Amanda Swinimer, BSc (owner/operator)

Amanda Swinimer’s deep love of the ocean brought her to the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada where she started her own business, Dakini Tidal Wilds, in 2003. For more than two decades, Amanda has been sustainably harvesting, by hand, wild, edible seaweeds. She shares her passion for the wild seaweeds of her coastline and their continued health with a diverse audience. The foundational focus of Swinimer’s teaching & presenting is sustainability and respect for the rare ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. Swinimer has taught at post-secondary institutions, public schools, through private venues and is an experienced and engaging international speaker.

“The ocean is her garden.
For Amanda seaweed are both a passion and her livelihood.”

— On the Globe, Andrew Princz

““Thank you so much for being a part of the event. Your presentation was REALLY well received and guests were very enthralled by your passion. Your delivery was smooth and professional and best of all, authentic - this can only happen when someone like yourself loves what they do and wants to share it with others...for this I thank you!”

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— Mick, presentation at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club

“It was such a pleasure to meet you and attend your workshop in July. Your passion for seaweed is motivating and your dedication and love for this subject is incredible. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This was the highlight of my summer.”

— Birgit, Seaweed Workshop attendee

“I now feel confident that I can go to the shore and harvest, in the right conditions (which were made very clear), at least five, relatively plentiful, edible seaweed species. I also now know how to harvest them in as sustainable
a manner as possible. The workshop gave me exactly the right tools to go forward practically, and also helped me to think more about my role in promoting sustainable seaweed ecologies. ”

— Flora, Seaweed Workshop attendee

“If you ever have a chance to see Amanda Swinimer in action talking at low tide about seaweed, you must do it. She was so informative with scientific, nutritional, biological and interesting cooking and drying tips. ”

— Joan, Seaweed Tour attendee

“Thank you Amanda, we all truly enjoyed the presentation. I was surprised by how much the kids actually retained the information, even some of those that to me seemed distracted got a lot out of what you had to share. ”

— Josianne and Nathanial, Day camp for children ages 5 to 10