What Is Factory Farming, Exactly? Here's Why It's Time to Change the Food System 

Food Politics

What Is Factory Farming, Exactly? Here’s Why It’s Time to Change the Food System 

What is factory farming? This industrialized, intensive way of producing food is cruel, destructive, and dangerous.

It's Not Just Animals and the Planet: Factory Farming Is Putting Humans Everywhere at Risk

Food Politics

It’s Not Just Animals and the Planet: Factory Farming Is Putting Humans Everywhere at Risk

Lower Your Disease Risk and Emissions With This Bill Gates-Backed Butter: "I Couldn’t Believe I Wasn’t Eating Real Butter"

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Lower Your Disease Risk and Emissions With This Bill Gates-Backed Butter: “I Couldn’t Believe I Wasn’t Eating Real Butter”

Are Humans Supposed to Eat Meat? Maybe, But It Doesn't Have to Come From Animals

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Are Humans Supposed to Eat Meat? Maybe, But It Doesn’t Have to Come From Animals

With These 9 Zero-Waste Grocery Stores, You Can Break Your Plastic and Ultra-Processed Food Habits

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With These 9 Zero-Waste Grocery Stores, You Can Break Your Plastic and Ultra-Processed Food Habits

How Many Sharks Are Killed a Year? (The Answer Will Shock You) 

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How Many Sharks Are Killed a Year? (The Answer Will Shock You) 

To Save the Whales, We Need to Stop Eating Lobster—Here's Why 

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To Save the Whales, We Need to Stop Eating Lobster—Here’s Why 

9 Tips for Reducing Plastic Waste (The Oceans Will Thank You)

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9 Tips for Reducing Plastic Waste (The Oceans Will Thank You)

Oatly Crashes the Dairy Industry's Biggest Ice Cream Party

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Oatly Crashes the Dairy Industry’s Biggest Ice Cream Party

The Billionaire Paradox: Will Bezos, Branson, and Gates Save or Destroy the Food System?

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The Billionaire Paradox: Will Bezos, Branson, and Gates Save or Destroy the Food System?

The Chef Behind Watermelon Ham Is Back with “The Possible Burger,” Made From Another Melon

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The Chef Behind Watermelon Ham Is Back with “The Possible Burger,” Made From Another Melon

Chef Will Horowitz, who created 2018’s viral Watermelon Ham, is back to showcase the possibilities of other melons with “The Possible Burger.”

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Opting for Meatless Lasagna? It Could Cut Your Grocery Emissions By 71 Percent, Study Finds

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Opting for Meatless Lasagna? It Could Cut Your Grocery Emissions By 71 Percent, Study Finds

Want to Eat Less Meat? Eating More Meat Might Help 

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Want to Eat Less Meat? Eating More Meat Might Help 

The Invasivorism Diet: Solution to the Invasive Species Crisis or Just More Meatwashing?

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The Invasivorism Diet: Solution to the Invasive Species Crisis or Just More Meatwashing?

Starbucks’ First Blue Drink Takes on Boba With a Pop Rocks Twist 

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10 Things Dole Wants You to Know About Bananas on Its 125th Anniversary

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10 Things Dole Wants You to Know About Bananas on Its 125th Anniversary

Impossible Foods Is Opening a Cattle-Free Ranch, But Vegan Restaurants Are Serving Meat: What's Going on in the Food Industry Right Now?

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Impossible Foods Is Opening a Cattle-Free Ranch, But Vegan Restaurants Are Serving Meat: What’s Going on in the Food Industry Right Now?

How Did Berkeley Become America's Healthiest City?

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How Did Berkeley Become America’s Healthiest City?

Is Almond Milk Bad for the Environment? And How Does It Compare to Cow's Milk?

Environment

Is Almond Milk Bad for the Environment? And How Does It Compare to Cow’s Milk?

Food News of the Week: Barbie Mayo, Honey Chicken Sandwiches, and AI Turtle Soup

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Food News of the Week: Barbie Mayo, Honey Chicken Sandwiches, and AI Turtle Soup

Here’s What’s on the Menu at the World’s Most Sustainable Sports Arena

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Here’s What’s on the Menu at the World’s Most Sustainable Sports Arena

Trader Joe's Just Raised Banana Prices for the First Time in 20 Years, and Climate Change Might Be to Blame

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Trader Joe’s Just Raised Banana Prices for the First Time in 20 Years, and Climate Change Might Be to Blame

Peet’s Is Going All-in on Earth Month With 2 Deals on Non-Dairy Drinks and Plant-Based Food

