Bren Smith and his GreenWave organization are helping lay the foundations for a generation of seaweed-growing farmers in the United States, while working to build a network of producers and
Bren Smith and his GreenWave organization are helping lay the foundations for a generation of seaweed-growing farmers in the United States, while working to build a network of producers and buyers.GreenWave helped "connect me to other farms and farmers and disseminate the knowledge that our industry is building," said Ken Sparta, who has been growing seaweed on his Spartan Farms near Portland, Maine since 2019.
The first Indigenous-owned kelp farm on the East Coast has expanded its operations with the help of grants that include a recent $75,000 contribution from the Nature Conservancy.
MOMI AWARDS IN SHULMAN’S NAME: This May, Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) inaugurates a special event honoring business innovators and leaders in Queens. The 2023 Claire Shulman Awards will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. at MOMI’s Redstone Theater. At 6:30 p.m., the program in the Redstone Theater will