$100K grant to enable Buxton seaweed company to scale up
VitaminSea LLC, a family-owned seaweed harvesting and processing company based in Buxton, received a Phase I $10,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Small Business Innovation Research Program to fund a concept study for larger-scale commercialization of its seaweed products.
VitaminSea harvests seaweed from Maine sources and creates health products from the seaweed, including animal food, nutritional supplements, plant fertilizers and skin-care products. The company, which plans to use the grant to explore the market potential of kelp as a nutritional supplement and natural preservative, sees the commercialization of kelp as potentially benefitting Maine’s coastal fishing communities.
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