Seaweed symposium goes for growth
An Indiegogo campaign has been launched by The Seaweed Health Foundation, which will fund a national celebration of our sea’s most valuable vegetable - seaweed.
The Foundation is seeking £15,000 to host the Seaweed Symposium for Food & Health, which will bring together marine biologists, chefs and herbalists for a free weekend of public talks, tastings and activities.
The first Seaweed Symposium for Food & Health, hosted by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, event saw some 800 visitors in 2013, and this year will be held again on the on 6 – 7 September 2014.
From cookery demonstrations and smoothie tasting, to talks about the health benefits of human food seaweed for people and pets, the event will educate and inspire visitors about the diversity and huge potential of seaweed from the British Isles.
Dr Craig Rose, Executive Director of the Seaweed Health Foundation, says: “I see in this organisation and its partners the incredible opportunities there are for seaweed to make a positive difference in people’s lives, grow a British industry, and be a sustainable food of the future.”
