Media
Since 2021, the spirulina grown in Saxon has been covered by radio, television, the farming press and regional food magazines, in French and in German. This page brings those appearances together, grouped by type of media, with a link to each piece where it is still online.
Television and radio
La révolution des algues
RTS – CQFD, La Première · 7 February 2022 · in French
The programme on the potential of algae includes a report by Sarah Dirren filmed at the Saxon farm.
Découverte des bienfaits de la spiruline
RTS · 13 July 2023 · in French
A column by Mathilde Pelletier devoted to spirulina.
Prix Créateurs : agriculture locale et innovante récompensée
Canal9 · 15 September 2021 · in French
Robin Dorsaz, a farmer from Fully, wins the 12th Prix Créateurs BCVs.
À la découverte de Robin Dorsaz et sa spiruline 100% valaisanne
Canal9 · 20 October 2021 · in French
A report on the farm and on a line of work that stands out in the Valais countryside.
Les saisons de Pique Assiette
RTS – Pique Assiette · 2023 · from 8’55 · in French
Filmed in the Saxon greenhouses, beside the cultivation basins.
Press and magazines
Robin Dorsaz: Der Walliser Algen-Bauer
Bauernzeitung · 15 May 2025 · in German
A portrait of Robin Dorsaz in the Swiss-German farming weekly.
À Saxon, la spiruline s’épanouit sous le soleil valaisan
Terre&Nature · PDF · in French
The French-speaking Swiss nature and farming magazine reports on the greenhouse cultivation in Saxon.
Robin Dorsaz, Artisan Spirulinier
Journal de Fully · image · in French
The paper of Robin Dorsaz’s home village presents his craft.
De l’eau, du soleil, de la vie !
Terroirs Suisses · 2021 · PDF · in French
A feature on Valais spirulina and how it is produced.
Robin Dorsaz, Miser sur l’innovation
2021 · PDF · in French
A portrait devoted to the bet on innovation in Valais agriculture.
Ich erzähle dir
Kneipp.ch · interview, PDF · in German
An interview with Robin Dorsaz about spirulina and how he grows it.
Schools, institutions and podcasts
Un super aliment en bassin
HAFL – School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences · PDF · in French
The university of applied sciences looks at spirulina farming in Switzerland.
Industrie agro-alimentaire : découvrez la Spiruline !
HES-SO Valais-Wallis · 2 May 2022
A guided visit of the Saxon farm organised by the university as part of its food-industry programme.
Spiruline – Boost naturel valaisan
Parlons Terroir · 24 December 2021 · podcast, 34 minutes · in French
An episode devoted to the micro-alga and to its production in Valais.
Press contact
Journalists and editors: Robin Dorsaz welcomes visits to the farm in Saxon from April to October, during the harvest season. High-resolution photographs and technical information on request, at info@spiruline-valais.ch or on +41 79 739 53 17.
