Brainfood
A weekly dose of exciting information about the links between soil-friendly agriculture and better nutrition for body and soul.
Magazine
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Regenerative Agriculture: The future of food production
26.05.2023
A growing population, increasing temperatures and an agriculture that pays far too little attention to the soil as the basis…
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Madame Frigo against Food Waste
24.05.2023
It's easily done: You get home with bags of shopping and realise that your refrigerator is already full! Madame Frigo…
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Soil Architects
25.04.2023
Ingesting, devouring and excreting nothing of use is not unusual. But this is how the humble earthworm builds up soil.…
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Gartengold – Juice with a Mission
19.04.2023
Every year, 20’000 – 40'000 tons of Swiss apples end up in the garbage or on the compost heap. GARTENGOLD…
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The life-cycle assessment of dairy milk alternatives
29.03.2023
They have been on the vegan shelves of our large supermarket chains for years: Dairy milk alternatives for adding to…
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Arid conditions in Switzerland – forge ahead with transformation!
10.03.2023
Those who like to ride their bike along forest and field paths in the Swiss Midlands have been sitting pretty…
The plant based scout
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The more plants you eat, the clearer your belly thinks
17.05.2023
Humans are more than just a body – billions and billions of bacteria live in and on us helping, for…
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Protein-rich diet without meat – a 2000-year-old trend
14.03.2023
Meat has established itself in our cuisine as the standard when it comes to protein, even though it was the…
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Vitamin B12: A resolvable problem
20.01.2023
Vitamin B12, as vitamin research discovered many years ago, is vital for the human body, but it is also rare,…
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Juni - die Gurke
01.06.2023
Summertime is cucumber time. Especially on hot days, the vegetable is eaten in large quantities due to its refreshing taste…
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May - rhubarb
28.04.2023
With the first warm rays of sunshine, more and more is happening in the fields. For example, the rhubarb is…
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April - lettuce
04.04.2023
Polytunnels are once again bursting with great-tasting, fresh, crisp lettuce leaves! Oh, how we've missed our butter lettuce, oakleaf and…
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March - Spinach
03.03.2023
Now's the time, depending on the weather conditions and temperature, to sew the first varieties of vegetables, such as spinach,…
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February - Red cabbage
10.02.2023
Red cabbage, red cabbage, blue cabbage or blue cabbage? Almost no other vegetable has as many names as the cabbage…
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January - parsnip
19.01.2023
Did you know that the parsnip contains more vitamin C than carrots? Yep! And, depending on the quality of the…
FOODPRINT CALCULATOR
Even the smallest of our actions has a consequence somewhere in the world. And that’s nice. Because if we want to live more climate-consciously, we can start with our diet. You can improve your personal environmental balance just by making small adjustments.
The key words are: less processed, more regional and seasonal. You can use this calculator to find out how your diet affects the environment.
Have fun – and enjoy making the change.
Videos
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farmer's fable #4 Hinterhof Metzgerei
12.10.2022
In the fourth farmer's table episode, Michael Vogt, founder of Hinterhof Metzgerei, talks about his career change, his motivation, his…
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Keynote: How to make earth zero waste - Douglas McMaster
18.09.2021
HOW TO MAKE EARTH ZERO WASTE
What do we need to change about our supply chains to stop the increasingly…
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PODIUM DISCUSSION: BRUTALLY LOCAL – BILLY WAGNER & TOBIAS ZIHLMANN
17.09.2021
How can gastronomy influence consumption and agriculture?
It is possible to combine good taste with a clear conscience. At least…
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farmer's table #3 David de Brito - Terramay
03.09.2021
In the third part of our farmer`s table video series, David de Brito takes us to Alentejo, Portugal, where he’s…
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farmer's table #2 Fabio Müller - Kuro & Mein Schwein
27.08.2021
The second part of our video series focusses on farmer Fabio Müller from Kuro and Mein Schwein. Fabio explains what…
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HANNI RÜTZLER AND ANDRIN WILLI DISCUSS THE FOOD REPORT 2022
19.05.2021
This video sees Andrin Willi and the trend researcher Hanni Rützler discuss the Food Report 2022, talk about trends in…
Podcasts
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Franziska Wick: Microbes are like tourists in the gut
19.05.2022
Microbes are like tourists in the gut
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