A podcast about seaweed and people. It's for you if you're interested in what seaweed is, how it works in ecosystems, growing it for food or climate solutions, regenerating coastlines and the intersection of science, art and culture.
Seaweed People is independent - support the show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.
Follow on socials @seaweed.people 🌱🪸
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A podcast about seaweed and people. It's for you if you're interested in what seaweed is, how it works in ecosystems, growing it for food or climate solutions, regenerating coastlines and the intersection of science, art and culture.
Seaweed People is independent - support the show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.
Follow on socials @seaweed.people 🌱🪸
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode’s for you if you’re into eating seaweed, sustainable food systems, Nitrogen cycles, how seaweed can heal burns, or if you’ve ever daydreamed about being a humble seaweed farmer 🧑🌾🍝
Dr Pia Winberg is a marine ecologist who’s spent the past 25 years working in and researching sustainable marine development. In her words, she’s now in “the business of growing seaweed in a circular economy” and her main focus is developing systems to sustainably cultivate seaweeds in Australia. She runs two companies, Phycohealth and Venus Shell Systems, she has seaweed products on the shelves of supermarkets and she’s currently testing the wound-healing properties of seaweed cells.
You can find Pia at Phycohealth or Venus Shell Systems and on social media @phycohealth. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people.
Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:
People in Europe ate seaweed for thousands of years
Your Evidence Based Guide to Seaweed a Superfood for the Gut
Iodine levels in seaweed and seaweed products in Australia
The Australian prawn farm raising the bar for sustainable aquaculture (not Sri Lanka, but same vibe)
What Is the Nitrogen Cycle and Why Is It Key to Life?
More on how Pia’s seaweed factory works
Pia’s personal story of seaweed & wound healing
Seaweed and skin - skincare and wound healin
Harvesting seaweed to make skin from the sea
This episode was recorded and made on Gadigal/Wangal land. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country.
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