Sustainably-Harvested Seaweed Seasonings

Seagrown Seaweed Seasoning is made from Yorkshire-sourced sustainable seaweed, sold in easy-to-recycle packaging. Stir into warming soups and stews, toss with roast potatoes or mix into homemade dips and sauces.

Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets.

The Cornish Seaweed Company offers a nice range of cooking seasonings including kelp, dulse and sea salad. This company has a license to harvest seaweed without significantly affecting the ecosystem.

They harvest by hand (always above the point of growth) and do not disturb wildlife. And rotate harvesting areas, to allow ample time for recovery. And leave harvested areas for several years, before harvesting again.

England has over 600 species of seaweed (mostly native species) although warming coastal temperatures is (like on land) affecting growing, due to climate change.

The most common type is bladderwrack (the type that looks a bit like ‘bubble wrap’ with big air bubbles). Only about 20 species of seaweed are edible, though others are also used in beauty care and some are dehydrated to make seaweed salts.

Never harvest seaweed yourself (it has to done without removing the roots – like ‘giving seaweed a haircut’). As one expert wrote – it’s seaweed to you, but the universe to a shrimp!

Also don’t let dogs play with fronds, as wet seaweed can expand in the stomach as it dries.