Slow Food Launches Belgium’s First Slow Food Earth Market in Brussels

Celebrating Food Biodiversity with Local Producers, Hands-On Workshops, and a Unique Community Dinner

On June 22, Slow Food will officially launch the first Belgian Slow Food Earth Market in Brussels, coinciding with the opening day of Terra Madre Europe—the flagship event bringing together European farmers, food producers, chefs, policymakers, and activists for the first time in the heart of Europe. The three-day event will be filled with vibrant discussions, interactive experiences, and meaningful exchanges around the future of food. Here you find the program of the event.

Part of the international network of Slow Food Earth Markets, the Brussels Slow Food Earth Market will feature around 20 small-scale farmers and food artisans who sell only what they produce themselves. These products are local, fresh, seasonal, and transparently sourced, in line with Slow Food’s principles of good, clean, and fair food.

“Launching Belgium’s first Slow Food Earth Market on the opening day of Terra Madre Europe is a significant milestone for both the local Slow Food network and our broader work,” says Marta Messa, Secretary General of Slow Food. “The Slow Food Earth Market will shine a spotlight on Belgian food biodiversity and offer local consumers a rare opportunity to meet the producers behind their food and hear their stories. Producers and chefs — especially those from the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance — will play a central role, starting at the market and continuing throughout the dinners and events of Terra Madre Europe. For us at Slow Food, markets are not just places for buying and selling, but also spaces for genuine exchange — places to meet, learn, and influence local political choices.”

“With the inauguration of this new Earth Market, we aim to establish a regular gathering for citizens — a place where they can reliably find agroecological producers offering good, clean, and fair products in the heart of Brussels. It’s also an opportunity to foster new relationships and meaningful exchanges,” says Yannick Schandené, Coordinator of the Slow Food Earth Market in Brussels.

The inauguration day will offer visitors a full program of activities in addition to the Earth Market itself. In the morning at 11 am, the official opening of Terra Madre Europe will introduce the event’s program and key policy messages from Slow Food leaders. Visitors can also take part in interactive workshops, including:

• at 2 pm: A hands-on session on fermentation and vegetable preservation hosted by Fermenthings, a lab of innovation and collaboration on the world of fermentation.
• at 3 pm: children will be invited to take part in an educational workshop on making pasta, while adults can join a Pesto and Tapenade Workshop.
• at30 pm: A talk on the cultural history of tomatoes organized by Eatmosphere, a Brussels-based food hub

Here you can reserve your place for the workshops and the dinner.

The day will conclude around 6.30 pm with a special dinner prepared by Belgian chefs from the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance with the participation of the Earth Market’s producers, featuring ingredients sourced directly from the Earth Market—a true celebration of local food and the producers behind it. The Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance is a vibrant community of chefs and small-scale producers committed to defending biodiversity, preserving culinary heritage, and promoting sustainable food practices. More than just a network, it’s a movement advocating for a better food future.

Here you are the list of producers you will find at the market:

• Atelier Constant Berger: @atelierconstantberger | Cidre
• Les Coopains De La Boulangerie: @lescoopainsdelaboulangerie | Pain Au Levain
• Fromagerie Du Samson: @la_fromagerie_du_samson | Fromage
• Le Château de Berlieren: @chateauberlieren | Vins Nature
• Les Moutons Bruxellois: @les.moutons.bxlois | Saucisses
• Cidrerie Iduna: @cidrerie_iduna | Cidres et Viandes de Cochon
• L’huilerie du Stwerdu: @huileriedustwerdu | Huiles
• Entre Nous: @entrenousbxl | Pâtes Fraiches
• SCOB: @scob.brewery | Boissons Non-Alcoolisées
• Malyce: @malyce.hydromel | Hydromel
• FelFel: @felfel.brussels | Harissa
• Nuu Food: @nuufood.be | Miso et Shoyu
• Herbéa: @herbea.bxl | Marché Bruxellois
• Cycle Farm: @cyclefarmbrussels | Marché Bruxellois
• Ceciestpassata @ceciestpassata | Passata
• Mike and Becky: @mikeandbeckybrussels | Bean To Bar Chocolate
• Vinaigres de Maxime | Vinaigres
• Atelier Kuukuu: @atelier_kuukuu | Streetfood Japonaise
• Slow Food International: @slowfood_international | Stand informatif
• Grooteiland CSA: @grooteiland @csatheo @courjette_csa | Community Sustained Agriculture

When: June 22 from 11am to 4 pm

Where: Be-here, Rue Dieudonné  Lefèvre, 4 1020 Bruxelles

https://be-here.be/village-durable/