by Ben Davis If you’ve taken a step into your plant-based journey, chances are you have heard of Dr. T. Colin Campbell. Dr. Campbell is the author of the groundbreaking China Study and founder of the T. Colin Campbell Center For Nutrition Studies. He is also prominently featured in renowned documentaries like Forks Over Knives,…
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Effective Education in the Plant-Forward Movement
by Lorena Mucke When we look around we often see things we want to change. After all, it is very hard to ignore that the world is facing unprecedented challenges – the current pandemic, climate change, increasing rates of preventable diseases, environmental devastation, food insecurity, social injustice, and the unnecessary killing and abuse of non-human…
Embodying Zero Waste with Follow Your Heart
by Abigail Stevens This week (7-11 September) is Zero Waste Week, a week to raise awareness of the impact our throwaway culture has on the environment. It challenges participants to live a ‘zero’ or minimal waste lifestyle, focusing on reusing and recycling packaging, lowering food waste, abstaining from fast fashion, and cutting out single use…
Rise of Meatless Farm: The Mindful Meat Alternative
by Ben Davis It’s summer of 2020, and by now it is fair to say that nearly all of the world is familiar with plant-based meat alternatives. While brands like Beyond and Impossible have rapidly become household names, the demand continues to expand and this offers opportunities for new players to establish themselves within the…
FOX BUSINESS: Pizza Hut Launches Plant-Based Topping and Compostable Box
Pizza Hut has announced a new sustainability initiative that touches upon both its ingredients and packaging. Learn more about the changes coming to the fast food pizza giant here: Pizza Hut is getting in on the plant-based “meat” fad, and putting the pie in a round box that they say is aimed at making the pizza…
Game Changers for Public Awareness
FROM THE DESK OF BEN DAVIS CONTENT & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR PLANT BASED WORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO The term “plant-based” has hit its stride in mainstream culture this past year, but the movement still has a ways to go. As the lungs of our planet in South America conspicuously send massive plumes of smoke into the…
NPR: Make Meat Eaters’ Mouths Water with Plants
We all know that there are people out there who simply won’t eat something because it’s labeled as “vegan” or “vegetarian”. So how then do we get people averse to these labels to try new foods that just happen to be plant-based. The answer is simple, just make the foods delicious without advertising the fact…
CNN: Go Plant-Based to Save the Planet!
Changing our way of eating is the best opportunity we have to save this beautiful home of ours, and finally the mainstream media is catching on. This article from CNN sites the science behind why animal product consumtion is so harmful to the environment and even offers a 3-day “Flexitarian Jumpstart” for anyone looking to…
THE ECONOMIST: Plant-Based Protein and America’s Food Supply
The Economist reports on the impact that shifting to plant-based protein could have on the American food supply. The full story also includes a graphic showing the opportunity costs of animal versus plant protein sources. Alon Shepon of the Weizmann Institute and colleagues have looked at this in terms of opportunity costs. Choosing to make…
VEGNEWS: Meat and Dairy are “High Risk” Investments
VegNews reports that Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (FAIRR) investor network has classified meat and dairy companies as “high risk” investments. A new food index launched last week by investor network Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return (FAIRR)—which manages $5.9 trillion in assets, collectively—estimates the majority of meat, fish, and dairy corporations are impeding…