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Welcome to AlgaeFood

seaweed as the regional food of the future

 The AlgaeFood project is a three-year project with the aim of putting more regional seaweed on our plates. Through training courses, cooking events and vocational training, people young and old are taught to recognise seaweed as their daily bread.

We think seaweed belong
onto every plate! Why?

1. Algae are full of important nutrients,

2. can be grown in an environmentally friendly way and

3. are a real enrichment for the kitchen!


Find out lots of interesting facts about native seaweed species. Learn how to prepare them simply and flavourfully and try out our delicious recipes!

Download our brochure:

Algae Food brochure (german)
Algae Food brochure (dansk)
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Eat Algae
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Discover Algae

Seaweed - The Resource of the Future: 
Ecosystem services & hidden potentials of macroalgae

  • What are algae?
  • Algae species in the Baltic Sea
  • What can algae do?
  • Algae are important habitats
  • Algae are good for the climate
  • Algae are good for us
  • How can we use algae sustainably?
  • Sea gardens in the Baltic Sea
  • What other uses do macroalgae have?
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Macro algae brochure (english)

Sea Gardens 
Grow your own algae

Seagardens are similar to the basic idea of community gardens on land, but are oriented towards cultivation in water. In Denmark, several gardens of this type already exist; in Germany, there is currently only one.

  • Learn more about marine gardens and their benefits for people and the environment
  • Learn how to grow your own algae with a detailed example scenario for setting up a marine garden in Northern Germany. 
  • Let yourself be inspired and create your own ocean garden as a community project!
Seagardens
Seagarden Concept (short version)
Seagarden Koncept (komplette Version – Deutsch)
Seagarden Concept (fuld version - dansk)

Recipes

Delicious recipes for cooking with seaweed at home will be shared here over the course of the project. Why don't you try something new?

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Teaching material

The AlgaeFood partners are developing learning materials for schools and vocational colleges to bring algae into the classroom.

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Get to know the partners

AlgaeFood is a German-Danish Interreg project with a total of 5 partners. Together we want to bring more algae into the minds and onto the plates of the programme region!

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events

AlgaeFood organises cooking workshops in Germany and Denmark for school children, trainees and adults, and takes part in various events to integrate seaweed into the German-Danish cooking culture.

April 2026
Apr 21
21 April 2026
Arctic Horizons Blue Food
The coordinator of the AlgaeFood project was part of the delegation at an event in the European Parliament, helping to position the project within the broader discussion about a sustainable future for the Arctic. The powerful message that „we need a whole-of-society approach to the Arctic“ underscores the urgency of developing new,...
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Apr 07
07 April 2026
Workshop for teachers from Hansenberg and teachers at Syddansk Erhvervsskole in Vejle
On 7 April, we had the pleasure of hosting an inspiring workshop together with Havhøst for culinary teachers from Hansenberg as well as specialist teachers from the training courses for chefs, bakers and nutrition assistants at Syddansk Erhvervsskole in Vejle. Together, we explored how algae can be a natural component of the kitchen of the future – and a...
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March 2026
Mar 10
10 March 2026
AlgaeFood at Baltic Blue Print Expo - 10 March 2026 (Kiel)
AlgaeFood is co-organising the Baltic Blue print Expo on 10 March 2026 in Kiel. The Baltic Sea is under extreme pressure due to pollution, overfishing and climate change. For this reason, AlgaeFood has joined forces with the Baltic MUPPETS and COOL BLUE projects to present practical examples that will improve marine life...
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Mar 02
02 March 2026 - 03 March 2026
Fisheries School in Thyborøn (North Sea College) 
Can fishmongers develop a taste for seaweed? We believe: YES! On 2nd and 3rd March, we had the pleasure of visiting the Fishery School in Thyborøn (North Sea College), where we met the future fish masters – the students who will one day stand behind the counter of the nation's fishmongers. We conducted...
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February 2026
Feb 26
26 February 2026
AlgaeFood Conference & Networking Day
On 26.02, we reached one of the year's major milestones in the AlgaeFood project, as we brought together stakeholders from the algae and food industries at the Kolding Library's Bæredygtighedshuset (Sustainability House). The day featured inspiring presentations and exciting perspectives on the potential of algae in future sustainable food systems. In workshops, participants worked together on...
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January 2026
Jan 28
28 January 2026
Bubble tea made from algae with pupils from Dalumskolen in Odense
A key part of the AlgaeFood project involves developing and testing educational materials about algae and seaweed. Throughout 2025, biologists from Fjord&Bælt have developed a series of exciting and educational activities that can be adapted to different age groups and subjects. On January 28th, some of these activities were tested by pupils...
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December 2025
Dec 06
06 December 2025
Christmas market at the historic Andresens Købmandsgård in Kerteminde
AlgaeFood took part in the annual Christmas market at the historic Andresens Købmandsgård in Kerteminde. We handed out samples. The four different types of pickled bladderwrack were particularly popular. The event showed once again that the public enjoys eating seaweed and demands seaweed products.
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October 2025
Oct 31
31 October 2025
Cooking course at the Vesterhave Vingård winery
30 people from Karrebæksminde Havhave and several environmental organisations in the municipality of Næstved took part in a cooking course at Vesterhave Vingård. They cooked seaweed salad with vegetables, French onion soup with seaweed and ice cream with seaweed/dulse.
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Oct 08
08 October 2025 - 09 October 2025
Nordic Seaweed Conference in Grenaa
On 8 and 9 October, the 14th Nordic Seaweed Conference took place – organised by Aarhus University. Two days filled with exciting presentations, inspiring discussions, and a great deal of new knowledge about the enormous potential of seaweed! The topics ranged from seaweed as food and consumer acceptance, to sustainable production, to...
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September 2025
Sep 28
28 September 2025 - 30 September 2025
Climate conference in Middelfart
AlgaeFood was present at the Climate Conference in Middelfart from 28th to 30th September 2025. Together with Lillebælt Nature Park and Bælthaven Middelfart, we provided information about seaweed and its benefits as a foodstuff, as well as the role of seaweed in marine ecosystems. AlgaeFood distributed samples and discussed...
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Sep 28
28 September 2025
Algae Food at the South Jutland Championships "Sønderjyske mesterskaber i Fællesskaber"
AlgaeFood took part in the „Sønderjyske mesterskaber i Fællesskaber” (South Jutland Championships in Communities) festival on Kalvø. Samples of seaweed were served there, and information was provided about the positive properties and effects of seaweed on the marine environment. The samples were well received, and many headed to the beach to...
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Sep 23
23 September 2025
Participants of the EU conference „Mission Ocean and Waters“ visit the AlgaeFood project
The participants of the EU Presidency Conference „Mission Ocean and Waters“ visited AlgaeFood in Kerteminde, where they received a seaweed snack and discussed the possibilities of seaweed as a new food.
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