Bren Smith is the industry pioneer behind “Eat Like A Fish – My adventures as a fisherman turned restorative ocean farmer”. A former commercial fisherman, Bren went through a journey of ecological redemption by turning into a regenerative ocean farmer, and co-founder of the non-profit GreenWave – a global network of farmers, entrepreneurs, and researchers, focused on building community-based climate solutions out at sea, through collaboration and innovation. Check out Bren’s full bio below.

In this episode, Bren takes me through his thoughts, mistakes and experience. From the political to the extremely technical, from the huge obstacles to the amazing opportunities, he paints an exciting vision for the future of the seaweed industry.

The conversation covers several topics, including pollution farming, climate change, economic inequality, the Wall Street framework of the unicorn, creating a story for the new era, the solution movement, the role of individuals, the economic models and technical innovation.

Useful Links:

Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures Farming the Ocean to Fight Climate Change
GreenWave
GreenWave: Regenerative Ocean Farming Hub
GreenWave: Regenerative Ocean Farming Hub – GET STARTED

www.insideseaweed.com
Mastermind Group: www.insideseaweed.com/group

Bren Smith, GreenWave Co-Executive Director and Owner of Thimble Island Ocean Farm, pioneered the development of regenerative ocean farming. A lifelong commercial fisherman, he was named one of Rolling Stone magazine’s “25 People Shaping the Future” and featured in TIME magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2017”. Bren is the winner of the Buckminster Fuller Prize and the Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize and has been profiled by 60 Minutes, CNN, The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, and elsewhere. He is an Ashoka, Castanea, and Echoing Green Climate Fellow and James Beard Award-winning author of Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures Farming the Ocean to Fight Climate Change.