Comment Comment by bruce511 Using seaweed as a natural fertilizer has been known about for a long long time, and seaweed "farming" has been occurring since at least the 70's [1].The farming in this case is less "planting new crops" and more "harvesting crops that already exist in the wild, in a sustainable way."Coastal communities where I grew up would regularly collect washed-up seaweed, and then bury it in the garden.But as the article points out, while the properties of seaweed are well known in some places, to most Americans it's a pretty unknown resource.[1] https://kelpakusa.com/ parent bruce511 3 years ago
The farming in this case is less "planting new crops" and more "harvesting crops that already exist in the wild, in a sustainable way."
Coastal communities where I grew up would regularly collect washed-up seaweed, and then bury it in the garden.
But as the article points out, while the properties of seaweed are well known in some places, to most Americans it's a pretty unknown resource.
[1] https://kelpakusa.com/