On April 17 — 19 2026, the second annual edition of the HUMUS gathering convened farmers, philosophers artists and investors from around the world to explore connections between soil, humanity and soul.

Hosted by Satish Kumar — the Indian-British activist, author and speaker renowned for his lifelong commitment to peace, ecology, and social justice — representatives from some of Europe’s leading regenerative farming organisations, businesses, and philanthropists were encouraged to “Be the change, communicate the change and organise for change. Action is in your hands. Don’t worry about the results. Do your action.”

HUMUS was an incredible and unique experience, bringing together exceptional humans and share the collaborative lessons we all learn as farmers from soil and from nature itself. We are used to thinking about growth in isolation, but what we have learned at Quintosapore is that the soil teaches us that growth happens when different elements work together, hence it is fundamental to create communities which can support projects like this. Rather than simplifying and standardising conversations (which is what is happening in the current mainstream media), we need to foster multi-layered and interdisciplinary collaborations. And you can’t underestimate the magic that happens when you put so many incredible people together….

“We sow for us collectively, not for ourselves. We sow for tomorrow, not for today. This makes the act of sowing a collective act of love. This is why we protect biodiversity, this is why we plant vegetable gardens in schools, this is why we support presidia: acts for us and for tomorrow. Acts that build a different vision of the world for all those who, like us, believe in everyone's right to a life of peace and prosperity, and to good, clean, and fair food that nourishes it.”

Barbara Nappini, President Slow Food Italia:

“After nearly 50 years in the regenerative space, it’s clear we’ve mostly changed the language, not the system. A true paradigm shift will only come when we democratize healthy food- so it is accessible to all. That’s why community and education are vital - they help us reclaim our relationship with food and remember that we are part of nature. Because regeneration begins with living soil, but it flourishes in social soil”.

Annette Mueller, Fattoria La Vialla

“Regeneration is not a technique or a market tool. It is a relationship with the earth, with communities, with the knowledge systems that have sustained life for millennia. It is what happens when a farmer tends her seeds across generations, when young people discover they are part of nature and not separate from it, when a community rebuilds its connection with the land”.


Ruchi Shroff, executive director, Navdanya International

“The idea of regeneration cannot be separated from the global context we are living in today, of illegal wars, genocide and ecocide, because this will affect food security and food equality for everyone, not to mention the quality of our lands, our air, our seas and our seeds. We need to go back to the idea that to cultivate the land well and respectfully is a prerequisite for good leadership” 


Kamin Mohammadi, award-winning British-Iranian journalist

“One of the reasons I have been slow to jump into the soil movement is this sense that I already have enough problems: working against racism, genocide, misogyny, fascism, the terrorising of journalists, the violence against women, the protecting of a future generation of truthful storytellers. The gift of this space was seeing how the attack of our soil mirrors the attack on us. And that, even if these struggles were not inextricably linked, there would be no point solving any of them if we are left with nothing to eat. If there were a binary between farming and writing, it would be that the latter work encourages you to overthink. I love Satish Kumar for that. “Don’t worry about the outcome,” he said. “The outcome is not in your hands. Just start. You put one foot in front of the other. And soon you will find you have walked 8,000 miles.”


Afua Hirsch, best-selling author, broadcaster and journalist

“It was a dream to collaborate with so many incredible artists of seed, of earth, of food, of life-sustaining creativity. And having been transformed by Vandana Shiva’s work in college, to return to her words and the work of Navdanya International and to experiment with writing collective narratives through seed, textile, and oral storytelling was very powerful”.

Cameron Russell, model, writer, activist

The Humus gathering is an experience of deep connectivity, bringing souls and soil into the same conversation, to grow together what none of us could plant alone. The Earth Painting ceremony we did together, seventy souls painting on a mulching sheet as a canvas, reminded us that tending what we plant, in our hearts, in the heart of humanity and in the living land, is itself an art: our most creative and ensouled response to life, feeding the ecosystems with our deepest intentions and honoring the cycle of a reciprocal relationship with the spirit of Life.

Marianne Cordier, Earth Painting

The finance sector has a huge power and responsibility. Money is a tool – just like fire, animals or technology. Money can be hugely destructive, or it can be a powerful force for regeneration. You can think of it as stored energy (historically, even as dinosaur bones). Most money has been created and comes from extractive systems. Up to now the extractive economy has been very good at using money as a tool. While, in the broader regenerative space, we are not (yet!). That doesn’t mean we all need to become bean counters obsessed with squeezing out every extra yen, euro or dollar. But it does mean we need far more money flowing into regeneration”

Koen van Seijn, founder Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food Podcast and manager Toniic

“Thanks to healthy soils we produce food, fibers and active organic ingredients, which are important for the formulation of cosmetic products. Conserving agricultural soils means conserving their biodiversity and investing in a sustainable future. Our European Regenerative Organic Center (EROC), located in Parma and supported by the Davines Group, demonstrates how regenerative organic farming can significantly improve soil health and how the beauty industry can support the supply chain of organic active ingredients produced by visionary farmers”.

Dario Fornara, research director at EROC, Davines Group

OUR NEXT EDITION OF HUMUS WILL BE APRIL 16TH – 18TH 2027