One of the planetary boundaries relates to chemcials that are toxic to the planet and it's ecosystems. This includes massive chemical use in agriculture, pesticides and herbicides, microplastics, heavy metals, and other contaminants that Earth’s systems cannot naturally neutralize at current scales. Today, over 350,000 synthetic chemicals are registered for production, many of which accumulate in ecosystems, disrupting endocrine, reproductive, and immune systems in wildlife and humans alike.
Our Pesticide-Free, Pollutant-Avoiding Approach:
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Zero Agrochemicals: We never spray poisons or herbicides on our cultivation sites. By harnessing ecological principles—optimal stocking densities, native species selection, and natural water flows—we manage pests (e.g., epiphytes, grazers) without synthetic inputs.
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Bioremediation Potential: Seaweed’s glycans can bind heavy metals and organic pollutants, removing them from water columns and sediments. In trials with abalone farms, co-cultured seaweed reduced ammonia and heavy-metal stress on juvenile shellfish by 25–40%, improving survival rates.
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Supporting Chemical-Free Agriculture: We supply seaweed extracts that bolster plant immunity and soil health. Foliar sprays derived from seaweed have been shown (in peer-reviewed studies) to reduce fungal diseases like mildew by 30–50%—potentially replacing conventional fungicides over time.
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Long-Term Vision: As our ecosystem science collaborations mature, we aim to demonstrate that integrating seaweed into terrestrial cropping systems reduces chemical herbicide and pesticide requirements, fostering more resilient, low-toxicity food webs.
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No plastic agenda: Further our packaing poliy is to consistently aim for no plastics wherever possible, and we are proud to have mostly recyclable or compostable in over 90% of our packaging, and increasingly we are even removing the recyclable plastics - becuase once in the environment, they are not recycled.
- Toxic free produce: Further - we have tested our seaweed for heavy metals and contaminants such as PFAS. We are proud to be a toxic free crop.
By keeping our systems free of novel toxins—and by providing the tools to reduce chemical inputs elsewhere—we help pave the way toward landscapes and waterways that thrive without synthetic dependencies.