About

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.