Join Jay Cousins for a hands-on session where you’ll learn to transform kitchen waste into semi-automatic food-growing systems. Explore practical techniques like wicking systems, Kratky hydroponics, connected wicking beds, and gravity-fed irrigation. Jay will also demonstrate how to upcycle Maker Faire’s waste streams and harvest your own waste to develop efficient urban food production systems.

What You’ll Learn:

• Wicking System Fundamentals – Understand how wicking systems work and their role in sustainable design or gardening.
• Rethinking Waste – Gain a new perspective on everyday waste and its potential beyond disposal.
• Opportunity in Discarded Materials – Discover creative and practical ways to repurpose waste into functional systems or products.

About Jay:

Jay Cousins is an inventor, entrepreneur, community catalysts and part time Wizard of Waste. He lives in Dahab, where he explores low tech methods for “Trashforming” Wastes into food, among other interests.

Duration:

1 hour

Date & Time:

Day 2

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM