Name: Eat More Trees - Documentary Screening
Start: 2026-05-05T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-05T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Site Usquare, Building Ac

Moderator: Kimberley Vandenhole, Swifft Collective

Marin Vandamme, co-founder of The Protein Project

Kato Van Speybroeck, geographer and anthropologist

Jan Pille, Farmer

Fien Debusschere, PhD researcher on food forests

Eat More Trees - Documentary Screening

The Swifft Collective is a joint initiative of Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), supported by Helios Foundation. It brings together researchers, but also practitioners, civil society and artists working on decarbonisation, committed to advancing just and sustainable transitions.Centred around four thematic areas and supported by a growing network of collaborators, the collective aims to help shape a low-carbon society by addressing technological, societal, and financial challenges in Belgium and beyond. Through research, public engagement, and collaborative learning, the Swifft Collective explores alternative pathways for social and ecological transformation.

Swifft Collective (ULB-VUB)

Free screening of Eat More Trees, a film by Arne Focketyn at USquare, followed by a panel discussion.

Site Usquare, Building Ac

What is the power of agroforestry and alternative agriculture ?📅 5 May 2026🕔 17:00-19:00 - Film screening followed by panel discussion📍 USquare - open to the public - <a href="https://www.vub.be/en/our-campuses/vub-usquare-campus-brussels/mobility-accessibility-and-parking" title="https://www.vub.be/en/our-campuses/vub-usquare-campus-brussels/mobility-accessibility-and-parking" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">how to get to USquare</a>---<a href="https://www.eatmoretrees.org/" title="https://www.eatmoretrees.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eat More Trees</a> 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 <a href="https://www.swifft.be/chair-in-sustainable-transformations/" title="https://www.swifft.be/chair-in-sustainable-transformations/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chair in Sustainable Transformations and Wellbeing</a> and the VUB's <a href="https://www.house-of-sustainable-transitions.be/" title="https://www.house-of-sustainable-transitions.be/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">House of Sustainable Transitions</a>, this film showcases how sustainability transformations take shape through people doing things otherwise – and through practices that reconnect with land and with each other.<a href="https://www.eatmoretrees.org/" title="https://www.eatmoretrees.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">More info on the film</a>

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