smuc.kitchen Field Test

Supermarkets ditch piles of unsold but perfectly edible food every single day. What if rescued food could be delivered to kitchens where it turns into a nourishing meal? How would we teach an algorithm to distribute food items in urban communities?

Smuc.kitchen invites you to imagine a community-run urban infrastructure for teaching a machine to distribute food fairly. Join us for three workshops and a dinner to playfully negotiate the criteria of food distribution, sensing, and cooking and to engage with algorithms and machine learning critically.

The invitation is open to all Basel residents. Participants are ideally available for dinner on March 13 and workshops on March 23, April 13, and April 27. On some days during the experiment, participants will receive deliveries of rescued food items. Event language is English and German.

As a small thank you, participants will receive a StadtBon Basel voucher.

Write to us to learn more or sign up at ozan.guengoer@fhnw.ch.

The event series cooperates with the FHNW Food Culture Lab.

Welcome Dinner

March 13, 2024 (Wednesday)
6.30pm – 9pm
Food Culture Lab Basel (Freilager-Platz)

Meeting the group, chatting about motivation to join, favourite recipes, cooking habits, food waste.

Workshop 1

March 23, 2024 (Saturday)
10am – 4pm
Critical Media Lab Basel (Freilager-Platz)

Negotiation criteria for food distribution within the group and teaching an algorithm.

Workshop 2

April 13, 2024 (Saturday)
10am – 4pm
Critical Media Lab Basel (Freilager-Platz)

Sharing experiences with the food deliveries, renegotiating distribution and reteaching the machine.

Workshop 3

April 27, 2024 (Saturday)
10am – 2pm
Food Culture Lab Basel (Freilager-Platz)

Sharing experiences with the food deliveries, reflecting on the experience, closing lunch.