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Seaweed and kelp are gaining popularity for their nutrition, sustainability, and culinary versatility. Here’s why sea vegetables are trending.

It’s a typical summer afternoon in Kommetjie, a coastal community about 25 miles south of Cape Town, South Africa’s capital. The sun dances atop the surf, and a cool breeze blows down off the ...

I can’t even imagine how the plants that are buried in the snow will come back to life! Under the salt water, however, this growth pattern is reversed. While kelp is not a plant, it does need ...

Another startup sees farmed kelp as a market opportunity — this time for use in skin care. Cold Current Kelp in Kittery grows kelp, extracts compounds from the seaweed and makes the a variety of skin ...