{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":25.439999999999998,"endTime":28.919999999999998,"body":"Welcome to today's"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":25.439999999999998,"endTime":28.919999999999998,"body":"deep dive episode. Today, we're"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":28.919999999999998,"endTime":32.879999999999995,"body":"gonna learn all about seaweed,"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":28.919999999999998,"endTime":32.879999999999995,"body":"and how there's a new industry"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":32.879999999999995,"endTime":36.269999999999996,"body":"in Canada, where we're actually"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":32.879999999999995,"endTime":36.269999999999996,"body":"starting to cultivate our own"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":36.269999999999996,"endTime":40.92,"body":"seaweed and put it into so many"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":36.269999999999996,"endTime":40.92,"body":"different new products. 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What are we doing?"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":149.43,"endTime":151.01999999999998,"body":"How can we do better?"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":161.22,"endTime":164.67,"body":"Awesome, and welcome to another"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":161.22,"endTime":164.67,"body":"deep dive episode. I'm so"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":164.67,"endTime":168.03,"body":"excited. Today we are going to"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":164.67,"endTime":168.03,"body":"be learning everything about"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":168.12,"endTime":172.92,"body":"seaweed that you ever wanted to"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":168.12,"endTime":172.92,"body":"know. So I was just hoping,"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":173.43,"endTime":176.1,"body":"Mike, if you could introduce"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":173.43,"endTime":176.1,"body":"yourself and tell our listeners"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":176.1,"endTime":177.66,"body":"a little bit about what you do."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":178.2,"endTime":180.39,"body":"Sure."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":178.2,"endTime":180.39,"body":"And I can tell you a lot about"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":180.39,"endTime":183.75,"body":"seaweed. And I can give you a"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":180.39,"endTime":183.75,"body":"one hour version or a one week"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":183.75,"endTime":187.71,"body":"version because there's so many"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":183.75,"endTime":187.71,"body":"wonderful aspects of it. My name"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":187.71,"endTime":190.89,"body":"is Mike Williamson, and I'm"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":187.71,"endTime":190.89,"body":"president and chief executive"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":190.89,"endTime":195.09,"body":"officer of Cascadia seaweed."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":190.89,"endTime":195.09,"body":"We're located in Sydney, British"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":195.09,"endTime":200.57999999999998,"body":"Columbia, which is very close to"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":195.09,"endTime":200.57999999999998,"body":"Victoria BC. And we are an ocean"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":200.57999999999998,"endTime":205.74,"body":"cultivator of quality seaweed,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":200.57999999999998,"endTime":205.74,"body":"and we're growing in the coastal"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":205.74,"endTime":207.51,"body":"waters all around British"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":205.74,"endTime":207.51,"body":"Columbia."},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":208.23,"endTime":211.5,"body":"fascinating,"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":208.23,"endTime":211.5,"body":"fascinating. And what gave you"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":211.5,"endTime":215.34,"body":"the idea to start a seaweed"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":211.5,"endTime":215.34,"body":"farm? I mean, it doesn't seem to"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":215.34,"endTime":218.7,"body":"come across the mind for"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":215.34,"endTime":218.7,"body":"agriculture as as the typical"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":218.7,"endTime":219.99,"body":"farming operation."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":220.82999999999998,"endTime":222.63,"body":"No,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":220.82999999999998,"endTime":222.63,"body":"it doesn't. But at the end of"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":222.63,"endTime":226.29,"body":"the day, it actually is quite"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":222.63,"endTime":226.29,"body":"typical. And we produce high"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":226.29,"endTime":230.46,"body":"quality, nutritious food. 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We said Well, there's"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":304.05,"endTime":308.13,"body":"something we can bridge there to"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":308.13,"endTime":311.67,"body":"other factors put wind in our"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":308.13,"endTime":311.67,"body":"sails. Just to follow along with"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":311.67,"endTime":316.62,"body":"the marine analogy was climate"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":311.67,"endTime":316.62,"body":"change. Everybody wanted to do"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":316.62,"endTime":320.37,"body":"things or be involved in"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":316.62,"endTime":320.37,"body":"projects or companies. 