Semisto Hubs
A network of autonomous local organisations replicating the Semisto model across Europe. The first hub is us: Semisto Wallonie.
What if the Semisto model could take root everywhere in Europe?
Since its founding, Semisto has built up unique expertise in Wallonia, Belgium in food forest design, training designers, and mobilising communities. Semisto Hubs lets existing local organisations join the network as autonomous hubs — each rooted in its own territory, each planting its own demonstration food forest.
Semisto Wallonie
The network's first hub is our home territory. Semisto Wallonie tests and refines the model on the ground — food forests, the flagship program, the nursery school, participatory planting days — to turn it into a clear, documented method that later hubs can adopt.
A complete framework to get started
Training & starter kit
18 months of mentoring
Shared digital tools
On-the-ground support
Five concrete deliverables
- 1 A Semisto Hubs charter
The values, commitments and membership criteria for the network.
- 2 A shared digital platform
Plant database, design tools, educational resources and communication materials.
- 3 A starter kit
The training, templates and processes needed to launch a hub.
- 4 3 pilot organisations supported in France
Each will test the model under real conditions, with at least one demonstration food forest planted.
- 5 An open-source documented methodology
A full report enabling replication beyond the first 3 hubs.
June 2026 → June 2028
Measurable goal by the end of the project: 3 operational hubs, 3 demonstration food forests planted, one methodology published open-source.
A transparent budget
| Expense category | Detail | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shared tools | Digital platform, plant database, design templates, digital infrastructure | €27,500 |
| Educational resources | Training content, Semisto Hubs charter, starter kit, methodology guides | €16,000 |
| Supporting pilot hubs | Travel within France, on-site training sessions, remote mentoring, project follow-up | €15,000 |
| Project coordination | Project management, internal communications, reporting | €15,000 |
| Communications & fundraising | Visual materials, email campaigns, fundraising tools | €5,000 |
| Administrative costs | Insurance, banking fees, accounting | €3,500 |
| Total | €82,000 |
Semisto commits first: before seeking donations, the association is investing €12,000 of its own funds, and a private sponsor has already contributed €15,000. The €55,000 raised via the Fonds des Amis will fund the shared tools, educational resources, support for the 3 pilot hubs, and communications.
Is your organisation interested?
The first pilot organisations will be supported in France. The network isn't open to applications yet — but if your organisation, existing or yet to be created, would one day like to become a Semisto Hub, let us know now: we'll get back to you when it opens.
Backed by the Fonds des Amis de Semisto
The rollout of Semisto Hubs is funded by donations collected through the Fonds des Amis de Semisto, hosted by the King Baudouin Foundation. You donate to the Foundation, which channels it to this project. Donors of any nationality are welcome.
The King Baudouin Foundation collaborates on this initiative. Belgian donations from €40/year made to the Foundation benefit from a 30% tax deduction on the amount actually paid (art. 145/33 of the Belgian tax code).
Online: King Baudouin Foundation donation page (French-language)
By bank transfer:
IBAN BE10 0000 0000 0404 · BIC GEBABEBB · Account holder: Fondation Roi Baudouin
Structured reference required: +++ 623/4092/10070 +++
Donations are paid directly to the King Baudouin Foundation (never to the association), the only body authorised to issue the tax certificate. Only donors whose tax residence is in Belgium can benefit from it.
Who runs the project
- Semisto ASBL, a Belgian non-profit established 13 September 2022 — company number BCE 0790631657, registered at Fonds d'Ahinvaux 1, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium.
- Statutes published in the Moniteur belge (Belgian official gazette).
- Board of directors: Michael Hulet, Eric Luyckx, Gaëlle de Fays, François Delforge and Mohammad Seyed.
- Contact: [email protected]
Help grow the network with us
An organisation that wants to become a hub, or simply keen to follow the adventure: this is where it starts.