Throughout Coastal Connections, we’ve seen a number of examples of humans working together to restore and steward natural systems that have come out of balance. In this episode, we dive into a number of stories from a seaweed inspired individual in PEI. Dr. Irené Novaczek is a benthic ecologist, gardener, professor and entrepreneur, just to name a few of her titles. Dr. Novaczek discusses her diverse journey building community resiliency, through innovative entrepreneurship and maximizing socio- ecological relationships. This episode is co- hosted by Dr. Kelly Vodden, a professor and researcher of community development and rural resiliency at Grenfell campus, Memorial University.

•Social enterprise in Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/053.nsf/eng/h_00006.html
•Social enterprise at MUN
https://www.mun.ca/social-enterprise/

Irene’s Work:
•Oceanna Seaplants: https://bit.ly/OceannaSeaplants
•Sea Vegetable of the Pacific Islands Cookbook- https://bit.ly/SeaweedCookBook
•Lettuce of the sea article: http://saltyisland.com/lettuce-of-the-sea/
•Learn more about saving seeds: http://www.seedsecurity.ca/en/programs/save

PEI farmers markets:
ohttps://summersidefarmersmarket.com
ohttps://charlottetownfarmersmarket.com/portfolio/kettlegrove-soapworks/

Basin Head Provincial Park, PEI
•https://welcomepei.com/beaches/basin-head-beach/
•Irish Moss in Basin Head- CBC News Article https://bit.ly/CBCIrishMoss

PEI Watershed Alliance
•https://www.facebook.com/pg/PEIWatershedAlliance/posts/

Irene’s Colleagues and Friends:
Thierry Chopin on the idea of co-cultivating multiple species together, or Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)
•https://bit.ly/SeaweedAndSalmon
•‘Networking Friday with Thierry Chopin’ https://bit.ly/ThierryChopin
•Seaweeds and Parkinsons Article- https://bit.ly/SeaweedAndParkinsons

Theresa Doyle and Rock Barra Retreat
- https://www.teresadoyle.com/rock-barra-retreat/

Special Credits:
Script Design by Emily Doyle, Post Doctoral Fellow, Rural Resilience, MUN
https://ruralresilience.ca/researchers/postdoctoral-researchers/emily-doyle/

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