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So those four"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":346.68,"endTime":350.43,"body":"things came together and gave us"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":350.49,"endTime":354.9,"body":"a reason to start the company,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":350.49,"endTime":354.9,"body":"which we did in June of 2019."},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":355.349,"endTime":357.839,"body":"Wow, those are some"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":355.349,"endTime":357.839,"body":"really strong reasons to start"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":357.839,"endTime":360.149,"body":"this company. And I think a lot"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":357.839,"endTime":360.149,"body":"of people will be kicking"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":360.149,"endTime":365.129,"body":"themselves for not thinking of"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":360.149,"endTime":365.129,"body":"it first. So you mentioned that"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":365.129,"endTime":369.389,"body":"there's such an uptick demand,"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":365.129,"endTime":369.389,"body":"what is CBD actually being used"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":369.389,"endTime":373.499,"body":"for? Is there really that much"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":369.389,"endTime":373.499,"body":"demand for sushi? Or is it other"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":373.499,"endTime":375.479,"body":"things that I'm not considering?"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":373.499,"endTime":375.479,"body":"Sure,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":375.51,"endTime":378.78,"body":"so"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":375.51,"endTime":378.78,"body":"all good questions. 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It has a flavor called"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":901.199,"endTime":905.309,"body":"umami, which is the fifth flavor"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":901.199,"endTime":905.309,"body":"group. We know all about sweet"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":905.309,"endTime":911.009,"body":"and sour, salty, bitter, and"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":905.309,"endTime":911.009,"body":"umami, which is similar to the"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":911.009,"endTime":915.779,"body":"MSG taste is the fifth flavor"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":911.009,"endTime":915.779,"body":"group. And as well about three"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":915.779,"endTime":920.609,"body":"or four years ago it was heavily"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":915.779,"endTime":920.609,"body":"publicized as The seaweed that"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":920.609,"endTime":924.539,"body":"tastes like bacon. Last night,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":920.609,"endTime":924.539,"body":"it's been a bit of a stretch. So"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":924.539,"endTime":928.769,"body":"far, we haven't quite perfected"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":924.539,"endTime":928.769,"body":"that. But you can use it dried"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":928.769,"endTime":931.349,"body":"or you can fry it. And there's"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":928.769,"endTime":931.349,"body":"just wonderful flavor and"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":931.349,"endTime":935.369,"body":"nutrients that come out of it."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":931.349,"endTime":935.369,"body":"So our focus four or five"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":935.369,"endTime":939.779,"body":"species of browns, mainly kelps,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":935.369,"endTime":939.779,"body":"and one species of Dulce. And"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":939.779,"endTime":941.939,"body":"we're continuing our"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":939.779,"endTime":941.939,"body":"investigation into some of the"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":941.939,"endTime":945.029,"body":"other 630 native species here in"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":941.939,"endTime":945.029,"body":"BC,"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":945.6899999999999,"endTime":948.51,"body":"something I was"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":945.6899999999999,"endTime":948.51,"body":"really interested in, how do you"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":948.54,"endTime":952.98,"body":"even pick a species to focus on?"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":948.54,"endTime":952.98,"body":"How many can you actually grow?"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":952.98,"endTime":956.31,"body":"Or do they grow? Well together?"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":952.98,"endTime":956.31,"body":"What has the most commercial"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":956.31,"endTime":960.48,"body":"value? Yeah, how have you worked"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":956.31,"endTime":960.48,"body":"through that process?"