You're Invited: A Film Screening & Conversation on Beauty Rooted in Regeneration
Invite inside for a night of skincare and soil health
I’m hosting a garden film screening of Kiss the Ground with Verdoie Skincare to celebrate that Verdoie is now available nationwide at Credo Beauty. There will be popcorn, champagne by Perrier-Jouët, and a discussion with Sonia Gallis-Delepine, founder of Verdoie, on how regenerative farming shapes her work in beauty and beyond, on Thursday, July 10th in Brooklyn. If you like skincare and outdoor movie season, this one’s for you! Spots are limited, RSVP inside.
Kiss the Ground Garden Film Screening - Thursday, July 10th 7:30 pm- RSVP here
I’m always on the lookout for brands that are *actually* doing the work in circularity and are high performing in their category. So when I was introduced to Verdoie, proprietors of Le Shroom Stack™, a La Creme Hydratante (aka moisturizer) and complementary supplement, all of which are sourced from regeneratively farmed mushrooms, I was instantly excited about the prospect of hydrated skin rooted in regeneration.
The first time I met Sonia Gallis-Delepine, founder of Verdoie, we instantly connected over a shared sentiment for skincare and soil health. Sonia cares deeply not only about clear skin but also about how Verdoie can educate on regenerative farming and how taking care of our soil is part of taking care of ourselves.
We’re co-hosting an event for exactly that. It will be a cozy night in an outdoor garden, a screening of Kiss the Ground, a documentary on regenerative farming and soil health narrated by Woody Harrelson, followed by a discussion with Sonia on how regenerative farming shapes her work in beauty. And of course, no movie is complete without popcorn, which pairs well with champagne by Perrier-Jouët, whose regenerative viticulture program is transforming their vineyards into biodiverse ecosystems.
Ahead of our event together, I had a conversation with Sonia Gallis-Delepine, founder of Verdoie, to answer what regenerative means to her.
RSVP for the Kiss the Ground film screening to learn more about beauty rooted in regeneration, and make friends with those also interested in skincare and soil health.
In conversation with Sonia Gallis-Delepine, founder of Verdoie
The Verdoie’s history goes back to the 1860s when Sonia’s great-great-great-grandfather began cultivating mushrooms in France. More than a century later, when driven by her struggles with chronic skin irritation, redness, and dryness, she was researching formulation development, and Sonia discovered that mushrooms could revolutionize skincare, particularly for healing and hydration. The mushrooms in Verdoie formulas are now hand-harvested from a regenerative farmnutrient-rich, organic, pesticide-free mushrooms.
What does regenerative mean to you, and why does it matter to you and Verdoie?
Regenerative to me means to giving back more than you take. It’s different from “sustainable,” which often just means slowing harm. Regeneration is about healing - soil, skin, systems - and actively contributing to long-term vitality.
For Verdoie, this isn’t a trend. My family has been cultivating mushrooms in France for five generations. We’ve always worked with nature, not against it. When I created Verdoie, it felt obvious that the future of beauty had to be deeply connected to land stewardship. Regenerative means treating soil health, skin health, and community health as part of the same conversation.
Regeneration is about healing - soil, skin, systems - and actively contributing to long-term vitality.
How does Verdoie incorporate regenerative practices into its products?
Our mushrooms are grown on a regenerative farm in France, using upcycled plant material as substrate. No pesticides, no synthetic inputs at all, just organic, closed-loop cultivation. We hand-harvest everything daily to preserve freshness and minimize waste.
Even our lab work starts with the question: how do we design for long-term skin resilience, not just short-term correction?
At Verdoie, we don’t believe in overwhelming the skin with heavy intervention. Our approach is biomimetic: we look to how skin naturally maintains balance, and then design formulas that echo, not override, that intelligence.
Our job is to support, not substitute, the skin’s own mechanisms. That means working with ingredients like beta-glucans from mushrooms. It’s about restoring communication between skin and environment, and not blocking it out.
How do mushrooms naturally restore and regenerate ecosystems as well as our skin?
This is my favorite part: mushrooms are the original regenerators. In forests, mycelium networks connect trees, recycle dead matter, and rebuild soil health. They’re nature’s cleanup crew and communication system. Their intelligence is ancient.
On your skin, certain mushroom compounds, like beta-glucans, do something similar. They reduce inflammation, draw in moisture, and help your skin rebuild its barrier. They teach your skin how to heal.
Chaga mushrooms produce melanin to protect themselves from harsh sunlight. That same antioxidant-rich compound, when used topically, helps protect human skin from oxidative stress!
Do you have a recommendation for a book or podcast for anyone who wants to learn more about regenerative practices?
I recommend everyone start with Kiss the Ground. It’s a great overview of how interconnected our food system really is, and how the health of our soil directly affects how nutrient-dense our crops are. It makes regeneration feel tangible and urgent.
For something a little softer, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer is beautiful. It blends indigenous knowledge with plant science in a way that’s deeply human. You start to see care and reciprocity as core parts of regeneration.
And for film, Fantastic Fungi is an essential starting point. It’s the best introduction to how fungi rebuild, recycle, and regenerate across everything from forests to our skin.
If you haven’t seen Kiss The Ground yet, you’re in luck, because we’re hosting a garden screening of the documentary on July 10th. Space is limited, RSVP here. There will be popcorn, champagne, and a discussion with Sonia Gallis-Delepine on how regenerative farming shapes her work in beauty and beyond.
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Yay! So excited for this 🤎🤎