Think&Drink Amsterdam
Linda ten BroekeAbout
What Is Really Feeding Your Gut? The Microbial Journey from Soil to Plate
Discover the living microbial link between healthy earth, the food on your fork, and your microbiome - over drinks.
📍 The Science Camp, Kinkerstraat 70A, Amsterdam ·
📅 Thu, 19 Nov, 7:00–8:30 PM
🎟 Drinks are on the house
About the talk
Trillions of microbes live inside your gut, quietly steering your digestion, immune system, and even your mood. Yet we aren't born with this inner ecosystem - in fact, even identical twins share only about 20% of their gut microbiome.
So where do these tiny passengers actually come from?
The journey doesn’t start on your plate. It starts in the ground beneath our feet. Soil isn’t inert dirt holding plants upright; it is a breathing, thriving microbial jungle. The diversity living underground travels straight through the food system into our bodies. In a very real biological sense: we eat and drink the soil.
In this edition of Think&Drink, the scientist-led collective UNRAVEL brings soil biology out of sterile research facilities and into The Science Camp for an interactive, sensorial evening exploring the underground world fueling your health.
What to expect?
An interactive talk that connects soil, food, and your gut, with live demonstrations and some surprising twists along the way.
What you’ll leave with
- A new pair of eyes for soil. You’ll know what healthy soil looks like, and why it’s important to care about it.
- A practical link between soil and your health. A clearer sense of how the ground beneath your food shapes what ends up on your fork, and what that means for the diversity inside your gut.
Soil remains one of the least understood, least valued parts of our food system. We are on a mission to show you the fascinating world of soil, and make you fall in love with it!
Anyone can join, no experience or expertise required.
About the Speakers: UNRAVEL
UNRAVEL is an Amsterdam-based team of scientists and sustainability strategists dedicated to reconnecting people to the earth through curiosity, questioning, and sensorial exploration. Trading sterile lab coats and dense papers for shovels and live experiments, they bring the living science of soil into everyday reality.
- Dr. Ireth Garcia: Biophysicist (PhD) and certified soil analyst specializing in microscopic soil safaris, compost ecology, and soil regeneration.
- Dr. Valeria Verrone: Microbiologist (PhD, Newcastle University) specializing in plant-microbe interactions, ecosystem restoration, and soil biodiversity surveys.
- Silvi Navarrete: Agri-food strategist with over a decade of experience across the food supply chain, focused on sensory education to shift perspectives.
Speakers
- Dr. Ireth Garcia
- Dr. Valeria VerroneNewcastle University
- Silvi Navarrete