Let The World Vegetarian Day Celebrations Begin!
Join in to celebrate citizen eaters, those folks who are actively engaged in food systems.
Join in to celebrate citizen eaters, those folks who are actively engaged in food systems.
Back in the ’70s, I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian for religious reasons. I ate fruits, nuts, and vegetables as well as eggs, cheese, and milk. One of my good friends had emerged from a hippie commune. He was more vegetarian than I was and wanted to build his own mud … [continued]
The existence of meat alternatives is far from a new phenomena — tofu and wheat gluten have been around for millenia. What is new is the sheer number and sources of alternative proteins and meat substitutes that are becoming available to consumers. Normally, the meat substitutes are intended as a … [continued]
The documentary Sacred Cow was released in January 2021 and explores the ways that ruminants (cows) and well-raised meat can play an important role in solving our climate crisis (I’ll be interviewing director Diana Rodgers on a grasslands webinar in March). The film’s central argument is that the real threat … [continued]
It took 4 years for JUST Egg to find the right ingredients. It turns out the secret was in the mung bean.
Climate change is a public health crisis, and we need every doctor, nurse, and other health professional to help fight it.
Every few years there is a new documentary focused on the personal and planetary benefits of eating a plant-based or vegan diet. The Game Changers is the newest on this list, and it has a very specific demographic in mind: MEN.
The Impossible Burger has gone mainstream with the introduction of Burger King’s Impossible Whopper, and Beyond Meat has even gone public. Daiya, the market leader in non-dairy cheeses, is seeing a carry-on effect from the recent public attention plant-based foods are getting, so we reached out to them to learn more.
Our CleanTechnica interview with Dr. Marco Springmann examines the social responsibility we have to pay for the consequences of meat consumption.
With the climate generally growing warmer, and with animal agriculture contributing more than its fair share of greenhouse gases and other pollutants to the environment, more and more environmentalists and people, in general, are going plant-based. This article is a part of a series of articles on the environmental impact of the animal agriculture (ag) industry.