(This event will be held in English)
Free screening of Eat More Trees, a film by Arne Focketyn at USquare, followed by a panel discussion.
What is the power of agroforestry and alternative agriculture ?
Eat More Trees brings together pioneers from around the world, from the Amazon rainforest to Spain, following their quest for a new form of agriculture.
Their dream? To fill supermarkets with healthy and diverse products from agroforestry. Is this a utopian vision, or will they succeed in becoming a catalyst for lasting change? After all, reviving agriculture can save entire villages from neglect.
The film intertwines the personal stories of Alfonso, Yanniek, and Louis with broader, universal themes of regeneration, environment, sustainability, and humanity's connection to the earth. We witness their daily struggles, their triumphs and setbacks, and the growing impact of their work on their communities. Their paths cross when they decide to collaborate and share their knowledge.
Presented by the Swifft Collective’s Chair in Sustainable Transformations and Wellbeing and the VUB's House of Sustainable Transitions, this film showcases how sustainability transformations take shape through people doing things otherwise – and through practices that reconnect with land and with each other.
Line-up
- Jan Pille - Farmer
- Fien Debusschere - PhD researcher on food forests
- Marin Vandamme - Co-founder of The Protein Project
- Katon Van Speybroeck - Human geographer and anthropologist
- Kimberley Vandenhole - Principal Investigator of the Sustainable Transformations and Wellbeing Chair (Moderator)