Smithsonian Magazine Highlights The Sustainable Seaweed Aquaculture in Placencia Belize
Sustainable seaweed farming is the next big thing in the quiet fishing Village of Placencia, and as was recently highlighted by Smithsonian Magazine, residents of the tiny fishing village are wasting no time in reaping the benefits that it offers for humans, habitat, and hair in Belize
The story specifically followed the life of locals, pioneer seaweed farmer and founder of Placencia Producers Cooperative Lowell Godfrey, and Placencia woman Jolie Pollard, a young Belizean entrepreneur who grew up savoring the rich delicacy of seaweed shakes, that was mixed with love by her grandfather, a local fisherman himself
