Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA)

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae — AFA — is a wild freshwater microalgae, classified as a cyanobacterium. It is one of the most ancient living organisms on the planet, predating multicellular life. Its biology is so dense with bioactive compounds that researchers have spent decades cataloguing what it does — and they're still finding new functions.

Unlike cultivated algae grown in artificial tanks, AFA grows wild in only a handful of pristine alkaline lakes worldwide. Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon — fed by volcanic mineral runoff and surrounded by national forest — is the source of every gram of AFA in the New Earth catalog.

The body identifies and absorbs whole-food micronutrients with precision that synthetic isolates cannot match. AFA's nutrients arrive bound in their natural cellular matrix — chelated, peptide-linked, paired with the enzymes and cofactors needed for assimilation.

The result: stronger cellular response, less metabolic waste, and a foundation that supports nearly every system in the body simultaneously — cognitive clarity through PEA, immune resilience through phycocyanin, cellular energy through chlorophyll and bioavailable trace minerals.

The lake sits at 4,140 feet of elevation in Oregon's Cascade Mountains. Its mineral-rich basin was formed by the eruption of Mt. Mazama roughly 7,000 years ago, leaving a volcanic soil bed that continuously enriches the water with chelated trace minerals. Spring-fed inflows, naturally alkaline pH, and roughly 300 days of annual sunshine create the precise conditions AFA evolved to thrive in — and Upper Klamath produces over 200 million pounds of wild AFA bloom every year.

Roughly 70% of the surrounding watershed is under federal land protection, keeping the source pristine. Our proprietary chilled-harvest technology captures AFA at peak biological activity and rushes it through cold-chain processing within minutes — no heat damage, no oxidation, no nutrient degradation.

Every batch is tested for over 40 distinct purity markers before it leaves our facility. We publish certificates of analysis on request.