Grace Lostia

activist, vegan chef, fermentation enthusiast, music programmer

Grace Lostia is an activist, freelance
vegan chef (La Cucina Nomade), fermentation enthusiast, music programmer
(Black Earth Events), and venue manager
and chairwoman of Cultureel Centrum
Moira (Stichting Moira).

She is also a
supporter and member of the squatting
community worldwide. For her music
project Black Earth, she works with
up-and-coming artists from all over the
world, focusing on the heavy and dark
spectrum of the non-commercial and
underground sounds. Her practices
include FermentAction Lab, a series of
fermentation and kombucha brewing
workshops for community building,
Utrecht (2019–2023); Push the Tempeh,
DIY cooking workshops, Utrecht (2017–
2023); and music events Devoted to
Drone, Utrecht and Black Earth Festival,
Amsterdam (2017–2023). Currently, she
is kitchen manager at BAK.