Kelp Harvest Week Celebration

Written By Thomas Mitchell

We are taking names for restaurant participants and sponsors for the 2023 New England Kelp Harvest Week celebration APRIL 20th - APRIL 30th.

Late April is the harvesting sweet spot for farmers in CT and RI and this 10 day event works to synchronize kelp specials (appetizers, entrees, desserts or cocktails) that feature locally cultivated sugar kelp in some way. The local kelp farmers get a much needed boost in sales, the restaurants receive marketing and promotional boosts as well as a chance to work with a local sustainable ingredient, and the general public gets a chance to learn how versatile and delicious this native super food can be.

Where to buy kelp

For those looking to cook with sugar kelp at home you can find freshly harvested sugar kelp in season (April - May) at many local places. The list below is not comprehensive but it is a great start:

  • Fiddleheads Cooperative in New London CT

  • Yellow Farmhouse Farm Stand in Stonington CT

  • FarmFresh RI

  • Mike's Organic Market, Stamford CT

  • Stonington Farmers Market

  • Westport Farmers Market

  • City Seed Farmers Market

  • Healthy PlanEat

  • Seawell Seafood Stonington CT

  • JR Scallops Mystic CT

  • Atlantic Seafood Old Saybrook CT

  • Fjord Fish

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