Did you know flip flops make up 25% of the ocean's plastic pollution?  Luke McMillan is on a mission to solve this massive issue, flip flops are the worlds most used footwear. Often made from cheap low quality plastics, which break and are discarded often ending up in the sea.  This is only adding to the existing plastic pollution crisis in our oceans, but Luke from Sea Sense flip flops has a solution.  The biodegradable flip flop, made from natural rubber and dyed using natural colouring. He doesn't stop there though.  Luke's business is actively involved in supporting and ..read more

Seaweed is emerging to be one of the most important ingredients in the plant based vegan food industry.  It has so many plus points, the biggest is how good it is for you, with so many incredible health benefits including being high in protein and rich in iodine.  Mark Kulsdom is a TedX speaker and also created a documentary all about vegan food and plant based food.  The documentary was where Mark researched and discovered how cultivating seaweed could be the answer to ensure anyone who wants to be vegan ensures they get their imporant protein hit. Once Mark had the idea, he we ..read more

Seaweed is emerging to be one of the most important ingredients in the plant based vegan food industry.  It has so many plus points, the biggest is how good it is for you, with so many incredible health benefits including being high in protein and rich in iodine.  Mark Kulsdom is a TedX speaker and also created a documentary all about vegan food and plant based food.  The documentary was where Mark researched and discovered how cultivating seaweed could be the answer to ensure anyone who wants to be vegan ensures they get their imporant protein hit. Once Mark had the idea, he we ..read more

Seaweed is emerging to be one of the most important ingredients in the plant based vegan food industry.  It has so many plus points, the biggest is how good it is for you, with so many incredible health benefits including being high in protein and rich in iodine.  Marc Kulsdom is a TedX speaker and also created a documentary all about vegan food and plant based food.  The documentary was where Marc researched and discovered how cultivating seaweed could be the answer to ensure anyone who wants to be vegan ensures they get their imporant protein hit. Once Marc had the idea, he we ..read more

Stop press!  Stop world!  Seaweed has once again potentially answers our problems of having to rely on plastic and the dirty oil based industries.  Charlie Cadin, a student and surfer from Jersey has invented and made the worlds first ever biodegradable surfboard, made from seaweed.   Surfboards are traditionally made from a combination of plastic based polyurethane, fibre glass and resins.  Whilst there has been some advances to create 'greener' surfboards they still remain a huge toxic piece of modern day sports equipment.  They break easily and can't be recycle ..read more

Stop press!  Stop world!  Seaweed has once again potentially answers our problems of having to rely on plastic and the dirty oil based industries.  Charlie Cadin, a student and surfer from Jersey has invented and made the worlds first ever biodegradable surfboard, made from seaweed.   Surfboards are traditionally made from a combination of plastic based polyurethane, fibre glass and resins.  Whilst there has been some advances to create 'greener' surfboards they still remain a huge toxic piece of modern day sports equipment.  They break easily and can't be recycle ..read more

In this episode you can learn about our successfully funded Kickstarter, to create a clothing range made from seaweed fibre.  Adam shares some insight into that journey and has some top tips for anyone who is thinking about using Kickstarter as a platform to launch a business idea. It's never been a better time to launch a new innovative business which will help to solve the climate crisis and remember this is what this podcast is all about, chatting to other like minded people who share a vision of running an ethical and sustainable business which actually helps solve the climate crisis ..read more

So it's the final week of the Kickstarter to create a clothing range made from seaweed fibre and invest in seaweed farms here in the UK.  I am trying to find any issues with the overall idea of seaweed farms, are they a bad or good idea?  What problems could they cause?  Is the idea or investing in seaweed farms to offset our carbon footprint going to enable us to carry on with our hedonistic fast paced lifestyle of travel and consumption?  Could seaweed farming help to solve all the complexities of the climate crisis?   I chat with Dr Tony Butt to try and work it all ..read more

Today is the eve of my 40th birthday!  I give an update on the Kickstarter to create a clothing range made using seaweed fibre and how challenging that can be to run during the pandemic, home schooling and keeping a business going.   The guest on todays show is founder of Green Ocean Farming, Alec Watt.  Green Ocean Farming acts as a consultancy helping people to setup seaweed farms here in the UK.  If you are thinking about doing this, Alec would be the best man to speak to as he has a wealth of knowledge and contacts to get licenses and help with all the issues you have t ..read more

Meg has been involved with helping setup Car y Mor seaweed farm, Pembrokeshire in Wales for 3 years now and this is the incredible story so far.  Learn how seaweed is grown, how this is a completely new industry here in the UK as well as how the business is setup though a Community Benefits Society model. It’s truly incredible stuff, we try and debunk questions raised about whether seaweed farms can help tackle the client crisis and how we all must work together, if we stand any chance of solving climate change. We chat about how protesting for climate action to force the government to ch ..read more