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    Good Food

    A primer on restorative 3-D ocean farming

    Bren Smith is the executive director of GreenWave . The longtime commercial fisherman recently discovered restorative 3-D ocean farming of shellfish and seaweed.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jun 30, 2017 • 1 min read

    Bren Smith is the executive director of GreenWave. The longtime commercial fisherman recently discovered restorative 3-D ocean farming of shellfish and seaweed. We reached out to him at Thimble Island Ocean Farm in Connecticut to learn how his underwater farming model is reviving ecosystems, reversing the effects of climate change and creating new jobs.

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    5 of 6
    What lies beneath the ocean waves
    1. 0:00The Codfather
    2. 10:08'The Fish Market'
    3. 18:45The Market Report: Branzino with Momotaro tomatoes
    4. 26:51'The Essential Oyster'
    5. 37:40A primer on restorative 3-D ocean farmingYou’re reading this
    6. 49:41A mission to grow mussels in the Pacific Ocean
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    5 of 6
    What lies beneath the ocean waves
    1. 0:00The Codfather
    2. 10:08'The Fish Market'
    3. 18:45The Market Report: Branzino with Momotaro tomatoes
    4. 26:51'The Essential Oyster'
    5. 37:40A primer on restorative 3-D ocean farmingYou’re reading this
    6. 49:41A mission to grow mussels in the Pacific Ocean
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