Why consume Akal spirulina?

«The main health effects are Immune system boost. The main feedback from our customers, states Laurent Lecesve, the farm's founder in 2010, is that they no longer get sick in the winter. Goodbye to flu or never-ending colds!

It's important to know that spirulina can also be used to save people from famine. In our society, we're more threatened by junk food! So, the little spiral helps to fill the gaps. She brings us exactly what we need : such a vitamin, such a trace element, it rebalances and brings completeness to our cells and to our entire organism. Spirulina has the power to give you a stronger constitution.»

So with spirulina, are weary spells a thing of the past? «You can still get sick, but you're back on your feet in 2 days," confirms Marie Brunel, co-manager of the organisation. "We see people who arrive with preconceptions about spirulina but change their minds when they taste it and discover all the..." sweetness of its taste. Some detect a hazelnut note, and it pairs just as well with sweet as with savoury.»

Akhal, it's also A way to cultivate spirulina one Gentle culture, as a team, of which spirulina is part. The biodynamic calendar has been used for a few years to define harvest days. Marie comments: «New moon days are grey days where observations have shown us that harvesting on these days does more harm than good. So we refrain from harvesting! Taking this calendar into account, listen to spirulina, with parameters, and also with our sensitivity, this is the specificity of Akal spirulina.

At the beginning and end of the season, as well as on the solstice days, ceremonies are organised that restore a sacred dimension. Spirulina mantras are sung, which helps to weave another, subtle and unified, bond between the team members, enabling them to overcome the difficult periods that are bound to arise during the season. It is also about recognising and to honour the full value of microalgae, a food that is out of the ordinary for all members of Akal.»

«With Akal, we're not just here to produce and sell a product,» Marie continues. "We're in service of something bigger. Spirulina is a micro-organism over 3.5 billion years old. It was here long before us and will be here long after us. Everyone puts themselves in service of that, and of what it teaches us."

For us, yoga practitioners, this translates into a lot of practical application: within this cooperative undertaking, we experience how to serve universal consciousness while living in the world. At Akal, this manifests as getting up in the morning to harvest spirulina, filter it, press it, clean the ponds, package it, and sell it at the farm or at markets...

«I want people to consume it not for the iron and protein, but because it nourishes on different levels, not just physically,» continues Laurent, the founder. «I want to share it with children all over the world. Children like protein and when they start consuming it before the age of 7, they come back to it. It helps to support their immune system and their growth.” He concludes: “It’s an ally in consciousness change, the paradigm shift. It came to bring us Something new that comes from a very long time ago, so that we can align ourselves and elevate ourselves.. »

Akal spirulina is a global project that invites us to rethink our diet, but also our way of life and our way of consuming, on a global scale.

«This project is not just about consuming spirulina by adding it to one's meals for extra nutrients. She nourishes me deeply and I relish eating it! »At Akal, we don’t consider it a food supplement but as a food, integrated into our daily lives, just like bread. Spirulina will be part of this in the coming years, and it already is for the people on the team," states Marie.

Laurent continues, «The Akal project is also many other things :

• One Innovative permaculture vision with a forest garden orchard of 400 trees planted of a variety of 50 fruit trees: kiwis, apples, pears, plums, cherries, grapes, guavas, persimmons, pawpaws, citrus fruits.
• It's a human and global initiative with a Horizontal governance in a cooperative society where decisions are made by consensus.
• These are educational visits with many people welcomed to the spirulina farm.
• And soon it will be a place for vibrant immersive yoga experiences, in various forms: cold yoga, hot yoga, laughter yoga… To awaken, to awaken our capacity for resilience, to better respond to external shocks. We want to unveil this living ecosystem, offer the treasures of nature and have experiences to grow together.»

The heart of the Akal project is this deep desire to make spirulina accessible to everyone. «For a very long time, I've heard that spirulina doesn't taste good," laments Laurent. "Indeed, industrial spirulinas, in their spray-drying process, oxidise the spirulina and destroy its organoleptic qualities. On our side, we have developed" energy potions in which we blend spirulina with organic plants and spices. They have very functional effects; the effect of spirulina on immunity or vitality is amplified thanks to the synergy with other superfoods. The 2^e "The whole point of these potions is the taste! You just add a teaspoon of this potion to some juice, and 90–95 per cent of people find it delicious," he says enthusiastically. "You don’t have to force yourself to drink it anymore; it’s suitable for everyone! It’s another way to enjoy its effects and its taste."»

Is spirulina worth it? «I think so, otherwise I wouldn't be here 😉» he concludes.