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Peet’s Is Going All-in on Earth Month With 2 Deals on Non-Dairy Drinks and Plant-Based Food

Revolutionary CRISPR Technology Is Helping Make Crops More Resilient to the Climate Crisis

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Revolutionary CRISPR Technology Is Helping Make Crops More Resilient to the Climate Crisis

Is Reducing Meat Enough? Here’s What Else You Need to Do to Make Your Diet Planet-Friendly

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Is Reducing Meat Enough? Here’s What Else You Need to Do to Make Your Diet Planet-Friendly

With "Complete" Plant Milk and 100-Percent Recycled Bottles, Califia Pushes Further Ahead of Dairy

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With “Complete” Plant Milk and 100-Percent Recycled Bottles, Califia Pushes Further Ahead of Dairy

Check Your Texts—Hot Deals on Vegan Food From This Company Come Weekly

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Check Your Texts—Hot Deals on Vegan Food From This Company Come Weekly

Bamboo Milk Could Replace Dairy and Help Feed the World, New Research Finds

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Bamboo Milk Could Replace Dairy and Help Feed the World, New Research Finds

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2 Wins for Octopus Lovers: Mycelium-Based Tentacles and a Historic Farm Ban

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2 Wins for Octopus Lovers: Mycelium-Based Tentacles and a Historic Farm Ban

Widespread Adoption of Plant-Forward Flexitarian Diet Decreases Global Warming Risk By 50 Percent: Report 

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Widespread Adoption of Plant-Forward Flexitarian Diet Decreases Global Warming Risk By 50 Percent: Report 

Why Big Meat Has an Ugly Human Rights Problem 

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Why Big Meat Has an Ugly Human Rights Problem 

Is It Ethical to Eat Hearts of Palm? Here's What You Need to Know 

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Is It Ethical to Eat Hearts of Palm? Here’s What You Need to Know 

"Our World Is Poised for Transformation": Jeff Bezos Pledges $60 Million to Build a Plant-Forward Food System

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“Our World Is Poised for Transformation”: Jeff Bezos Pledges $60 Million to Build a Plant-Forward Food System

Panera’s Biggest Menu Overhaul in History Is a Massive Fail for Health and the Planet

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Panera’s Biggest Menu Overhaul in History Is a Massive Fail for Health and the Planet

Starbucks' New Lavender Drink Is Made With Oat Milk—But It’s Not Dairy-Free

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Your Next Trip to the Supermarket Can Support Bees

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Your Next Trip to the Supermarket Can Support Bees

How Do You Make Vegan Scallops? These 2 Alt-Seafood Innovators Say They've Cracked the Code

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How Do You Make Vegan Scallops? These 2 Alt-Seafood Innovators Say They’ve Cracked the Code

Bill Gates Rethinks His Cheeseburger Obsession, Bets on 2 Startups to Recreate His Favorite Meal Without Killing the Planet

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Bill Gates Rethinks His Cheeseburger Obsession, Bets on 2 Startups to Recreate His Favorite Meal Without Killing the Planet

Amsterdam Is Vying With 24 Other Cities for the Title of "Plant-Based Capital"

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Amsterdam Is Vying With 24 Other Cities for the Title of “Plant-Based Capital”

Tofu Contains Microplastics, New Study Finds. Would Making It at Home Limit Exposure?

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Tofu Contains Microplastics, New Study Finds. Would Making It at Home Limit Exposure?

With More Than 300 Meatless Options, Your Next Emirates Flight Could Turn You Vegan Before You Land

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With More Than 300 Meatless Options, Your Next Emirates Flight Could Turn You Vegan Before You Land

Are You One of the 72 Percent of Americans Who Feel an Urgency To Eat More Sustainable Food? Then You Might Pay More for It, Too

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Are You One of the 72 Percent of Americans Who Feel an Urgency To Eat More Sustainable Food? Then You Might Pay More for It, Too

New Documentary 'Feeding Tomorrow' Will Make You Rethink Where Every Bite of Your Food Comes From

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New Documentary ‘Feeding Tomorrow’ Will Make You Rethink Where Every Bite of Your Food Comes From

The Bacon in Your Next BLT Could Be Made From Mushrooms Grown in Giant Indoor Vertical Farms

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The Bacon in Your Next BLT Could Be Made From Mushrooms Grown in Giant Indoor Vertical Farms

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Is Macadamia the Next "It" Milk? With "Lazy Farming" and "Free-Range Trees," It Just Might Be.

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Is Macadamia the Next “It” Milk? With “Lazy Farming” and “Free-Range Trees,” It Just Might Be.

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Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara Will Pay You to Watch a Documentary About Factory Farming

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