Can Seaweed Farming Reverse Climate Change? | One Small Step

From food to cosmetics, seaweed has a lot of uses — but did you know seaweed farming could also help fight climate change? On this episode of One Small Step, we're traveling to Connecticut's coast to learn about how one woman has launch her seaweed farming business, the future of seaweed aquaculture, and whether it can help reverse climate change.

Suzie Flores and her husband Jay grow food-grade sugar kelp at Stonington Kelp Co. off the coast of Connecticut. They sell this seaweed to local restaurants and shops using a system with ropes that requires zero inputs like fertilizer. As it grows, the kelp absorbs carbon and nitrogen from the water and turns it into a nutrient-dense food.

132 countries around the world have the conditions to start seaweed aquaculture off their coasts. But only 37 currently do so.

Not only can seaweed farming increase food security, but it can also sequester carbon.

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[andrewkennedy]

Make clothes lines for drying clothes after washing them go viral, its easy and fun and saves a ton of energy! Clothes drying racks can be used indoors too and they work really well. There is so much energy available from the wind and sun for clothes lines out doors, that works probably the best, drying 3 or 4 loads of wash at one time really works just fantastic! Saving energy!

[ayushagrawal]

I just started researching about seaweed. What are the odds One Small Step posts a video about it?!

[SeeNickView]

She is so passionate about this. Suzie really is a sustainable exemplar here. Not only does she do the things she talks about, she gets excited about change and looks forward to how all of the good practices like these will help in bringing life back to communities decimated by cod.

Seaweed has huge potential, but we need to be smart and responsible about how we adopt this new market into the mainstream.

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[Dontyellatm]

If you watch the Netflix documentary called Seaspiracy, it says that commercial fishing is the number one issue that affects climate change.

[ineverlickyoghurtlid]

Most seeweeds are grown here in China, it contributes in purify the sea water by removing exssive nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. It is so eco-friendly. I think we should promote it worldwide.

[mateoarnez]

Whales are still being slaughtered in some countries

[Growingdopamine]

Very cool.
I use seaweed for my plants

[mcqueen]

This looks promising, if we can get more people to see seaweed as a food source.

[Shyndree]

This is a really cool topic, and I really like how the seaweed farmer doesn't want to package their seaweed in plastic and hopes for a seaweed based alternative. Can you please get back to them to tell them about ZeroCircle, an Indian based start-up that won a prize at the Tom Ford award for creating dissolvable and edible packaging from seaweed? I'm sure they will be excited to know it is happeing!

[HarshRaj-xdix]

Just don't harm ANY wildlife in the process and I'm happy

[vIBEDoUT-Channel]

What I've known by now is only we can save the planet if we are destroying it...
and we need bigger changes in lifestyle
we need to be self sufficient, and eliminate money from our lives as much as possible ☮

[THANKAMKUMARAN]

I have a question about microplastics and seaweed....does seaweed absorb it?

[vfromthaburg]

Hmm... What about "The Coral Reefs"? I'd wonder if the Seaweed could help with them, while stopping the water from being so acidic preventing them from growing?

[CTajuara]

I love this channel. You deserve way more subscribers and views.

[-A-c]

Locally grown seaweed.... perhaps leading to cheaper sushi in restaurants overall?

[revanth]

Also we have not heard of this in india I guess it's going to be a good and awesome future of India in developing our financial needs

[DAnielIvey]

Here about this two years ago, from YouTube; thank you for the information and repost this. XD

[pro_doge]

Me with a giant automatic kelp farm

LAUGHS IN MINECRAFT

[willcookmakeup]

Loved this video. CT is my home state and I’m so happy to see this happening there. Very proud :)) also she’s from the northern coast. People are much much nicer up there haha

[paweesayson]

We dont have that kind of kelp in the Philippines. Please send and teach us how to grow them so we can help combat climate change and eat healthy at the same time too