# Fungi-Cultivating Coffee Makers The HIFA Drink Brewing System Recycles Coffee Grounds into Plants By M | Published 2016-07-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drink-brewing-system References: [core77](http://www.core77.com/projects/54515/HIFA-Brew-Coffee-While-Growing-Mushrooms) & [adrianperez](http://www.adrianperez.com/) Making use of coffee ground waste is the HIFA drink brewing system that creatively transforms the bean residue into fertilizer to grow plants. The system is built to seamlessly repurpose the waste so that in can be used to cultivate mushrooms, as a way to create a full consumption circle and find new use for food waste. The HIFA [coffee maker](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/singlecup-coffee-maker) is a sleek and modern brewing system that offers a more sustainable way for consumers to make coffee at home. The system brews coffee in a [French press style](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/italian-moka-coffee-pot) in a double-walled glass container that reduces temperature loss. The bean waste is then reused inside a fungiculture chamber as fertilizer to [grow mushrooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mushroom-grower) within the same device. After a 20-day growcycle, the mushrooms can be eaten and used for cooking. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 91% | Activity: 94% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Sustainable Coffee Makers:** Opportunity for companies to create coffee makers that repurpose waste to promote a circular consumption cycle. - **Fungiculture Devices:** Potential for companies to create devices that cultivate mushrooms using food waste as a fertilizer. - **Green Agriculture Practices:** Opportunity for agriculture businesses to explore sustainable farming practices, such as repurposing food waste as a fertilizer. ### Who This Affects Most - **Home Appliance Industry:** Companies within this industry can explore new ways to provide consumers with sustainable and innovative home brewing systems. - **Food and Beverage Industry:** This industry can tap into sustainable farming and food production by adopting green agricultural practices like using food waste as a fertilizer. - **Sustainable Packaging Industry:** Opportunity for this industry to provide eco-friendly packaging solutions for the HIFA coffee maker to further promote sustainable practices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [DIY Coffee Pod Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-pod-grinder.md) - [Coffee Pod-Making Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xpod.md) - [Self-Refilling Coffee Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kara-pod.md) - [Waste-Reducing Coffee Balls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-balls.md) - [Mushroom Coffee Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bright-cups.md) - [At-Home Coffee Pod Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-pod-maker.md) - [Full-Immersion Vacuum Coffee Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noair-coffee-brewing-system.md) - [Grown Drinkware Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gourd.md) - [Coffee Grounds-Made Home Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-grounds-as-material.md)