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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Sea Vegetables from the Perspective of a Natural Doctor (ND)
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Friday, October 31, 2008. Sea Vegetables from the Perspective of a Natural Doctor (ND). I was privileged to talk with Dr. Cecilia Hart. A great Natural Doctor (ND) in Berkeley today to get her perspective on sea vegetables. I feel like getting a range of medical opinions on eating sea vegetables is helpful to myself and (hopefully) others. Here's a transcript of our talk. Q: Who do you recommend eat sea vegetables? Q: What exactly does eating sea vegetables do for the thyroid? They have more iodine and a...
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Companies To Produce Biodiesel From Seaweed in Italy
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Companies To Produce Biodiesel From Seaweed in Italy. Italian biodiesel producers led by the Union of Biodiesel Producers. Have found a way to use seaweed instead of corn/rapeseed to produce biodiesel. The efforts are targeted to finish in 2010, and with that would come the building of a manufacturing plant. And that brings us to a clarification of the difference between algae. Is the term for edible seaweeds (algae) that are used as vegetables. I find it really interesting to ...
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Wakame In Soup!
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Monday, November 10, 2008. Last night I made a fairly normal pot of vegetable chicken soup. But instead of adding land greens (like spinach or chard) at the end like I would normally do, I added wakame. For an iodine and vitamin boost. It was super easy. Here's what I did:. 1 Rinsed under cold water 5 pieces of dried wakame. 2 Soaked the pieces in a bowl of water for 20 minutes. 3 Drained the bowl and removed the wakame- it really grew in size! 5 Cut the wakame into bite size pieces. 2 To learn about the...
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Sea Vegetable Cultivation in Indonesia
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Saturday, November 8, 2008. Sea Vegetable Cultivation in Indonesia. I recently found this video about sea vegetable cultivation in Indonesia. Although not a traditional cultivation mode (like land farming), sea vegetables are a new source of income for Indonesians. This is especially important because increased drought and over farming of the land has made traditional farming increasingly harder. Sea vegetables give these people chance to raise their standard of living. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Sea Vegetables & Mercury
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Saturday, November 15, 2008. Sea Vegetables and Mercury. Several people have asked me about the threat of mercury in sea vegetables. Like arsenic, it is possible that sea vegetables can absorb mercury. But, the mercury levels are nowhere near what you would find in swordfish, tuna or other large fish. Awhile back it was found that sea vegetables from Norway and Japan both contained small amounts of mercury, but the levels were such that it was considered safe. Tested and no mercury! 3 To learn about the ...
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Hello My Name Is : Alaria
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Sunday, November 2, 2008. Hello My Name Is : Alaria. Images from algaebase.org. Ah-LAR-ree-yah) is a kelp that is a salty version of wakame. That grows in Ireland, Great Britian, Greenland, Scotland, Iceland, Faroes, Norway, France, Helgoland, Netherlands, Alaska, Labrador, Maine and Massachusetts. It is used in soups, stews, casseroles and usually comes cut into strips. Wild Atlantic Wakame, Alaria esculenta {N. Atlantic}, bladderlocks, tangle, winged kelp,. Has more info here. 1 To learn about sea vege...
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Some Thoughts
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Friday, November 14, 2008. Images from algaebase.org. After 2 months of research, I'm at the point where I've gathered a lot of information about sea vegetables! I wanted to share some of my thoughts with you in easily digestible bits:. Sea vegetables are amazing nutritionally and can be a great part of a balanced diet. They are also low in calories and high in protein. Sea vegetables are a great source of iodine, and this iodine is more accessible to the body than the iodine found in table salt. Califor...
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Q&A with Andrew from Pacific Wildcraft
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Q&A with Andrew from Pacific Wildcraft. Andrew from Pacific Wildcraft. Q how and why did you get interested in sea vegetables and harvesting? Q how often do you harvest and where? Attunement to the harvest cycle is attunement to the seasons and the moon. As the spring sun becomes stronger and closer to our part of the earth, the seaweeds spring into life, growing rapidly. The cycles of the moon determine the action of the tides. Q does anyone help you with the harvesting?
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Hello My Name Is : Sea Palm
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Thursday, November 6, 2008. Hello My Name Is : Sea Palm. Images from algaebase.org. Is a brown algae that is very mild tasting with a soft and crunchy texture. As its name suggests, it looks similar to a mini palm tree. Postelsia palmaeformis, palm seaweed. Before Europeans entered the area, Sea Palm was know by the natives as Kakgunu-chale. It was first scientifically described by Franz Josef Ruprecht in 1852. Sea Palm with Peanuts. Sea Palm and Cucumber Salad. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 1 To l...
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Sea Vegetable Scavenger: Hello My Name Is: Bladderwrack
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Friday, November 7, 2008. Hello My Name Is: Bladderwrack. Images from algaebase.org. Is a brown algae easily recognizable by its small gas filled vesicles that occur in pairs. Fucus vesiculosus, black tang, rockweed, bladder Fucus, sea oak, black tany, fucus tips, cut weed and rock wrack. Bladderwrack grows on the northern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States and on the northern Atlantic coast and Baltic coast of Europe. May 17, 2009 at 12:38 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 1 To learn...