Pee + poo + biochar = Kenyan fertilizer (free webinar)
Poo, pee and biochar equals Kenyan fertilizer
Monday, May 11th 12pm PST / 3pm EST
A team working in an informal settlement in Kisumu, Kenya, is turning human excreta into clean, granular fertilizer to improve sanitation, agriculture, and the health of Lake Victoria. Learn from Cornell University professor Rebecca Nelson how her team is finding safe, low-tech, affordable products that help address the interwoven global challenges of food security, environmental sustainability and inequality.
Presenter: Dr. Nelson is a former MacArthur Fellow and expert on the Circular Bionutrient Economy. She teaches and conducts research in Cornell’s School of Integrative Plant Science and also the Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment.
Both webinars are free and sponsored in partnership with OnThisEarth.blog, Greywater Action and the Rich Earth Institute.