Touch the Soil News #905 (Feature photo – Frozen Shrimp- CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Greenville, South Carolina is a modest city of around 70,000. However, it is at the center of a much larger metro area of some 400,000. Marine biologist Valeska Minkowski understands that global shrimp production is unsustainable and has too many negative impacts to ocean eco-systems. In order to eat fresh shrimp, Minkowski decided to start a shrimp farm in Greenville. Now, one year into the project, she has harvested her first 200 lbs. of shrimp – which sold out immediately. Recently the Greenville News did story on her enterprise and what the future looks like for…
