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Oregon Bull Kelp Pickle Recipe
Alanna Kieffer Alanna Kieffer

Oregon Bull Kelp Pickle Recipe

Pickling bull kelp once you have the kelp itself is relatively straight forward. The stipe is hollow and round, making kelp pickles aesthetically pleasing, crunchy, and delicious!

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Salvaging Seaweed on the Oregon Coast
Alanna Kieffer Alanna Kieffer

Salvaging Seaweed on the Oregon Coast

One of my favorite seaweeds, or kelps, to harvest and pickle is bull kelp! Keep reading to learn how to salvage seaweed in Oregon and how to make bull kelp pickles.

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Seaweed Foraging on the Oregon Coast
Alanna Kieffer Alanna Kieffer

Seaweed Foraging on the Oregon Coast

With the start of the seaweed foraging season just about here, I figured it was time to share a little about best practices and seaweed harvesting regulations in Oregon!

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Winter Waters 2024 - a regenerative seafare series
Alanna Kieffer Alanna Kieffer

Winter Waters 2024 - a regenerative seafare series

We’re excited to announce the return of the Portland and Oregon Coast dining series, Winter Waters! During the month of February 2024, Winter Waters will once again partner with chefs and tastemakers to celebrate regenerative seafood, with an emphasis on farmed sea vegetables including wakame, kombu, sea lettuce, and dulse.

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King Tides in Oregon
Alanna Kieffer Alanna Kieffer

King Tides in Oregon

King Tides in Oregon are a spectacle many want to see. Find out how to experience king tides safely, and contribute to a citizen science project!

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Seaweed Weekend in Oregon
Alanna Kieffer Alanna Kieffer

Seaweed Weekend in Oregon

Seaweed Weekend in Newport, Oregon hosted by the Pacific Heritage Maritime Center (PHMC) was an absolute blast! A weekend full of events and enthusiastic conversations. A combination of art and science as a celebration of The Curious World of Seaweed exhibit by Josie Iselin. Thanks to Josie for creating such mesmerizing art that has the power to bring a whole community together. 

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Winter Waters - a regenerative seafare series
Alanna Kieffer Alanna Kieffer

Winter Waters - a regenerative seafare series

We’re excited to announce the return of the Portland and Oregon Coast dining series, Winter Waters! During the month of February 2024, Winter Waters will once again partner with chefs and tastemakers to celebrate regenerative seafood, with an emphasis on farmed sea vegetables including wakame, kombu, sea lettuce, and dulse.

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