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":961.38,"endTime":963.63,"body":"So"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":961.38,"endTime":963.63,"body":"and I'm going to stop saying"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":963.63,"endTime":967.41,"body":"Great question, because they're"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":963.63,"endTime":967.41,"body":"all great questions. So seaweeds"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":967.41,"endTime":970.71,"body":"grow obviously, in a variety of"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":967.41,"endTime":970.71,"body":"different environmental"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":970.71,"endTime":974.1899999999999,"body":"conditions in the ocean, some"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":970.71,"endTime":974.1899999999999,"body":"like to grow in deep water, some"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":974.1899999999999,"endTime":977.79,"body":"like to grow in fast moving"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":974.1899999999999,"endTime":977.79,"body":"currents, some like to grow rate"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":977.79,"endTime":980.85,"body":"on the shore, where the tide is"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":977.79,"endTime":980.85,"body":"constantly crashing, and there's"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":980.85,"endTime":985.26,"body":"high energy and some like to be"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":980.85,"endTime":985.26,"body":"intertidal, that is to say, for"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":985.26,"endTime":988.95,"body":"half the day, they're high and"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":985.26,"endTime":988.95,"body":"dry in Iraq, and the other half"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":988.95,"endTime":993.51,"body":"the day. They're underwater. So"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":988.95,"endTime":993.51,"body":"as farmers, as I mentioned"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":993.51,"endTime":997.89,"body":"earlier, we have a rope"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":993.51,"endTime":997.89,"body":"infrastructure in the water. So"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":997.89,"endTime":1004.4,"body":"we like to pick the species that"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":997.89,"endTime":1004.4,"body":"prefer to grow in two to five"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1004.4,"endTime":1010.07,"body":"meters of depth in relatively"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1004.4,"endTime":1010.07,"body":"nutrient rich, but not high"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1010.07,"endTime":1014.21,"body":"energy conditions. 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The"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1014.24,"endTime":1018.2,"body":"second consideration, as you"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1018.2,"endTime":1021.62,"body":"said, is, is there a need for"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1018.2,"endTime":1021.62,"body":"seaweed, there's some gnarly"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1021.62,"endTime":1024.56,"body":"seaweeds out there that you"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1021.62,"endTime":1024.56,"body":"know, have fought Mother Nature,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1024.56,"endTime":1027.98,"body":"and they've been around for"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1024.56,"endTime":1027.98,"body":"1000s of years. And they're they"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1027.98,"endTime":1031.7,"body":"form some very important"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1027.98,"endTime":1031.7,"body":"component in the web of nature,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1031.97,"endTime":1036.14,"body":"but there's very little value"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1031.97,"endTime":1036.14,"body":"you can extract from them. 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That's, that's really"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1109.73,"endTime":1110.42,"body":"great to hear."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1110.5100000000002,"endTime":1112.3700000000001,"body":"That's"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1110.5100000000002,"endTime":1112.3700000000001,"body":"the same as with seaweed"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1112.3700000000001,"endTime":1116.1200000000001,"body":"cultivation. And it's controlled"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1112.3700000000001,"endTime":1116.1200000000001,"body":"two ways. 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And at the end"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1135.7700000000002,"endTime":1139.13,"body":"of the day, we've got to be"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1135.7700000000002,"endTime":1139.13,"body":"accountable for it, and have"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1139.13,"endTime":1141.3200000000002,"body":"practices that make us good"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1139.13,"endTime":1141.3200000000002,"body":"neighbors."},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1142.7,"endTime":1145.22,"body":"Absolutely. And"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1142.7,"endTime":1145.22,"body":"that's so great to hear. That's"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1145.22,"endTime":1148.3400000000001,"body":"so great to hear. So you"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1145.22,"endTime":1148.3400000000001,"body":"mentioned earlier as well, that"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1148.3700000000001,"endTime":1152.0600000000002,"body":"these lines are seated and that"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1148.3700000000001,"endTime":1152.0600000000002,"body":"they're originally some of them"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1152.0600000000002,"endTime":1155.8100000000002,"body":"are cultivated on land within"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1152.0600000000002,"endTime":1155.8100000000002,"body":"tanks. So how does the process"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1155.8100000000002,"endTime":1159.7700000000002,"body":"work? So how, how do you get a"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1155.8100000000002,"endTime":1159.7700000000002,"body":"seed from a seaweed and be able"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1159.7700000000002,"endTime":1162.92,"body":"to attach it to a line? 