Our interview this week is with Bill Sosinsky and Joe Ravet, it's all about the amazing properties of algae and  the work being done today that could transform many areas of our lives. This fascinating interview is in two parts, with the second part coming next week.

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Algae has some fascinating uses :-

As an Energy Source -  a 737 plane flew from Houston to Chicago on fuel derived from algae, way back in 2011

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As a Fertilizer - from as long ago as the 16th century, seaweed has been used a fertilizer.

As a source of Nutrition - China has been consuming Algae for over 2000 years, they harvest over 70 species as does Japan, Ireland, Chile, Wales,Korea, California, New Zealand, Hawaii, Scotland, Greenland and Iceland to name a few. It was an ingredient in Aztec foods.

Oils obtained from some algae  have high levels of unsaturated fatty acids,others essential omega 3 fatty acids.

As a Pollution control -  treating sewage with algae, reducing the use of toxic chemicals that would be used. They can absorb fertilizer run off from fields. Aquariums can be filtered by algae

As a Pigment  - alternative to chemical dyes

As a Medicine - helping fight malnutrition, immune health, reducing cholesterol

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Amazingly  there could be more than 72000 algae species worldwide.

You can hear our interview with Bill Sosinsky and Joe Ravet on iTunes at Growing Trends (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-trends/id959387230?mt=2) or here on our podcast just click below to hear 

We would love to hear from you, our email address is  info@grotrends.com (mailto:info@grotrends.com?subject=Questions%20from%20Algae%20interview)