Catharine Arnston
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I've read probably 3,000 PubMed articles at this point, and there's 100,000 out there about algae. But it's a pretty vast knowledge that I've accumulated over the years. And you don't have to spend your nights on PubMed like I did for 15 years. I did. I did the heavy lifting. I want you to understand this information so that you can put it to work.
I've read probably 3,000 PubMed articles at this point, and there's 100,000 out there about algae. But it's a pretty vast knowledge that I've accumulated over the years. And you don't have to spend your nights on PubMed like I did for 15 years. I did. I did the heavy lifting. I want you to understand this information so that you can put it to work.
No point in knowing something if you can't put it to work. So we have a solution here that's going to help with our health, our energy, our beauty, our digestion, our families, our pets. And it's food, but it needed to be explained and it needs to be grown carefully to preserve all the nutrients so they can do the best work for you.
No point in knowing something if you can't put it to work. So we have a solution here that's going to help with our health, our energy, our beauty, our digestion, our families, our pets. And it's food, but it needed to be explained and it needs to be grown carefully to preserve all the nutrients so they can do the best work for you.
It's a great question. And absolutely, for the world, to feed the world, that's the direction it'll have to go into. So I am planning to sort of buy some land in Florida next year, I hope. And we will grow what's called the outdoor pond. They're called ponds. They're so shallow. This is, again, the picture of the spirulina and the chlorella farm.
It's a great question. And absolutely, for the world, to feed the world, that's the direction it'll have to go into. So I am planning to sort of buy some land in Florida next year, I hope. And we will grow what's called the outdoor pond. They're called ponds. They're so shallow. This is, again, the picture of the spirulina and the chlorella farm.
However, I'm also in conversation with a number of companies. One's in Iceland, one's in Spain, one's in Austria, of all places. And these three companies, and there are others around the world, have developed technologies to grow spirulina and chlorella underground, well, actually in glass tubes using LED lights. And the great thing about this, I'm a purist, so I like to grow it outdoors, but
However, I'm also in conversation with a number of companies. One's in Iceland, one's in Spain, one's in Austria, of all places. And these three companies, and there are others around the world, have developed technologies to grow spirulina and chlorella underground, well, actually in glass tubes using LED lights. And the great thing about this, I'm a purist, so I like to grow it outdoors, but
You get about 90% of the same value growing it indoors. So the company in Iceland, they've been doing it for, I think, four or five years. They grow it in underground, five floors underground with LED lights, and they're doing it mostly for the Omega-3. Okay. And then they pull out, they extract the protein and they're donating that to Africa. So that's one example.
You get about 90% of the same value growing it indoors. So the company in Iceland, they've been doing it for, I think, four or five years. They grow it in underground, five floors underground with LED lights, and they're doing it mostly for the Omega-3. Okay. And then they pull out, they extract the protein and they're donating that to Africa. So that's one example.
There's another company in Austria, of all places, they grow theirs again in glass tubes, but instead of horizontal ones, they have them vertical. And instead of underground, they're inside glass enclosures. And they are growing spirulina and chlorella primarily as an ingredient to use in other foods, because this is how they also use it in Asia. Yes, you can Get the tablets.
There's another company in Austria, of all places, they grow theirs again in glass tubes, but instead of horizontal ones, they have them vertical. And instead of underground, they're inside glass enclosures. And they are growing spirulina and chlorella primarily as an ingredient to use in other foods, because this is how they also use it in Asia. Yes, you can Get the tablets.
Yes, you can get powder. But it's also, you know, we put chia seeds in everything right now. Well, they put in Asia, they put in lots of countries in Europe, they put spirulina and chlorella as an ingredient in everything from pasta to snacks because it gives you all that extra protein and nourishment. And then there's another company I'm talking to in Spain that does the same thing.
Yes, you can get powder. But it's also, you know, we put chia seeds in everything right now. Well, they put in Asia, they put in lots of countries in Europe, they put spirulina and chlorella as an ingredient in everything from pasta to snacks because it gives you all that extra protein and nourishment. And then there's another company I'm talking to in Spain that does the same thing.
They grow theirs underground. So we'll partner with one of them and we'll have two types of farms going. One with the LED light, either underground or above ground, and one with the outdoor ponds. And I want to do it both ways to maintain the high quality to make sure that the glass tube one will be equal to the value or as close as we can get as the one growing outdoors.
They grow theirs underground. So we'll partner with one of them and we'll have two types of farms going. One with the LED light, either underground or above ground, and one with the outdoor ponds. And I want to do it both ways to maintain the high quality to make sure that the glass tube one will be equal to the value or as close as we can get as the one growing outdoors.
But when you grow it in these glass tubes, you are, there's no environmental anything. You can control the medium much, much better. And this way you could grow it like, you know, who would have thought you could grow algae in Iceland? So clearly this would be, you could grow this in, you know, Saudi Arabia. You could grow it anywhere. It is a massive investment, however.
But when you grow it in these glass tubes, you are, there's no environmental anything. You can control the medium much, much better. And this way you could grow it like, you know, who would have thought you could grow algae in Iceland? So clearly this would be, you could grow this in, you know, Saudi Arabia. You could grow it anywhere. It is a massive investment, however.
I mean, these things take five or $10 million to build out and you have to know what you're doing. So we'd be partnering with one of these companies. But then I would have the model for rolling it out around the entire world because we need better food. We know in America, our soils are so damaged from overcropping. There's no nutrients left in the soil.
I mean, these things take five or $10 million to build out and you have to know what you're doing. So we'd be partnering with one of these companies. But then I would have the model for rolling it out around the entire world because we need better food. We know in America, our soils are so damaged from overcropping. There's no nutrients left in the soil.