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Hands-on instead of looking on: your team explores the Biosphere Farm in Illnau on a guided tour, then spends 60 to 80 minutes making pesto in a mortar, starting kimchi, mixing botanical cocktails or experimenting with molecular cuisine.
ab59CHF
per person
10 - 80
Participants
Farm experience
Offer type
~ 6 Std.
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Denis Weinberg
Replies in ~ 6 Std.
100% free and non-binding
About us
Explore an aquaponic farm, then get hands-on
First be amazed, then get hands-on: at UMAMI in Illnau, your team discovers the Biosphere Farm, where aquaponics and vertical farming merge across 4 storeys into a biological circular ecosystem. Then it gets practical, in one of the Culinary Masterclasses.
The tour
After a presentation on «UMAMI & the Future of Food», you walk through the farm and finish with the Microgreens Tasting Game. Four packages are available, from the Discovery Tour with a microgreens apéro (2 hours) to the Experience Night with the «Botanical Symphony» tasting menu (4 to 5 hours). Free-flow drinks and a give-away are included in each.
The Culinary Masterclasses
Pesto Artigianale: Using freshly harvested basil, you make your own pesto by hand in a mortar and take it home.
Botanical Cocktails: With basil, marigold or borage you mix cocktails and mocktails and create your own Botanical Drink Mixer for home.
The Art of Fermentation: You learn one of the oldest methods of food preservation and start your own kimchi.
Molecular Kitchen Lab: Spherification, gelification, emulsions and foams, guided step by step.
A masterclass lasts 60 to 80 minutes, free-flow drinks included.
Food and getting there
The in-house culinary team cooks with regional, vegetarian ingredients. Gluten-free, lactose-free or vegan alternatives are available free of charge on request. From Zurich HB, the S3 takes you to Illnau in 20 minutes, followed by a 3-minute walk. Visitor parking is available.
Bookable from 10 people. Request your preferred date now.
Benefits
Why choose us?
Experience the farm up close
Aquaponics and vertical farming across 4 storeys, with a microgreens tasting.
Get hands-on
Pesto, kimchi, botanical cocktails or molecular cuisine in 60 to 80 minutes.
A creation to take home
Pesto, kimchi or a Botanical Drink Mixer go home with your guests.
20 minutes from Zurich HB
Take the S3 to Illnau, then a 3-minute walk to the farm. Visitor parking on site.
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CHF 59 · pro Person
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Price per person
59 CHF
Experience & programme
What to expect
25 features in 5 categories.
Experience & activities
9Factory tour
Type of team event
Team cooking & cookery course
Type of team event
Group excursion
Type of team event
Occasions & group size
11From small groups to 50+ people
Group size
Corporate Event
Type of event
Team event
Type of event
Duration & delivery
23 hours
Duration
Year-round
Season
Location & surroundings
2Region Zürich
Tätigkeitsgebiet
Indoor
Indoor / Outdoor
Services & languages
1Group discounts
No
Reviews
James
summarizes
Teams consistently rave about UMAMI's fascinating biosphere farm tours, where innovative aquaponics and vertical farming come alive across four floors. Visitors love the engaging blend of informative presentations, hands-on production tours, and interactive taste-testing games featuring fresh microgreens. The professional yet relaxed atmosphere, combined with delicious apéros and knowledgeable hosts, creates memorable experiences that leave lasting impressions on corporate groups and teams.
What customers confirm
Fascinating Farm Tours
Interactive Taste Games
Professional Event Organization
Engaging Knowledgeable Hosts
Perfect Team Experience
Peter Eberle
January 2026
Betriebsausflug AXA zu Umami. Sehr interessant und informativ.
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Philipp Bleuel
February 2025
Wir haben unseren Weihnachts-Teamevent mit einer Führung und Apero bei Umami verbracht. Es war von A-Z eine super Erfahrung, inkl. Organisation, Buchung und Event. Tolle Führung, schöne Räumlichkeiten und lustiges Taste-Test-Game mit feinem Apero zum Abschluss. Kann man 100% weiterempfehlen! Vielen Dank an das ganze Umami-Team.
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Christopher Müller
December 2024
Als Weihnachtsevent besuchten die Ergonomen die Produktionsanlage von UMAMI in Zürich. Nach der kurzweiligen und sehr informativen Einführung führte uns Daria durch die Anlage. Eindrücklich, wie sich auf engstem Raum und in tropischem Klima nicht nur die 15 Kräutersorten wohl fühlen, sondern auch über 200 (!) Tierarten - vom Fisch bis zur Wasserschnecke - und 500 Pflanzenarten - von der Wasserbrotwurzel bis zur filigranen Alge. Nach dem Greens- und Samen-Tasting-Wettbewerb gab's Apéro; natürlich mit superfrischen Power Greens.
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Weiss Nathalie
December 2024
Wir haben für unseren Weihnachts-Event 'The UMAMI Experience' gebucht und es war ein voller Erfolg! Die beiden Hosts waren sehr kompetent und haben mit Humor durch den Anlass geführt. Der Apéro war fast zu gut, sodass der Hunger anschliessend im Restaurant nicht mehr ganz so gross war :) UMAMI hat einen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen. Vielen Dank ans Team und weiterhin viel Erfolg! Ich kann's nur weiterempfehlen. :)
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UMAMI AG
Am Dorfbach 2, 8308 Illnau, Switzerland
Denis Weinberg
Replies in ~ 6 Std.
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