GreenWave is a North American nonprofit focused on the development of regenerative farming techniques for aquaculture, called "3D ocean farming", to create blue carbon.[1][2][3] Their focus is on developing polyculture practices for farming shellfish and seaweeds and kelps.[2][4] These practices include using many layers of the water column, emulating high activity water ecosystems like reefs, to increase productivity and biomass.[5]
The organization focuses on developing globally accessible techniques for this kind of farming.[6] As of 2019, they had a waitlist of over 4,000 farmers in 20 countries needing support in starting such farms.[3] Starting such a farm usually costs between US$20,000–50,000.[3] The nonprofit was created by Bren Smith to spread methods first developed on his Thimble Island Ocean Farm in Long Island Sound.[7][8] Emily Stengal is the co-founder and deputy director of the non-profit.[9]
In 2015, the organization's 3D ocean farming method won the Buckminster Fuller Institute's Fuller Challenge.[8] The organization also won a 2017 The Index Project prize.[10]
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edit- ^ Maher-Johnson, Louise Elizabeth; Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth (2 November 2018). "Soil and Seaweed: Farming Our Way to a Climate Solution". Scientific American Blog Network.
- ^ a b "Our Model". GreenWave. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ a b c MacRae, Gavin (4 December 2019). "Ocean farming could help feed the future". Watershed Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Quarantine order in Rhode Island leads to detour of kelp crop into Stonington". The Day. 18 April 2020.
- ^ Steucek, Guy (21 February 2020). "Kelp Is the New Kale". Lancaster Farming. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ Singh, Maanvi (2019-10-21). "This Fisherman Wants Us To Use The Oceans To Fight Climate Change". HuffPost.
- ^ "Seaweed farming and its surprising benefits". CBS News. 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Vertical ocean farms that can feed us and help our seas". ideas.ted.com. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ Daniels, Raj (2020-12-01). "Bigger Than Us #119 | Regenerative Ocean Farming". Nexus PMG. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "The Index Project". theindexproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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