Food As Medicine Foundation

About Food As Medicine Foundation

Food As Medicine Foundation is a Belgian foundation focused on reconnecting people with food, nature, and health. It supports initiatives that link agriculture, nutrition, and well-being, with a particular emphasis on children, families, and farmers.

The foundation presents food as a lever for prevention, vitality, and regeneration. Its mission is to help build a resilient food system in which people have access to nutritious food and understand how soil health, farming practices, and diet are connected.

Core Values

• Consciousness: The foundation emphasizes gratitude toward the Earth and acts with responsibility, care, and awareness.
• Connection: It seeks to rebuild living links between people, food, and nature.
• Pragmatism: The organization values turning ideals into concrete and effective action.
• Perseverance: It believes in adapting, restarting when needed, and continuing forward to create change.
• Continuity: It supports initiatives that connect generations and transmit knowledge over time.
• Inspiration: It works alongside others, drawing on collective energy and older wisdom to move forward together.

Unique Aspects

• Two clear action pillars: The foundation is organized around two themes: reconnecting children to healthy food and supporting living, regenerative agriculture.
• Belgium-focused project support: Its calls for projects specifically support initiatives in Belgium, including school-based projects and broader food-system initiatives.
• Hands-on support model: Beyond funding, it provides strategic accompaniment, network access, and coaching, making its support more collaborative than purely financial.
• Structured selection process: Projects are chosen through a multi-step process with internal and external experts, including interviews, site visits, and a final expert panel.