6 articles
How small kelp farms sell direct — pitching chefs, pricing at the market stall, building a sea-vegetable CSA, and keeping the margin the work deserves.
Naomi Reyes ·
Between hand knives and full automation lies the mechanisation ladder: pot haulers, powered reels and smart deck layouts. How mid-size kelp farms mechanise, rung by rung.
Naomi Reyes ·
Who actually buys farmed kelp, how buyers grade and price it, what contracts look like, and how to avoid the most common — and expensive — selling mistakes.
Naomi Reyes ·
Between harvest and outplant, a seaweed farm's real off-season work is paperwork, data and planning — leases, finances, markets and seed contracts, done before autumn.
Naomi Reyes ·
An honest look at small seaweed farm economics: start-up and operating costs, realistic yields per line, kelp prices, and the levers that decide profit or loss.
Naomi Reyes ·
How to buy kelp seed string — what it costs per metre, the quality questions to ask hatcheries, delivery timing and the acceptance checks to run on arrival.
Naomi Reyes ·