Lorenz Rieger
Lorenz Rieger
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research Associate, Research Group Geography of Food
Teaching
Experience
- Employee / Project Manager
WormUp GmbH / WormUp Association
2020 - 2025 - Freelance graphic and web designer
Self-employed
2020 - 2025 - Co-Founder
EDAPRO GmbH
2016 - 2025 - Research Assistant, Geography of Food Research Group
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Wädenswil
2016 - 2020
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Master of Science (MSc) / Environment and Natural Resources
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Wädenswil
2017 - 2021 - Bachelor of Science (BSc) / Environmental Engineering
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Wädenswil
2012 - 2016
Projects
- PEATLESS – Overcoming barriers for the adoption of alternative substrates with less peat content to support the Green Transition in horticulture / Co-project leader / ongoing
- AgroInnoTool / Team member / completed
- Pearls of Sustainability / Team member / completed
Publications
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
Schmitt, E. et al. (2018) 'Diversifizierung in der Landwirtschaft : Potentiale der digitalen Vernetzung für Innovationen und Nischenmärkte', in Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie (SGA). Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3868.
Other publications
- Rieger, L. and Hürlimann, D. (2026) Availability assessment. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
- Rieger, L., Forrer, C. and Della Casa, H. (2025) Grower's environment. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
- Jaisli, I. et al. (2018) Designing sustainable food systems : an open E-learning course. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Jaisli, I. et al. (2018) 'Educating for sustainable food value chains : insights from an open online course', in Tropentag 2018 : Global food security and food safety: the role of universities. Weikersheim: Margraf Publishers.