The home of Maine Coast is located at the very head of Frenchman's Bay. The harvest begins in early April, with snow pack often still on the ground and the shallow coastal inlets still frozen.
All plants are wild and most are certified organic.
You may wonder why Maine Coast Sea Vegetables went to the trouble and expense to become certified organic by OCIA, particularly as we already tested our dried plants for the absence of heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides, and microbiological contaminants. The Organic Standards developed by OCIA address all these areas, whereas unacceptable practices may lead to resource depletion, product contamination, or inferior quality. We feel this results in a higher quality, as well as a cleaner product for you. The Process To bring our sea veggies from the sea to your plate requires many hands. Perhaps none are more important than the harvesters' hands who select the wild plants from the beds where they grow in remote Downeast bays between Bar Harbor and Eastport.