by Jessica Whitney | Dec 6, 2024
Testing Four Approaches to Small-Scale Primary Seaweed Stabilization & Matching Methods to Markets This project will focus on addressing the challenge of primary processing at the community hub and/or small farm collective scale (10-30 acres) and look to...
by Jessica Whitney | Dec 6, 2024
This project will focus on addressing the challenge of primary processing at the community hub and/or small farm collective scale (10-30 acres) and look to matching processing methods to local context and suitability for end products and markets. It will allow us to...
by Jessica Whitney | Dec 6, 2024
Expanding Markets through Differentiation: New Species and Product Lines Our ability to efficiently process farmed seaweed has improved, however current supply of Alaskan farmed sugar kelp exceeds demand, indicating the need to put greater emphasis on both expanding...
by Jessica Whitney | Dec 6, 2024
Our ability to efficiently process farmed seaweed has improved, however current supply of Alaskan farmed sugar kelp exceeds demand, indicating the need to put greater emphasis on both expanding existing markets and creating new ones through species diversification,...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Kachemak Bay Kelp Processing and Distribution Hub: Removing a Bottleneck to Growth in the Alaska Seaweed Industry This team will be assessing the entire process of seaweed growth, harvest, processing and distribution in Homer, Alaska, to determine and remove...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
This team will be assessing the entire process of seaweed growth, harvest, processing and distribution in Homer, Alaska, to determine and remove recognized bottlenecks that inhibit the expansion of the commercial seaweed sector. Building on existing local...