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Food Impactmakers Day 3: The Entrepreneur - another way is possible

On Day 3 of Food Impactmakers, vocational students in Amsterdam discover how entrepreneurs like Voedselpark Amsterdam and Community Kitchen De Sering show that the food system can work differently, with a strong focus on collaboration and soft skills.

Dec 9, 20252 min read

Vocational students during a supermarket safari in PLUS Almere Dui

Food Impactmakers Day 2: The Consumer - what do I really know?

Food Impactmakers Day 2: How Consumers Really Make Food Choices

Nov 27, 20253 min read

Group of vocational students gathered at De Stadsboerderij in Almere during Food Impactmakers Day 1.

Food Impactmakers Day 1: Students explore the world of agriculture

On the first day of Food Impactmakers, vocational students from Warmonderhof and Aeres MBO Almere explored the world of agriculture. Through games, training and a farm visit, they learned about sustainable farming, different perspectives and the power of critical questions.

Nov 13, 20252 min read

Food Impactmakers: students explore the food system

Launch of Food Impactmakers: an interdisciplinary programme by Food Pioneers in collaboration with SOL. Vocational students explore the food chain up close, follow skills training and work towards a concrete Food Challenge.

Nov 4, 20252 min read

Victor Boone, founder of Happy Goats Goodness.

Knowledge voucher: Goat milk ice cream as an alternative for people with lactose intolerance?

Happy Goats Goodness used a Food Pioneers knowledge voucher to research the digestibility of goat’s milk. The results show goat milk ice cream can be a better tolerated option for people with mild to moderate lactose intolerance.

Nov 3, 20253 min read

Local Winter Veg Boxes Thanks to a Unique Collaboration – Groene Pluk

In Flevoland, community gardens and arable farmers join forces to offer organic, seasonal winter veg boxes. 75 winter shares available, starting early December.

Food Programs (Entrepreneurship)

Oct 23, 20252 min read

Recap: Food Business Conf. by Food Innovators

Food Business Conf. 2025 by Food Innovators: Building the Future of Food Together

Food Business Conf. 2025 in Almere brought entrepreneurs, investors and innovators together for keynotes and sessions on growth, AI, circularity and collaboration.

Oct 23, 20253 min read

The Food Pioneers Pitch Event 2025 group photo with the participating entrepreneurs and the expert panel at the Natural Pavilion in Almere.

Recap: Food Pioneers Pitch Event 2025

On Thursday 16 October, the Food Pioneers Program concluded with the 2025 Pitch Event at the Natural Pavilion in Almere. Fifteen innovative food entrepreneurs pitched their concepts to a panel of five experts, shared their growth stories and connected with partners, visitors and new opportunities.

Oct 21, 20253 min read

Knowledge Voucher: Edible green roofs using sheep wool - Circular Urban Farming

Green roofs cool cities, support biodiversity, and benefit the environment. But what if they could also produce food - grown right on the roof using residual materials that would otherwise go to waste?

Sep 8, 20253 min read

Elementary school students harvest potatoes in a field and collect them in a mesh bag.

Harvesting together, cooking together: Lelystad Harvest Days 2025

Nearly 600 children join Lelystad Harvest Days 2025 to learn where food comes from. With Food Pioneers and TommyTomato, they go from soil to soup using local vegetables.

Sep 4, 20252 min read

Living Lab Almere: a gathering for urban agriculture initiators

Local urban agriculture initiators and international researchers met in Almere for FOODCITYBOOST. The Living Lab tour strengthened connections and sparked new collaboration.

Food Programs (Entrepreneurship)

Aug 4, 20252 min read

Low Food Lab: The value of chestnuts on the plate and in the system

Nine food professionals explored the sweet chestnut in Low Food Lab: from dosa and kombucha to pastry, and from flavor to agroforestry and regenerative food systems.

Jul 24, 20253 min read

FOODCITYBOOST: Living Lab Almere strengthens urban agriculture

In FOODCITYBOOST (2024–2028), Flevo Campus coordinates Living Lab Almere to measure, reflect on, and connect urban agriculture impacts - from soil health to social cohesion.

Jul 23, 20252 min read

A Protected Designation of Origin for Flevoland vineyards

A 2020 study explored whether Flevoland vineyards have unique yeast communities that could support a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), strengthening regional identity and terroir.

Mar 27, 20251 min read

Food Pioneers supported research into “wet cultivation” combined with fish farming.

“Wet cultivation” at Tromp Aquafarming

In 2020, Food Pioneers supported research into “wet cultivation” at Tromp Aquafarming: a closed circular system combining fish farming and hydroponics using nutrients from fish waste.

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Mar 27, 20251 min read

Onze Volkstuinen in the Greenhouse: Pickling Sopropo (Bitter Gourd)

Onze Volkstuinen in Almere used a Food Pioneers knowledge voucher to research pickling sopropo (bitter gourd), developing preserved products for year-round demand.

Mar 19, 20252 min read

“Bean Food Pairing” helps shoppers eat more beans

Bean Food Pairing is a science-based in-store intervention by Flevo Campus at Ekoplaza Almere, using smart product placement and recipes to encourage shoppers to buy and eat more beans.