MONTH.
   
   Springtide Seaweed operates the largest organic seaweed farm in North America
   in Downeast Maine, cultivating some of the finest seaweeds in the world for
   people and the planet. We also operate a state of the art USDA Organic
   seaweed nursery and processing facility in Gouldsboro, Maine.
   
   SARAH REDMOND
   
   
   
   Springtide Seaweed founder Sarah Redmond is a dedicated seaweed farmer,
   tending the wild ocean garden and inspiring others about all things Maine
   seaweed. Sarah has been a leader in seaweed aquaculture since 2010 through
   the development of new nurseries and educational programs, crops and
   products, sea farmer training programs, the first organic certification
   program for seaweed crops, and through major facilitation of the industry.

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   Gouldsboro, Maine
   info@springtideseaweed.com
   
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