Midsummer Seaweed Blues — The Seaweed Shack

I spent most of lockdown working part-time as a gardener and isolating in a friends’ flat (thanks Tom & Liv!) in Edinburgh, but have since relocated to Norwich for the next chapter in the Seaweed Shack’s journey..

Norwich Market pop-up stall was a month ago now and I’d like to thank everyone who came and showed interest in the stall (also to Sally & Rupert who handed out lots of flyers!) While it wasn’t quite the hit I was (naïvely) hoping for, the fact is I didn’t do enough market research. Corona aside, Norwich Market’s core business seems to consist primarily of takeaway food, veg and coffee stalls. People going to well-known stalls for their lunch, weekly veg or just a coffee to go. My stall would probably do better at a farmer’s market.

In other news, there a a couple of new products coming up in the Seaweed Shack webshop:

Lunary Eye Gel from Ellipsis Brands (based in Norfolk) have this eye gel containing bladderwrack (fucus vesiculosus). I can tell you it’s pretty easy on the eyes! — Lunary Eye Gel from Ellipsis Brands (based in Norfolk) have this eye gel containing bladderwrack (*fucus vesiculosus*). I can tell you it’s pretty easy on the eyes!

Seaweed Chutney from the Isle of Mull! In both sweet & spicey varieties, goes great in a sandwich, curry or just with cheese. It will definitely be a mainstay of my kitchen from now on.

Otherwise I’ve had my first attempts at growing coastal vegetables (sadly no seaweed yet) with some success, and now have a decent amount of samphire, sea spinach, sea rocket, rock samphire and sea aster among others slowly taking over my dad’s garden..

And finally.. the Seaweed Shack will soon be taking on a whole new dimension in the form of a mobile kitchen! As she’s not quite ready to be doused in champagne just yet, I will leave you with just a teaser. Watch this space!