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And we've"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1870.3500000000001,"endTime":1874.0400000000002,"body":"done a deep dive again, pardon"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1874.0400000000002,"endTime":1877.22,"body":"the pun, but we've done a dive"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1874.0400000000002,"endTime":1877.22,"body":"on all of these to ensure that"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":1877.22,"endTime":1878.99,"body":"we're fully compliant."},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1879.5300000000002,"endTime":1883.25,"body":"Absolutely. So it"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1879.5300000000002,"endTime":1883.25,"body":"seems from our conversation so"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1883.25,"endTime":1887.63,"body":"far, that there really aren't"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":1883.25,"endTime":1887.63,"body":"any negatives. 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We're expecting the"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2375.28,"endTime":2379.2400000000002,"body":"same thing for our professional"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2375.28,"endTime":2379.2400000000002,"body":"series components of siwi days."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2379.51,"endTime":2382.4500000000003,"body":"And we started to get"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2379.51,"endTime":2382.4500000000003,"body":"registration for seminars and"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2382.4500000000003,"endTime":2385.7200000000003,"body":"online talks from all over the"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2382.4500000000003,"endTime":2385.7200000000003,"body":"world. 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And Mike, I was"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2404.65,"endTime":2408.13,"body":"hoping to talk about your"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2408.13,"endTime":2411.2200000000003,"body":"background and how you found"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2408.13,"endTime":2411.2200000000003,"body":"your career path that led you"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2411.2200000000003,"endTime":2413.29,"body":"eventually to this place with"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2411.2200000000003,"endTime":2413.29,"body":"Cascadia."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2414.61,"endTime":2416.77,"body":"So,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2414.61,"endTime":2416.77,"body":"you've got to be an entrepreneur"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2416.8,"endTime":2420.94,"body":"to do this because we're"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2416.8,"endTime":2420.94,"body":"pioneers in this sector, and we"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2420.94,"endTime":2424.42,"body":"realize that all the components"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2420.94,"endTime":2424.42,"body":"of a good solid business are"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2424.42,"endTime":2429.25,"body":"there, and we put them together."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2424.42,"endTime":2429.25,"body":"That being said, two of my"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2429.25,"endTime":2431.4700000000003,"body":"partners, as I mentioned"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2429.25,"endTime":2431.4700000000003,"body":"earlier, have decades and"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2431.4700000000003,"endTime":2434.7400000000002,"body":"decades working on the ocean. 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And there's always"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2569.32,"endTime":2573.07,"body":"some kind of ties to other"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2569.32,"endTime":2573.07,"body":"things people have either done"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2573.07,"endTime":2577.2400000000002,"body":"in biology, with the ocean, or"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2573.07,"endTime":2577.2400000000002,"body":"with food."},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2578.9500000000003,"endTime":2582.04,"body":"That's fantastic."},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2578.9500000000003,"endTime":2582.04,"body":"That's, that's a great little"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2582.04,"endTime":2588.7000000000003,"body":"side story there. 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And that's the same"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2628.21,"endTime":2632.2000000000003,"body":"reaction when anyone pulls"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2632.35,"endTime":2634.9,"body":"seaweed right out of the ocean"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2632.35,"endTime":2634.9,"body":"or right out of the water in the"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2634.9,"endTime":2639.31,"body":"case of the Dulce and tastes it."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2634.9,"endTime":2639.31,"body":"So I would have to say that,"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2639.76,"endTime":2642.9700000000003,"body":"like a good father, all of my"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2639.76,"endTime":2642.9700000000003,"body":"seaweeds are tasty and"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2642.9700000000003,"endTime":2649.09,"body":"nutritious. And I don't really"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2642.9700000000003,"endTime":2649.09,"body":"have a favorite natural product."