Duckweed at the Plantible Foods aqua farm in San Marcos, Calif. (Eric Thayer/for The Washington Post)
We link frequently to articles about meat replacement options, and this appears to be the first time that duckweed is the plant protein being featured. So, thanks to Michael J. Coren, a climate advice columnist at the Washington Post, for this:
The plant protein that could push meat off your plate
Plantible grows duckweed in ponds housed in greenhouses. (Eric Thayer/for The Washington Post)
SAN MARCOS, Calif. — I came to this aquatic farm an hour outside of San Diego because I wanted to see what could be the future of humanity’s protein supply.
At the moment, it looks more like a meth lab out of the drama “Breaking Bad,” jokes Tony Martens Fekini, the chief executive of Plantible Foods.
Debris from a machine that grinds duckweed. (Eric Thayer/for The Washington Post)
Decrepit recreational vehicles squat on the property. In one corner, people tend to vials, grow lights and centrifuges in a trailer lab. More than a dozen big ponds filled with duckweed, a tiny green plant, bask in the Southern California sunshine.
But the only thing cooking here is protein.
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