2023 Seaweed Foraging Paddle

16th April 2023

What a fantastic time we had on our inaugural coastal foraging event.  Moray's beautiful coastline is a treasure trove of fabulous plant life to explore.

We had great conditions for a paddle to the cove and back, shore foraging and a cook out on the beach.  On the menu:

~ Wrack and sugar kelp crisps

~ Sea lettuce oatcakes

~ Seaweed and shiitake mushroom soup

Big thank you to Jack from Wild Things! Environmental Education in Action for teaching us all things seaweed!

If you want to try foraging, remember the SSCC code:

Safety

• check out The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Bloomin' Algae project and SEPA Bathing Water Profiles for more info.

Sustainability 

• cut above the stipe. Don't take too much!

Certainty

• practice those identification skills. If you're not 100% confident, don't eat it.

Contraindications

• be aware of what's in a wild food and whether it could be harmful to you.

We’re really excited to plan more collaboration with Wild Things! in the future, watch this space.