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2649.3900000000003,"endTime":2654.07,"body":"When it's and again, we've done"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2649.3900000000003,"endTime":2654.07,"body":"a test turning it into dried"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2654.07,"endTime":2657.19,"body":"snack sheets. We've done tests"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2654.07,"endTime":2657.19,"body":"with the smoothie cubes, we've"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2657.19,"endTime":2660.6400000000003,"body":"made lasagna out of it. We've"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2657.19,"endTime":2660.6400000000003,"body":"made burgers out of it. It"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2660.6400000000003,"endTime":2664.78,"body":"really enhances the flavor and"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2660.6400000000003,"endTime":2664.78,"body":"taste great in whatever its"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2664.78,"endTime":2670.54,"body":"format. It's in so long answer"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2664.78,"endTime":2670.54,"body":"to say no, I don't have I don't"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2670.54,"endTime":2673.27,"body":"have a personal favorite."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2670.54,"endTime":2673.27,"body":"They're all pretty darn good."},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2673.6600000000003,"endTime":2678.6400000000003,"body":"And we have a brand on Vancouver"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2673.6600000000003,"endTime":2678.6400000000003,"body":"Island called Island. Good. So"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2678.6400000000003,"endTime":2682.7200000000003,"body":"I'd have to say that all of our"},{"speaker":"Mike Williamson, Cascadia Seaweed","startTime":2678.6400000000003,"endTime":2682.7200000000003,"body":"seaweeds are truly Island. 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Thanks so"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2744.63,"endTime":2747.9,"body":"much to Mike Williamson from"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2747.9,"endTime":2751.56,"body":"Cascadia seaweed. I learned so"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2747.9,"endTime":2751.56,"body":"much and it was a great"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2751.56,"endTime":2755.4900000000002,"body":"conversation. If you want to"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2751.56,"endTime":2755.4900000000002,"body":"learn more about what Cascadia"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2755.4900000000002,"endTime":2759.09,"body":"seaweed is doing and what"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2755.4900000000002,"endTime":2759.09,"body":"seaweed farming even looks like,"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2759.3,"endTime":2762.57,"body":"check them out at Cascadia"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2759.3,"endTime":2762.57,"body":"seaweed.com. And also check them"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2762.57,"endTime":2766.5,"body":"out at seaweed days.com as well"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2762.57,"endTime":2766.5,"body":"for their new introduction to"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2766.5,"endTime":2770.28,"body":"the COVID line of products."},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2766.5,"endTime":2770.28,"body":"Seaweed days is Cascadia seaweed"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2770.28,"endTime":2773.1,"body":"reach out event for their new"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2770.28,"endTime":2773.1,"body":"line of products. It will be"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2773.1,"endTime":2776.55,"body":"happening from May 17 to the"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2773.1,"endTime":2776.55,"body":"23rd in Sydney, British"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2776.55,"endTime":2779.9700000000003,"body":"Columbia. 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And I"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2786.75,"endTime":2789.7200000000003,"body":"would just like to thank the"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2789.7200000000003,"endTime":2792.09,"body":"rest of the team from the"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2789.7200000000003,"endTime":2792.09,"body":"aquatic biosphere project,"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2792.21,"endTime":2795.63,"body":"specifically to Paula Polman,"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2792.21,"endTime":2795.63,"body":"Sophie cervera, and Anna"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2795.63,"endTime":2798.48,"body":"Bettini. Thanks for all of your"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2795.63,"endTime":2798.48,"body":"help. To learn more about the"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2798.48,"endTime":2801.6,"body":"aquatic biosphere project and"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2798.48,"endTime":2801.6,"body":"what we're doing here in Alberta"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2801.6,"endTime":2804.3,"body":"telling the story of water."},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2801.6,"endTime":2804.3,"body":"Check us out at aquatic"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2804.33,"endTime":2809.01,"body":"biosphere.ca. And if you have"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2804.33,"endTime":2809.01,"body":"any questions or comments about"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2809.01,"endTime":2813.09,"body":"the show, we'd love to hear"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2809.01,"endTime":2813.09,"body":"them. Email us at conservation"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2813.42,"endTime":2819.06,"body":"at aquatic biosphere.org. 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Make sure you check out"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2845.9700000000003,"endTime":2849.4500000000003,"body":"next week's episode. You won't"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2849.4500000000003,"endTime":2852.54,"body":"want to miss it. Thanks and it's"},{"speaker":"David Evans","startTime":2849.4500000000003,"endTime":2852.54,"body":"been a splash"}]}