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Gowanus Canal kelp farm celebrates its first commercial harvest

RETI Executive Director Tim Gilman-Sevcik checking one of the shorter, experimental lines of kelp.

RETI Executive Director Tim Gilman-Sevcik checking one of the shorter, experimental lines of kelp.

Kelp grown in the canal is too toxic to eat, so the RETI Center will experiment with new, climate-friendly uses for the crop, including making plant-based concrete. [ more › ]