28.-31.10.2026
SOIL TO SOUL
Switzerland’s most honest food festival
Discover the Programm!
At Soil to Soul, it’s about good food, but not only that. The food festival starts where your food begins: in the soil. You’ll meet people who are rethinking the way we grow, cook, research, ferment, forage, rescue, and enjoy food. Together, we explore questions that concern us all: What makes food nutritious? Why is healthy soil so important? And how are enjoyment, health, and the future connected?
From 28 to 31 October 2026, Soil to Soul invites you to Zurich for Switzerland’s most honest food festival. Through workshops, tastings, talks, culinary events, and farm visits, you can experience knowledge first-hand. The programme explores wild herbs, fermentation, biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, Culinary Medicine, and forward-thinking farm-to-table cuisine. You’ll also meet many people who are taking food in new directions and thinking beyond the status quo.
Whether you’re a foodie, simply curious, a chef, producer, host, healthcare professional, or farmer, this food festival is for you if you want not only to eat well, but also to understand what lies behind your food. Whether your interest is pleasure, science, craftsmanship, nature, or health: there’s something for everyone.
When: 28–31.10.2026
Where: Zurich, Karl der Grosse, Kulturhaus Helferei and other locations
View the full program here!
Symposium Pass - 28.-31.10.2026
Thursday Day Pass - 29.10.2026
Friday Day Pass - 30.10.2026
Saturday Day Pass - 31.10.2026
Our Highlights:
-
Experience the Wonders of Nature: The Show by Dominik Eulberg
Show: Dominik Eulberg
Nature doesn’t need better arguments, it needs more attention. Through music, visuals, and storytelling, Dominik Eulberg takes the audience on…
-
Dan Barber: The Kitchen of the Future Begins in the Field
Keynote: Dan Barber
What if the most exciting innovations in cooking don't emerge at the stove, but out in the field? Dan Barber…
-
Grič: Experiencing Slovenia’s Nature
Culinary Event: Luka Košir
At Luka’s restaurant, Grič, the menus are shaped by whatever the garden, meadows, forest edge, and pantry currently have to…
-
Dominik Imhof: Wild Plants on the Plate
Workshop: Dominik Imhof
Nature holds far more edible treasures than many realize. Dominik Imhof introduces participants to local wild plants, showcasing their culinary…
-
Program
Translation:
All keynotes, talks, and panels are available in German and English via wordly.ai – directly on your smartphone.Wednesday:
The Perfect Start
-
We
28.1018:00 - 22:30The Perfect Start to the Event
Kombiticket: Eröffnungsdinner & Biodiversitätsshow
TicketsCHF 170.00 -
We
28.1018:00 - 20:30Soil to Soul Opening Dinner with Otto Berlin
Culinary Event: Vadim Otto Ursus & Sören Zuppke
TicketsCHF 150.00 -
We
28.1021:00 - 22:30Experience the Wonders of Nature: The Show by Dominik Eulberg
Show: Dominik Eulberg
TicketsCHF 35.00
Tursday:
Focus on Soil & Agriculture
-
Th
29.1009:00 - 20:00Soil to Soul Bistro: Your Place to Eat, Connect, and Share Ideas
Bistro: Andreas Handke
-
Th
29.1010:45 - 12:15Global Culinary Medicine Award 2026: When Taste Meets Health
Award Ceremony: PAN International
Sign upEintritt Frei -
Th
29.1020:00 - 23:00Taste Not Waste: An Evening Against Food Waste
Culinary Event: Esther Kern, Hansjörg Ladurner & Jens Jung
TicketsCHF 150.00
Friday:
Focus on Culinary Medicine
-
Fr
30.1010:30 - 11:30Communicating Health: Inspiring Change Through Food and Storytelling
Workshop: Kerstin Plehwe & Robert Graham
TicketsCHF 35.00 -
Fr
30.1014:30 - 15:30Dr. Rob the Chef: Bridging Culinary Arts and Medicine. Can the food we eat truly prevent disease?
Keynote: Robert Graham
TicketsCHF 5.00 -
Fr
30.1014:30 - 16:30The Future of Viticulture: A new Climate Demands New Systems
Masterclass: Paul Blume
TicketsCHF 35.00 -
Fr
30.1016:00 - 17:30Robert Graham: The Chef. The Physician. Your Guide to Better Health.
Workshop: Robert Graham
TicketsCHF 35.00 -
Fr
30.1017:30 - 18:30The Soil to Soul Panel: Shaping a Healthy Future Through Science
Panel: Kerstin Plehwe, Laura Nyström, Laurenz Werner & Dan Barber
TicketsCHF 5.00
Saturday:
Get Involved & Experience
-
Sa
31.1010:00 - 13:00Vegetables on the Edge: Expect the Unexpected
Workshop: Esther Kern & Regina Schwarzenbach
TicketsCHF 80.00 -
Sa
31.1010:00 - 10:30 -
Sa
31.1011:00 - 12:00Fermentation at Home: Your Gateway to the Microscopic World
Keynote: Cindy Wunderli
TicketsCHF 5.00 -
Sa
31.1014:00 - 14:30 -
Sa
31.1015:30 - 16:00 -
Sa
31.1018:30 - 19:30Inside Blue Hill, Rhizome and Stone Barns Center: Research, Kitchen, and the Future
Panel: Isabella Di Pietro, Jake du Pont, Andrew Luzmore & Jason Grauer
TicketsCHF 5.00 -
Sa
31.1020:00 - 23:00Wild Food with ANOAH and the FoodLab Crew
Culinary Event: Leon Paczkowski, Noah Rechsteiner & die FoodLab Crew
sold outCHF 125.00
