ABOUT SPRU
SPRU is proud to be South Africa's first fresh Spirulina farm
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MORE & BETTER
SUSTAINABLE FOOD
We work to bring a powerfully nutritious and naturally healing food to a world increasingly in need of more and better nutrition, sustainably produced.
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LOW IMPACT ECOFRIENDLY FARMING
We are deeply conscious of our footprint on the earth and strive to be as low impact and eco-friendly as possible.
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SCIENCE &
RESEARCH BASED
SPRU is farmed under the personal supervision of Dr Melinda Griffiths PhD (UCT & University of Cambridge), a leading algal biotechnology & spirulina scientist.
WHO WE ARE
INHAPPINESS FOUNDATION
INHAPPINESS is a science based public health foundation dedicated to improving the human experience.
Since 2013 we have worked with USAID, PEPFAR, World Vision and other international NGOs on HIV/AIDS related projects in Africa, Health and fitness projects in Europe, and now to bring fresh living Spirulina to the world.
SPIRULIVING INSTITUTE
SPIRULIVING is a division of INHAPPINESS dedicated to improving human health through clean, pure, high-density nutrition.
The LIVEYOUNGER team — led by Dr Melinda Griffiths PhD —has developed a revolutionary new low-cost bioreactor based modular farming system to grow fresh living spirulina.
Our goal is to enable an international network of local fresh spirulina farms producing high quality consistent food products for mankind.
We are developing marketing and distribution systems for fresh living Spirulina products that can be rolled out worldwide under the SPRU brand.
HEAL YOUR HEALTH PTY LTD
This privately owned South African company was created to provide innovative new nutritional solutions that can improve public health.
HEAL YOUR HEALTH has partnered with SPIRULIVING to open the first SPRU farm and launch SPRU products onto the South African market.
WHAT WE DO
VISION
Our vision is to accelerate the availability and distribution of fresh living Spirulina to improve global nutrition.
The current explosion of high-tech vertical farming seeks to revolutionise plant food delivery — we believe SPRU modular farms are logical additions to augment this plant nutrition with high nutritional density and high-protein living Spirulina.
SPRU FARMING
The SPRU farming system grows living Spirulina in custom designed photobioreactors.
Our breakthrough has been to reduce the cost of commercial algea bioreactors by almost 90%.
SPRU farms use no farmland, very little water, and solar power to grow living spirulina for local markets.
We are working to create a carbon neutral modular farming system that can easily be duplicated as required anywhere in the world.
SPRU PRODUCTS
We are working to develop a range of healthy SPRU products that are attractive to consumers — helping to shift eating habits from high-sugar and over-processed foods to healthy natural alternatives.
Our vision is to work towards a farm to table distribution model that will reduce costs and make healthy SPRU products available to an ever-wider market.
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