About Us
About Dorset Seaweeds
What we do...
Our aim is to provide high quality concentrates that work for a variety of applications. For centuries, seaweed has been used as a soil improver, and now with increased research in this field, it has been proven that its benefits go much further than just improving the soil. Not only does seaweed contain useful components such as amino acids, vitamins, cytokinins, auxins and abscisic acid it is also rich in many macro and micro nutrients that plants need, that are often lacking in common fertilizers found on the market. Dorset Seaweeds manually harvest seaweed from a section of the famous Jurassic coastline in mid Dorset. With permission from The Crown Estate these seaweeds are sustainably cut, washed and processed to retain the maximum benefits held within the seaweed. Dorset Seaweeds also utilises up to 10% of beach cast material always leaving enough behind as habitat and food sources for invertebrates, birds and mammals.
Each weed is cut by hand at the appropriate time of year to allow rapid regrowth and cutting zones are rotated to ensure enough time is allowed for the seaweeds to regenerate. The seaweed is then processed and put into fermentation barrels. The whole process takes less than 24 hours, ensuring the seaweed is as fresh as it can be. The seaweed will ferment for up to 3 months before being filtered prior to bottling. The aqueous extraction method employed by Dorset Seaweeds is a time-consuming process, but this helps to protect nutrients and hormones within the concentrate when compared to other extraction methods.
Who we are...
Sarah
Sarah has over 10 years experience of working in commercial horticultural nurseries and has contributed to winning 8 Gold Britain in Bloom Awards. Sarah has both City & Guilds and RHS Advanced qualifications in Horticulture. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys coastal walks with springer spaniel Woody and dabbles in a spot of running, but her biggest passion is her beloved allotment where tasty fruit and vegetables are grown for the family.
Craig
Craig has spent over 20 years working in the Forestry industry for both public and private sector bodies. Craig grew up in Dorset, and after working in the East Midlands for a time, settled back into Dorset life in 2006 when he took some time out from forestry to attend the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis. Craig has a passion for marine wildlife and enjoys spending time snorkelling and beachcombing on the jurassic coast identifying and photographing marine flora and fauna.