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10 Stats That Prove That Plant-Based Is The Future Of Food
In the United States, an astounding 80 percent of all grain produced went toward animal feed. 15
James E. McWilliams • Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly
propped up by more than $500 billion in annual advertising expenditures, by hundreds of billions of dollars in government subsidies and tax breaks, billions more in lobbying and public relations spending, and the momentum of generations of living the consumer dream—will undoubtedly be the most difficult part of the transition to a sustainable socie
... See moreThe Worldwatch Institute • State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?
Malte said a move towards plant-based meats could also help alleviate food crises. “You are cutting out the ‘middleman’, whether it’s a cow, a pig or a chicken. It’s just mathematics: if instead of feeding all of these crops to animals, and then eating the animals, you just use the crops directly for human consumption, you need less crops overall a... See more
DAMIAN CARRINGTON • Plant Based Meats Do More to Address Climate Change Than Green Buildings or Zero-Emission Cars
We believe we are at the cusp of a new wave of health-focused foods — plant-based is replacing “organic” as the driver of a healthy diet.