We mainly sell wild harvested, non-cultivated sea vegetables, though the rise of seaweed aquaculture in Maine means we may someday sell farmed sea vegetables as well. We're one of the few companies in the world to mostly sell wild harvested seaweed.
Globally, over 97% of the seaweed that people eat is farm raised.  Seaweed aquaculture is often known as mariculture and it may be one of the world's most environmentally sustainable ways to produce food.  No fresh water, herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, or precious crop land are required.  Seaweed farming is regarded as a carbon negative crop, with a high potential for climate change mitigation. Most seaweed mariculture occurs in Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, but in recent years many new farms have started in Europe and elsewhere, including Maine.
As of 2018 Maine had 16 seaweed farms, mostly growing sugar kelp.  As a company we've supported these new farmers with advice and advocacy, and as the supply of locally farmed seaweed grows, we anticipate offering it as a group of products.  When that day occurs, we will always differentiate between wild harvested and farm raised sea vegetables.