AVINA was founded by your husband Stephan Schmidheiny in 1994. Why did you choose to refocus the foundation when you...
The increases are having the greatest impact on the poorest members of society A lot of people in Switzerland are...
‘Grandma’s recipe’ is a hallmark of quality and reflects the deep-seated links between food and our own histories. Food is...
Growing in size but shrinking in number: Switzerland’s farms are heading in one direction only, and this trend is continuing...
The Slow Food movement, initially envisaged as a counterpoint to fast food, arrived in Switzerland shortly before the start of...
Are foundations important to the canton of Zurich as a location? Definitely. Foundations are so important to the canton of...
‘First comes food, then morality’, according to the ballad ‘What keeps mankind alive?’ from The Threepenny Opera. The lyricist, Bertolt...
Your research focuses on transformation towards a sustainable food system. How relevant is that to a democratic society? It’s very...
Future Pasture The Swiss food system is facing major ecological and socioeconomic challenges. The stakeholders in the value network are...
At 9 am, the first-floor staff restaurant at FiBL in Frick is relatively quiet. A handful of employees are having...
