A Cry for Kelp

Bren Smith from Green Wave

Nic Woodhams — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:46:00 +0000

It feels like we're very much still at the birth of the seaweed industry, in the west at least and a lot of issues still need to be overcome, how do we make sure as solutions are found, we move in the right direction though? I had the pleasure of talking to Bren Smith who's been at the heart of the seaweed industry for over 10 years to discuss the framework we need for moving from a community of passion to a community of purpose

Georg Baunach from Hatch

Nic Woodhams — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:34:12 +0000

Getting financing for seaweed projects is tough with a lot of time taken up applying for public money that often require match funding. Georg and the team at HATCH are experienced in advising and investing in the aquaculture space so how do they view opportunities in the seaweed industry?

Changing the narrative around seaweed with photographer Oriana Poindexter

Nic Woodhams — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:19:38 +0000

To most people seaweed is an ugly, smelly organism that clogs up our beaches, Oriana Poindexter is beginning to change this narrative with her stunning photographs, cyanotypes and art installations

Wave Crooks of Seagrown

Nic Woodhams — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:09:00 +0000

Seaweed farming is a tough job, processing seaweed is is a tough job, making and selling seaweed products are tough jobs. Wave Crooks and the team at Seagrown are doing all of that whilst also educating people about seaweed in his local community in the north of England. Is this vertically integrated model the future of seaweed businesses?

Samantha Deane from The Kelp Forest Foundation

Nic Woodhams — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:41:54 +0000

The second half of my conversation with Samantha Deane talking about how the Kelp Forest Foundation quantify the positive biodiversity impact of growing kelp

Samantha Deane from The Kelp Forest Foundation

Nic Woodhams — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:40:18 +0000

Quantifying the positive biodiversity impact of growing kelp is fundamental to it being considered a genuine ocean based solution to climate change and that's the job of the Kelp Forest Foundation

Valentin Pitiot of Kelp Blue

Nic Woodhams — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 18:10:00 +0000

How can we sequester carbon and create great seaweed based products at the same time? Surely the carbon gets recycled not captured? Well Valentin Pitiot talks to me about Kelp Blue's plans to do both off the coast of Namibia

Mid Season Recap

Nic Woodhams — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 14:00:08 +0000

We're half way through this first season of A Cry for Kelp so I wanted to briefly recap what we've learnt so far and tell you what we're going to learn in the next half of the season

Alex Adrian of Crown Estate Scotland

Nic Woodhams — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:44:48 +0000

As the first five episodes have shown the right seaweed policy is fundamental to the growth of the industry. So I spoke with Alex Adrian of Crown Estate Scotland about what they are looking for to give the go ahead to new seaweed farms

Pierre Paslier of NOTPLA

Nic Woodhams — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:24:36 +0000

I talk with Pierre Paslier co-founder of NOTPLA about how they are using seaweed to create the sustainable packaging of the future.

David Lawson on Mitigating Methane with Seaweed

Nic Woodhams — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:22:56 +0000

I look at the opportunities seaweed presents to mitigate methane, a gas 28 times better than CO2 at trapping heat in an illuminating discussion with David Lawson from CH4 Global

Rob Passmore of Biosphere North Devon

Nic Woodhams — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:21:00 +0000

I chat with Rob about his plans to establish a vertically integrated seaweed industry in North Devon, the challenges that presents and the potential benefits it will bring to the area

Kyla Orr from Kelp Crofting

Nic Woodhams — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:19:40 +0000

No Podcast on Seaweed should launch without having someone at the coal face of this burgeoning new industry talk to us. For that we've managed to prize Kyla Orr from her Kelp Farm on the Isle of Skye

Petra Steenhoek of Hortimare

Nic Woodhams — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:17:00 +0000

Petra Steenhoek from Hortimare starts this series off with a discussion about the different species of seaweed and leads us through the breeding process

Trailer

Nic Woodhams — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:44:25 +0000

A Trailer for the 1st Season of A Cry for Kelp