Seaweeds have traditionally been important plants for food and healing among coastal people throughout the world and are still critical superfoods for the times in which we live today. With profound and unique healing abilities and superlative nutrient diversity and density, seaweeds may be critical in sustaining human health and supporting detoxification at a time when we are most vulnerable to nutrient deficiencies and toxicity in our foodstream and environment. Whether a foodie, herb student, clinician, or phycophile (seaweed lover) this class will support students in finding their own unique ways of engaging with these magical macroalgae in their everyday lives.

This class is a thorough introduction to seaweeds. We will cover topics such as:

• types of seaweeds

• seaweed ecosystems

• nutrients and medicinal phytochemicals

• healing properties for general home use or clinical practice

• seaweeds and Covid-19

• iodine and thyroid health

• mucopolysaccharides: seaweeds’ unique, medicinal gels

• common seaweeds of the world as food and medicine (including Pacific Northwest seaweeds)

• how to choose seaweed varieties for home or apothecary use

• inspiration for playing with seaweeds in the herbal kitchen

• external uses of seaweeds

• pollution issues

Simply working with seaweeds as food or understanding how they live and grow in our coastal environments can open a doorway for learning and connection: engaging with and starting to understand seaweeds in the context of their uses as food and medicine can teach us a lot about our origins and the primal resources that we still rely on to thrive.  

Note: recording of class will be available to participants.

Register here.