I am absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to offer you, dear readers, your very own chance to win one of these three Böd Ayre Seaweed Grinders in my very first giveaway! Regular readers will be well aware that I am quite fond of including Shetland seaweed in my dishes, using it to enhance and enrich recipes including pasta and pesto to soups, ice cream and even a Norwegian gingerbread house! Böd Ayre Shetland Seaweed is one of my favourite local ingredients to work with and I’m delighted to have the chance to introduce it to you too!
A few days ago I enjoyed a cuppa and pleasant chat with the lovely and delightful Margaret, half of the dedicated husband and wife team who operate Böd Ayre in Vidlin, on the east coast of Shetland. Shetland is a remote archipelago north of the mainland of Scotland. Their premises are situated down a long and windy single track road with gorgeous views out over the clean, crisp waters of the North Sea.
Böd Ayre produce 100% organic edible Shetland seaweeds in a sustainable manner for both human and animal consumption. Their seaweed is grown in a seaweed cultivation farm on ropes just off the shore and they are deliberately not spored as to not upset the delicate ecosystem. Rather, they leave the ropes to spore naturally and carefully harvest the seaweed by hand, leaving the root and part of the plant to regrow. They also make a very successful liquid extract sold as a plant fertiliser, a perfect product for an organic garden.
The main seaweed in Böd Ayre products is sugar kelp, with dulse, sea lettuce, Laminaria hyperboria and Fucus vesiculosis also making an appearance. Seaweed is a super food; it is naturally packed full of nutrients and boasts a whole range of antioxidant and other health benefits. Böd Ayre edible seaweeds are organically certified by SOPA, accredited by Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) and production approved by Food Safety.
How to Enter
For your chance to win one of three Shetland seaweed grinders, kindly offered by Böd Ayre, enter using the Rafflecopter below. Come back and tweet about the giveaway every day for more chances to win!
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talesofpiglingbland says
Hurrah! I won.thanks!
John Sutton says
I would add it to soups
John Sutton says
I would add it to soups
ClearlyBex says
I’m thinking i’d try it in a paella, or a stew :o)
Rachel says
sounds interesting, I don’t think I have ever cooked with seaweed before. I’d like to try it in biscuits
Rachel says
sounds interesting, I don’t think I have ever cooked with seaweed before. I’d like to try it in biscuits
Jules Guthrie says
Seaweed Pesto