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Grow Your Own Superfood: Fresh Spirulina at Home

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About Grow Your Own Superfood: Fresh Spirulina at Home

Intro

What is Spirulina

Why Grow Your Own

All You Need

The Medium

The Starter Culture

Get Your Tank Ready

Basic Care

Harvesting

What You Will Learn?

  • You might have heard about spirulina already, or maybe even dare to try it in its dried form only to find out it is horrendous. Well, that’s true, it is, except when it’s fresh ! (trust me I wouldn’t believe that either before I tried growing some).
  • Spirulina is one of the most interesting food there is:.
  • - It’s full of complete proteins- anti-oxidants- and is a great source of iron. + much more.
  • Sadly,... researchers found out a nasty secret: most spirulina on the market today is full of toxins and heavy metals due to the water used to grow it in industrial conditions..
  • When I discovered that, I immediately threw mine in my plants (they loved it) and decided to grow my own. Which ended up being a great idea because fresh spirulina doesn’t have any taste at all indeed ! This allows me to use it in many different ways..
  • In this course, I’ll show you the easiest way to get fresh spirulina at home. You’ll even learn how to automate your culture so that the only thing you have to do is to harvest it when ready !.
  • Spirulina is super adaptable which means anyone can do it – this course makes a perfect project to do with kids to teach them about plants, basic chemistry and nutrition..
  • Air Pump: – Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinaairpump.
  • Aquarium Heater:– Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinaheater.
  • PH Paper:– Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinaphpaper.
  • 400 Mesh Fabric for Filtering:– AliExpress (much cheaper): smarturl.it/spirulinafilterAE– Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinafilter.
  • Smart Plug: – Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinasmartplug.
  • Baking Soda: – Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinabakingsoda.
  • Saltpeter:– Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinasaltpeter.
  • Diammonium Phosphate:– Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinadiammonium.
  • Iron Supplement:– Amazon/iHerb: smarturl.it/spirulinaferrous.
  • Epsom Salt:– Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinaepsomsalt.
  • Potassium Sulfate:– Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinapotassium.
  • Links provided are earning me a small promotion that helps me creating appealing courses..
  • Additional Care Info:.
  • In order to make sure my spirulina is well, I like to take a look at it under a cheap microscope once in a while which allows me to see quickly if anything else is present in the water..
  • As long as your culture doesn't smell or look suspicious you should be fine. Please make sure to consult a specialist if you're planning on using your spirulina extensively or feed it to a young person, this course is for informational purposes only – the platform and creator deny any responsability..