After a year and a half, my first full day back to work from maternity leave was spent at the Pacific Seaweed Summit in Campbell River. Honestly? Public speaking in front of 150 people on the very first panel was a pretty intense way to ease back into work — but also a joyful one. There’s something energizing about being surrounded by a whole room of people who are deeply passionate about the same thing: seaweed. And the seaweed sector has grown. When we first stepped into this space six years ago, there were far fewer people involved. Now, the number of players across the value chain has expanded — growers, processors, researchers, community organizers, policy folks, product developers. The ...
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