2,442 words, ~ 7 .5 min read This piece is the first of a three part series, in partnership with Katapult. Parts two and three of the series will include a company deep dive, profiling a business in this space, as well as a live session designed for our community’s participation. Stay tuned! Report North…

2,152 words, ~ 7 min read “The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we…

1,979 words, ~ 6.5 min read Report North Star Scale carbon sequestration, promote clean energy production and illuminate the soil enrichment benefits of biochar.  What is Biochar?  Biochar is a biocarbon made by pyrolysis, i.e.: the heating of biomass in the absence of oxygen. During the slow baking of biomass, gas and oil separate from…

1,700 words, 5.7 min read “The planet’s health actually depends on our respect for fungi.” – Paul Stamets Report North Star Build awareness of and accelerate mycelium use cases that solve climate challenges.  What is Mycelium?  Mycelium is the vegetative part of fungus. It’s a living organism that consists of a network of filaments called…

Wise words from the kelp father  Courtney Boyd Myers (“CBM”), the CEO and founder of AKUA, is no stranger to consumer packaged goods (“CPG”). In fact, she grew up in a house that was inundated with them. When we sat down with her and asked her what her “a-ha” moment was that sparked AKUA, she said…