Wild edible and medicinal plants of British Columbia of edible seaweed. Laver is usually gathered in great amounts in Spring. They were used traditionally by virtually all the coastal groups, with the possible exception of some Nuu-chah-nulth, or Westcoast peoples, and some Salishan peoples of Vancouver Island, and various species were used. They are harvested at their young growing stage in the spring, usually around May, the exact time depending on latitude, local conditions, and type of laver. Older plants were too tough to be eaten. Traditionally, Women were often the primary seaweed harvesters. Working from canoes, women would pull seaweed from the rocks until their canoes were
Incredible Edible to help themselves, because we're from a country where people say, 'Get off my land', so we had to tell people it was OK ... nearly 50% said it had had a positive impact on their income." -- Mary Clear In 2009, Prince Charles visited the Incredible Edible Todmorden project in support. The group meet regularly at Todmorden Unitarian Church and manage plantings and other food producing projects throughout the town. Incredible Edible The Incredible Edible project is an urban gardening project which was started in 2008 by Pamela Warhurst, Mary Clear and a group of like minded people in