















19-20. 09. 2021
@Brussels
A Call from the Soil
We are looking for Soilmates
Scientists, researchers, environmental activists or politicians in love with the regenerative earth and wishing to share their knowledge through presentations and texts
Producers, farmers, chefs and sommeliers with a soil-to-plate approach and who wish to meet a network of like-minded souls
Artists and artisans who want to give a voice to the earth through performances and artistic interventions
2 days of exploring the urban soil 19-20. 9. 2021
with artistic, scientific and culinary interventions at many places in Brussels
Reflecting on the role of the soil in the city and stimulating new initiatives in connection with the living earth.
Do you want to join the movement?
Send an email to [email protected]
with your answers to following questions:
Who are you/what are you doing?
What is your connection with the living earth?
How do you want to contribute to Soilmates?
SOILMATES are people willing to think holistically about the web of life. Our aim is to create a paradigm shift in which the living earth becomes the center of the culinary and artistic experience, rather than the chef, artist or the farmer. The soil becomes the subject.
By choosing a regenerative farming and food system and ensuring healthy soil, we – and future generations – will be able to continue to enjoy this bountiful array of precious materials and delicious foods.
The Soilmates movement has been initiated by restaurant owners Caroline Baerten and Nicolas Decloedt (Humus & Hortense), farmer Dries Delanote (Le Monde des Mille Couleurs) and creative designer Alexandra Swenden (Swenden Studio).
Since then, the collective has been joined by numerous chefs, regenerative farmers, artists, artisans, eco-warriors, scientists, and food experts.
Soilmates, wanneer niets doen, een sense of urgency krijgt,
Culinair Ambiance. Willem Asaert, Belgium, January 2021
Smaakvolle Groenten, Akkers Vol Leven,
Voedsel Anders Online. July 2020
A l’Ecoute de la Terre,
La Libre, Laura Centrella, Belgium, July 2020
Soilmates, l’événement qui réunit les Chefs et la terre,
Graines de Papilles, France, July 2020
Le jardin d’eden,
Delphine Abdelmoula, La Petite Ethicerie, Belgium, August 2020
Potager Ensauvagé,
Regain Magazine, Paule Masson, France, September 2020
Soilmates: New collaborative project campaigns to protect fertile soil,
Press inquiry