Maker Faire Africa

Homegrown Village: Food, Farming, and More

Homegrown Village: Food, Farming, and More

The Homegrown Village at Maker Faire celebrates the fact that farmers and food makers are the original makers. After all, the earliest examples of tool-making and innovation is for the making, hunting, and growing of food. Homegrown Village is back for the 5th year running, and you can still be part of it as a maker, presenter, demonstrator, and, of course, visitor.

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A Urine Powered Generator, Ag Hacks, and Arduino at Maker Faire Africa 2012

A Urine Powered Generator, Ag Hacks, and Arduino at Maker Faire Africa 2012

@whiteafrican Erik Hersman’s slideshow of Maker Faire Africa 2012 in Lagos—including the gorgeous shot of the four teen girls and their smarturine powered generator that has been making the rounds on the Internet.

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African Hackerspaces Trip Still Needs Funding

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about Mitch Altman and Bilal Ghalib’s desire to raise money to host a three-day maker/hackerspace at Maker Faire Africa (coming up in Cairo on Oct 6-8). They still need support…

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