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Surrey Leads the Way With Hydropondic Algae Cultivation in England

Findhorn-like results from 'greenest' Home County
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Algae (Aphanizomenon flos-aqua) cultivation ponds, have taken England by storm, dramatically improving the Island's potential to feed itself.

The first experimental hydroponic Algae ponds were cultivated in woodland clearings in the Home County of Surrey. Surrey has always been counted as one of the 'greenest' counties in all of England, primarily for its trees (even through the widespread devastation of the 20th century retained an impressive proportion of semi-natural ancient woodland). But now "green" takes on a whole new meaning as leading edge hydroponic techniques ("hydropondic") has made it possible to rapidly replicate these flourishing Algae ponds around the country.

The Algae ponds are a terrific breakthrough in the current food crisis that has lately kept the populace of the British Isles on high alert. The Algae of course can be ingested in its pure form but more delightful is that it is being used as a fertilizer on all kinds of vegetables and herbs with phenomenal results, akin to the 20th century immortalized Scotland's Findhorn vegetable and flower gardens.

 As spectacular as the Algae-fed plants appear, the true benefit is the soaring nutritional profile of local harvests. During the 20th century and even through the Millennium, U.S. government commodity food destined for Native American Indians was so bad, contributing to unprecedented diabetes and obesity, that they called it 'the last genocide of the Indians'. It's important to note though that 'dead food' was the order of the day across the board. The importance of live enzymes in food was not common knowledge even in the dominant culture of the Western World. It's a wonder anyone made it this far. What we have 'lost' from the food system may be the best thing that happened to our generation.

Enzyme-rich food then, finding its way happily on to the English table via the usual local market channels and integral to familiar favourites, could transform the health and wellbeing of the Nation in short order. I can't help thinking we are making history/making herstory.. right now. We are living through an epochal moment in time, worthy of the telling for generations to come.

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Oct 19


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  • jfpickard
    Oct 19
    Surrey? Rock on!
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