It’s well known in the field that a small band of white men control almost all of the funding and take up most of the oxygen in the room. This new report attempts to get underneath some of the consequences of this reality while making recommendations for how to ensure more voices are brought into the movement.
Read MoreExaggeration and self-serving claims are not OK. Here are three ways such claims hurt the very cause they intend to advance.
Read MoreBullies can show up in different ways, but narcissist behaviors are very common. To understand how, I read the book, “Narcissism at Work: Personality Disorders of Corporate Leaders”, by Marie-Line Germain, an academic who specializes in human resources and leadership.
Read MoreThese days, the rush to replicate animal products and ingredients has far less to do with meeting consumer demand. Rather, it’s all about investor frenzy, and “because we can.”
Read MoreIn my experience people tend to give two reasons for not speaking out. One if self-preservation. If you are still inside the organization, you may fear for your own job.
Read MoreThat may seem like a harsh question to ask, but we now have publicly available reasons to believe so.
Read MoreThe main agenda of the vegan mafia is to create as much hype as possible to drive investments and media coverage of their favorite start-ups.
Read MoreIn 2021, I had the opportunity to step back from paid work. It gave me the time I needed to reflect on many aspects of working and life in general that I want to share.
Read MoreOver the past decade, the plant-based foods industry has largely taken over for the movement, in news headlines and even in advocacy organizations.
Read MoreResearch Shows the Term “Cultivated” Confuses Consumers
Read MoreMeaningful victories against the powerful meat and dairy lobbies are rare, so when they happen we should stop and celebrate them, and give credit to those who got us there.
Read MoreThe past few weeks have seen announcements about how Big Meat is jumping on the plant-based bandwagon. The news garnered far too much celebrating by some of my well-meaning colleagues. A closer look reveals an uglier reality.
Read MoreAs I wrote about before, the market cannot fix the broken food system, only policy can do that. Over the past year, the pandemic laid bare the numerous painful ways that food workers are exploited, from farms to meatpacking plants to restaurants.
Read MoreWords matter. They signal intent and motivation. Used incorrectly, words can obscure true meaning. At worse, words can be deceptive and euphemistic.
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