Quintosapore, Città della Pieve
Umbria, Italy
SUNDAY 19TH APRIL 2026
An annual gathering convened by Satish Kumar, putting together farmers, philosophers, writers, scientists and key organisations to reconnect around soil and humanity, food and arts. The second edition of the HUMUS gathering will take place at Palazzo della Corgna, Citta della Pieve, on Sunday April 19th from 11am to 1pm.
Open to the public.
"Being together at HUMUS allowed us to work together to build a new movement of regenerative agriculture"
SATISH KUMAR
‘With HUMUS we started a new dialogue, as each organisation was already working on many of the subjects we discussed, but doing it together, being together and focussing on what we have in common rather than what divide us – it’s a new paradigm’
Barbara Nappini, President Slow Food Italia
BARBARA NAPPINI, PRESIDENT SLOW FOOD ITALIA
At HUMUS, deep ecology comes to life — a place where the interdependence of all organisms in nature, including human beings, can be experienced first-hand, and where it becomes increasingly clear that we are an integral part of nature in every way.”
SILVIA FRANCESCON, RESPONSABILE ECOLOGIA UNIONE BUDDHISTA ITALIANA
“Soil is the source of life on Earth. Everything here comes from the soil and returns to the soil. If we take care of the soil, the soil takes care of us and all our needs. Soil is also called "humus”, which is the same root as human—human beings are literally soil beings. Humans need to be respectful of humus; they must practice humility, a word which also derives from the same root.
The word culture is also related to soil. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, until the end of the eighteenth century, culture meant "a cultivated field or piece of land." In other words, the cultivation of the soil. From this we derive the term agriculture. Thus Nature and culture are united. One could not be cultured without cultivating the soil and nurturing Nature.
Culture is the bridge between soil and soul, between humus and humans.”
Culture is the bridge between soil and soul, between humus and humans.”
Satish Kumar, Radical Love
“Soil is the source of life on Earth. Everything here comes from the soil and returns to the soil. If we take care of the soil, the soil takes care of us and all our needs. Soil is also called "humus”, which is the same root as human—human beings are literally soil beings. Humans need to be respectful of humus; they must practice humility, a word which also derives from the same root.
The word culture is also related to soil. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, until the end of the eighteenth century, culture meant "a cultivated field or piece of land." In other words, the cultivation of the soil. From this we derive the term agriculture. Thus Nature and culture are united. One could not be cultured without cultivating the soil and nurturing Nature.
Culture is the bridge between soil and soul, between humus and humans.”
Culture is the bridge between soil and soul, between humus and humans.”
Satish Kumar, Radical Love
“Soil is the source of life on Earth. Everything here comes from the soil and returns to the soil. If we take care of the soil, the soil takes care of us and all our needs. Soil is also called "humus”, which is the same root as human—human beings are literally soil beings. Humans need to be respectful of humus; they must practice humility, a word which also derives from the same root.
The word culture is also related to soil. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, until the end of the eighteenth century, culture meant "a cultivated field or piece of land." In other words, the cultivation of the soil. From this we derive the term agriculture. Thus Nature and culture are united. One could not be cultured without cultivating the soil and nurturing Nature.
Culture is the bridge between soil and soul, between humus and humans.”
Culture is the bridge between soil and soul, between humus and humans.”
Satish Kumar, Radical Love
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