We will grow Sugar Kelp, Scallops and Blue Mussels for local markets, while partnering with scientists to prove that regenerative Sea Farms are a clear way for coastal communities to produce first-class food that actually removes Carbon Dioxide and other pollutants from the sea, healing our coastal waters and tackling climate change.
And all you will see from the shore is our buoys =)
Worldwide over 20% of greenhouse gas emissions are from our food system, with domestic food production in the UK responsible for 10% of emissions and the 50%+ of our calories that we import much more on top.
Sea Farms are one of the few approaches addressing this key challenge for humanity: all sea farmed food reduces global warming and restores the natural environment, hence "planet positive". In doing so we also free up space on land for rewilding.
Tidegrown aims to prove that this type of Sea Farm has a huge role to play in humanity's future by measuring the many beneficial impacts it has on climate and nature, alongside any negatives. To do this we will partner with a local University and work with recognised scientists.
We hope soon people can use our data & experience to setup impactful, profitable sea farms of their own so together we can become a meaningful climate solution.
Farmed fish are calorie dense, but are neither climate fixing nor sustainable due to the energy needed to produce the feed and medicines required, esp. for predatory fish such as Salmon. It also constrains animals that roam to find enough to eat to a small which is detrimental to health and of course welfare.
Many consider our shellfish to be Vegan as these non sentient sea-filtration powerhouses have no brains (and we make sure they have a good life!)
As the many articles written about the surge in Sea Farming in the US, Canada and France will attest there are a lot of reasons to do it and even more to support it. From diet, to Nature with Climate and Planet at the core.
Click below to find out about some of the big ones for TideGrown: