As part of the research project, nine farmers were given materials and trained how to build and use a hoop house.
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Waste Land trails Brazilian artist Vik Muniz in his journey back to his hometown of Rio de Janeiro where he involves pickers of recyclable materials, called catadores, in an art project that re-creates classic works of art using the trash they pick for a living.
Other Google Cultural Institute projects have included showcasing the Dead Sea Scrolls, presenting thousands of works of art online through the Art Project, and the digitization of the Yad Vashem Holocaust materials.
The MaterialsProject is a collaboration between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to accelerate innovation in materials research by providing materials researchers with the information they need.