August – October · Seeding twine in the hatchery
A winter crop that eats light and seawater. Nothing else.
The crop is ashore in a tank, growing on twine. The bay is empty until November. Four leased acres off Stonington, seeded ashore in a tank and grown on longlines seven feet down. Move the water and the blades lie over — which is all this crop does out there, all winter, in the dark.
- On the lines
- None
- Acres leased
- 4
The interesting column is the one full of nothing.
We are not going to tell you the farm is carbon negative, because what happens to the carbon depends on what you do with the kelp and most of ours gets eaten. What we can tell you is what goes in, and this is the list.
- Feed
- None
- It eats light and seawater.
- Fresh water
- None
- Not a drop, at any stage.
- Fertiliser
- None
- It takes up nitrogen rather than adding it.
- Arable land
- None
- The farm is four acres of water column.
- Antibiotics
- None
- There is no animal to treat.
Five phases, and you can only eat it fresh in one of them.
June – July
Lines up, gear ashore
Nothing on the line
August – October
Seeding twine in the hatchery
Nothing on the line
November – December
Outplanting
0.6 ft on the line
January – March
Growing
4.5 ft on the line
April – early June
Cutting
9 ft on the line
Five things, one of which is not food.
Wharf prices, per pound. Carriage is on top and we will not ship fresh blade anywhere it cannot arrive cold.
| Product | Unit | Wharf |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh blades, whole | per lb, 20 lb minimum | $2.40 |
| Blanched and frozen, 5 lb blocks | per lb | $3.10 |
| Dried whole leaf | per lb, dried weight | $18.00 |
| Cut stipe, frozen | per lb | $2.20 |
| Bulk wet, ungraded | per lb, one tonne minimum | $0.55 |