Could seaweed actually save the planet?
This massively underrated wonder resource can solve more planetary problems than we can keep up with. Plus, it tastes good.
This week's theme is... seaweed
We’re submerging ourselves entirely in the stuff.
Squelchy? Yes.
Sensational? Most definitely.
In that, our senses are actually tingling at this wonder product’s regenerative powers and potential. From the staggering amount of carbon it can absorb compared to trees (up to 20 times), to the way it cleans our seas without even trying and knocks the methane out of cows’ mouths – this wonder product really is quite something.
It’s also majorly nutrient-rich – whether in food or facemasks – not to mention the fact you can make clothes from it (that we’d actually wear). And, most importantly maybe, it’s uniting like-minded folk everywhere in, dare we say it… excitement?
So, yeah, we’re having a good ol’ swoon over seaweed – and we suggest you jump in with us.
Tune in, team up and let's turn the tide.
Team BRiMM
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Not only could seaweed be the tide-tilting untapped resource we’ve all been praying for, but, according to this scene-setting read from Imagine5, it helped shape our minds. Ours is blown.
Guardian writer Eva Wiseman actually did bathe in the stuff recently, while checking out Pembrokeshire, the UK’s buzzing seaweed capital. We’re planning a spring visit, once seaweed-kitchen Cafe Môr flicks on its solar-powered grill again.
Icelandic forager, designer and future-shaper Katrín Þorvaldsdóttir can turn kelp into everything from masks and jewellery to high-fashion looks like these.
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Georgia May Jagger’s MAY skincare line includes this fetching, complexion-soothing kelp sheetmask that – unlike the 1bn single-use ones in landfill – is fully compostable.
Traditionally, this is the weekend to make your Christmas pud. In a twist on the 'stirring' theme (and with a simpler recipe...), we’re making this rich butterbean winter stew by chef Rachel Ama instead.
MUSIC FOR CLIMATE OPTIMISTS
Alex Mench is one of those Walthamstow dads who talks big about his (rumoured to be small) record collection. Fortunately for us, despite its actual size, it's well formed. In fact so much so he’s even got his own record show you should peep.
FROM THE COLLECTIVE
Dan shared news of plans for the UK’s largest Solar Farm, set to come to Oxford, that has got us excited // This week’s DJ Alex also got us onto cool conscious travel and culture mag Trippin // “I like this new book 100 Ways to Save the Planet so much I fell asleep with it on my face.” Sonny, aged 5.
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