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Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: June 25, 2009 01:45PM Can seaweed be collected from the beach, or is it better go out at low tide or dive for it?
Bladderwrack and sea-lettuce are easy to identify but they are not often easily accessible. A recent storm washed up some. Can you eat mystery seaweeds? Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
meganbubbs
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Date: June 25, 2009 09:29PM what coast, beach are you collecting from? Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: June 25, 2009 10:16PM ..the northeast, US. Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
Jgunn
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Date: June 25, 2009 11:18PM if you are not sure of the speices of seaweed you might want to take a sample to your local university and see if someone there can id it for you , then go from there 
in my opinion you should never eat anything you are not sure what it is (this includes twinkies lol)  ...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist  Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: June 26, 2009 11:37AM Thanks for your replies. There is no local university but the library might be worth another try.
All seaweed is edible. That's what I keep reading. This on species of the Pacific northwest.. Edible Seaweed of the Pacific Northwest "All seaweed is edible, though some are more nutritional and palatable than others, and some can cause stomach upset." [northernbushcraft.com] Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: June 26, 2009 12:31PM ..for instance there's this local seaweed that can be found year-round on the beaches or floating in the surf.. never knew what it was.... it's of the species, 'codium' and can be found worldwide and sells for $5/lb in Hawaii but is more likely to be considered beach litter where I live. 'Dead man's fingers' seems to be the common name.
[www.heraldtribune.com]# Seaweed species, 'Codium', off the shore of Massachusetts.. [en.wikipedia.org] Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: June 26, 2009 01:07PM ..ah, here's a university study on the species 'codium', which is sometimes also called 'green fleece'..
[ww2.jhu.edu] ..and it gives an idea of where to look for 'pristine' local sources. Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
Tamukha
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Date: June 26, 2009 03:19PM Interesting, loeve. Let us know how you tolerate the "dead man's fingers."
Hwhat do ya do with a drunken sailer, hwhat do ya do with a drunken sailer, hwhat do ya do with a drunken sailer earlie in tha morning? . . . . Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: June 27, 2009 12:39AM ..they're succulent and good, like celery sticks.
..twinkies, drunken sailors.. what's next.... Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: June 27, 2009 11:56PM ..the seaweed experience..
THE MERMAID'S TRESSES: The Secret Lives of Seaweeds By Giles Watson CODIUM Velveted and branched as antlers, Swaying slightly with the tide-flow, I reach for them, bare To the elbow. And the touch of them is algal, Like sodden felt, gloves Covering blunt fingers. I pluck at them where Their ends probe. Nip off the tip, and the scar heals. Last digit of a mangled thumb, Lost long ago. [www.flickr.com] Re: Seaweed harvesting tips, mystery species?
Posted by:
Tamukha
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Date: June 28, 2009 01:36AM Lovely poem, loeve. I never thought of seaweed as sensual before, but now . . . Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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