{"id":1222,"date":"2017-04-21T09:34:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T09:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2022-03-03T08:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T08:19:29","slug":"changing-face-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/changing-face-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the Face of Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"
In honor of Earth Day, get acquainted with\u00a0the GreenWave farmers working to save the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2015, we<\/span> profiled<\/span><\/a> GreenWave, a member of FOREO\u2019s Board of Ocean Conservation charity partners, and detailed the global impact of their groundbreaking <\/span>3D Ocean Farming<\/span><\/a> methods. Since then, they have increased their efforts to restore and rebuild ecosystems and provide new green jobs for farmers. We had a chance to talk with some of the farmers involved for a closer look at GreenWave\u2019s initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201c…developing a sustainable method of ocean farming has been a journey of ecological redemption.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bren Smith, founder & CEO of <\/span>Greenwave<\/span><\/a>, pioneered the restorative 3D ocean farming movement. For him, \u201cdeveloping a sustainable method of ocean farming has been a journey of ecological redemption.\u201d After dropping out of high school, Smith worked for the worst polluters in the fishing industry: on factory trawlers and industrial salmon farms. While working as an oysterman on Long Island Sound, hurricanes Irene & Sandy hit back-to-back, nearly destroying everything he had. It was then he realized just how much the climate crisis could cost those who work on the water. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey will be the first to lose their jobs – and their way of life – should climate change go unchecked.\u201d So, he began to work toward building a more sustainable way to fish, founding GreenWave to train a new generation of ocean farmers & create new jobs for his community while fighting climate change through carbon sequestration.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the core components of GreenWave\u2019s vision is to create jobs in what they call the \u201cBlue-Green Economy.\u201d In order to do this, their Farm Startup Program makes the journey to harvest easier on farmers, whether just starting out or highly experienced.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dave, an 11th generation commercial fisherman-turned-restorative ocean farmer, is in his second year of the program, and will be growing seaweed on his farm in Rhode Island this season.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “My fellow fisherman, when I first went into this a few years ago, they would give me a blank stare when I told them what I was up to. And now, we’ve gotten to a point where people are starting to [\u2026] suggest how they could be involved in the seaweed business, too.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nick, in his first year of the farmer training program, is a former land-based farmer who transitioned to ocean farming due to increasing costs of leasing\/owning farm land. The cheaper cost of ocean space drew him in, but the larger implications of the environmental benefits hooked him for the long haul.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI’d like to hear kids in school say, \u2018I want to be an ocean farmer when I grow up.\u2019”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Beginning in November 2017, Nick will be growing on his own Connecticut-based farm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n With a hatchery, six farms already growing, and ten more in various stages of development, GreenWave is making a significant impact on the Southern New England Reef. \u201cWe are working to ensure a range of channels of distribution for our farmers\u2019 goods. To support these efforts, we\u2019ve brought together a wide network of scientific, policy, and community food allies.\u201d FOREO is proud to be one of those<\/span> allies<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n FOREO is committed to ocean conservation and will donate all net proceeds from the sale of their Save the Sea Limited Edition LUNA mini 2 & LUNA play to its Board of Ocean Conservation charity partners, including GreenWave\u2019s farmer training program, in order to support their mission to restore our oceans.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In honor of Earth Day, get acquainted with\u00a0the GreenWave farmers working to save the planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[791],"tags":[16,277,177,276,87],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is GreenWave?<\/h2>\n
The Original Ocean Farmer<\/h2>\n
Farmers of the Future<\/h2>\n
The Impact<\/h2>\n
About the Partnership<\/h2>\n