Seaweed Education

The Intertidal classroom

At the year's lowest tides I take small groups out to find, name, and cook the edible seaweeds of the Salish Sea. Between walks I publish recipes, field guides, and the harvest rules for the whole coast.

Sunrise over a seaweed-covered intertidal zone

No public walk on the calendar right now — dates go up as the tide tables allow. Private circles can be booked any time.

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Where to go from here

Small group crouched over a tidepool during a guided walk[On the beach]

Foraging Walks

Public low-tide walks and private circles up to six, with broth on the beach.

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Jules in a chef apron plating a seaweed course[At the table]

Tastings & Workshops

Private tasting menus, hands-on cooking workshops, and seaweed-forward catering.

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Hands cutting a blade of seaweed above the waterline[Before you cut]

Harvest Rules

What you're allowed to take in Washington, Oregon, and California, plus a map of open beaches.

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Low tide at sunset with the shelf fully exposed[Read the tide]

TideEx

My tide explorer: 162 mapped spots across WA, OR and CA with per-beach exposure windows, access tags, a coast guide, and a field log — the tool for timing the day.

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Southern resident orca surfacing in the Salish Sea[Look up]

Whale Watch

A live map of recent orca and whale reports, with the closest shore viewpoint to each.

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Jar of quick-pickled bull kelp[In the kitchen]

Recipes

Pickles, broths, furikake, and seasonal preparations — most of them free to read.

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Printed tidepool identification key on a beach rock[Take it with you]

Downloads

Field guides and printable PDFs for the shore, priced accessibly.

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A few principles

A pile of freshly harvested kelp and red seaweed

Take a little

Foraging ethics first. I never strip a bed and I never harvest what I can't ID with certainty.

A small octopus held in cupped hands above a tidepool

Know your shore

Every cove is its own ecosystem. I learn each one by spending time on specific beaches across seasons.

Sunset reflecting in a quiet tidepool

Cook it well

Wild food is only as good as what you do with it. Half the work is in the kitchen, post-harvest.

How bookings work: walks are scheduled events tied to a specific beach and tide window. Pick a published date, sign the waiver, meet on the beach — parking and meetup details come with your confirmation and live on the walks page.

[Field Notes: the list]

A quiet note from the tideline, now and then.

New field guides, the occasional tour date, small-batch drops, and stray observations worth passing along. No noise. Unsubscribe anytime.

[Sponsor the Driftline rate]

Keep the sliding scale alive

The Driftline rate lets me work with low-income founders, disabled-led businesses, mutual-aid groups, and BIPOC/Indigenous/queer/trans-led teams at a deep discount — sometimes 40–60% off the listed range. If you've got the means and want to help more of those projects get built, a direct gift offsets the gap and keeps the studio solvent while I do it.