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biofabrication

What if we could "grow" clothes from microbes, furniture from living organisms and buildings with exteriors like tree bark? Suzanne Lee shares exciting developments from the field of biofabrication and shows how it could help us replace major sources of waste, like plastic and cement, with sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives.

***TED talk

 

Rising from the ashes: Sandy Bay_October 2021

So excited about the innovative UP-cycled Organic Compost Workshop for Sandy Bay farmers....

#community #engineering #architecture #research #compost #organicfarming #reconstruction #livelihoods #knowhow #circulareconomy #upcycling #smart #innovation #resilientcommunities #regenerativeeconomy #humanitarian #thinkglobalactlocal #ecology #economy #teamwork #volcano #volcanicash #sargassum #seaweed #risingfromtheashes #biodiversity #SIDS #climatecrisis #naturaldisaster #holistic

GER3 continues to support recovery efforts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in response to the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano last spring. After two months of on-the-ground work, the impacts of GER3’s recovery programs are visible throughout the Sandy Bay area.

Over 45 homes have been cleared of ash and debris, allowing residents to return to their homes and rebuild their lives. In the process, over 70 people from the Sandy Bay community have received temporary income for their work on cash-for-work teams, providing livelihood support to a local economy that was decimated by the eruption.

In addition, GER3’s home rehabilitation program is progressing though the final selection phase and will soon begin work on a number of homes.

GER3 has also launched programs targeting local farmers, whose livelihoods were severely disrupted. Though six months have passed since the eruptions subsided, farmers remain unable to sow their mountain-side plots due to unsafe access and inhospitable soil conditions, precluding even subsistence-level activities.

In response, GER3 – in partnership with Luke Punnet of Richmond Vale Academy in St. Vincent – launched an organic compositing program that will draw upon local knowledge as well as the latest scientific research to teach and to learn about organic composting methods using locally available resources like volcanic ash and sargassum. This program thus converts local resources of no or negative economic value (ash and sargassum) into fertile soil without the use of chemicals or fertilizers, while providing livelihood support to local farmers.

Luke Punnet of Richmond Vale Academy discussing organic composting techniques with farmers.

Notwithstanding the great progress of GER3 and its partners, much work remains and GER3 will continue to help Sandy Bay and St. Vincent build back better.

Donations at www.ger3.org

mushrooms, future & vegan leather

#Closed-loop process uses abundant, natural fibers to create 100‰ biodegradable materials, making this an infinitely renewable technology.

#A new kind of leather grown rapidly from mycelium and agricultural byproducts in a carbon-negative process. 

#Custom-engineered material is sustainable, versatile, and animal–free. Best of all, it feels and performs like leather.

#Mycelium can be grown in almost any kind of agriculture waste, including sawdust and pistachio shells. 

#MycoWorks inoculates it with the live culture of the reishi mushroom, which will feed off of anything, unlike other pickier mushrooms. 

#The mushrooms grow together within the material, which can be configured into any shape, forming natural polymers that adhere like glue.

# The material is then baked to kill the organisms, so that if it ever got wet, mushrooms wouldn’t start sprouting again.

Engineered to Perform
Versatile
Sustainable
Cost Competitive

This material is strong, flexible, and durable, just like conventional leathers. 

It is also water-resistant.

 And since it's made from natural fibers, it breathes and feels like leather.

This leather is uniquely customizable. 

Any textures and other features can be grown right into the material.

 And unlike animal hides, these materials can be grown to nearly any size and shape.

More info @ mycoworks

Prototyping for development: transforming women's lives [Abetenim, Ghana]

The consequences of not having access to basic services as clean water and toilets affect WOMAN and GIRLS the most. [watch WaterAid's video for more details]

This eco-effective prototype-house:

- eliminates the health & safety risks caused by the lack of domestic SANITATION [dry toilet]

- generates free ORGANIC FREE FERTILIZER & COMPOST [UDDT system]

- collects, stores and treats the rain in order to provide FREE CLEAN WATER [green roof + storage tank + solar powered UV lamp system]

This can ONLY happen if we have your SUPPORT, PLEASE DONATE, any little helps:

https://www.gofundme.com/PROTOTYPE-GHANA16