| Hampton Creek's plant-based scrambled egg, mayo, cookies, pancake and muffin mixes are poised--in the middle of a massive avian flu outbreak--to make layer hens unnecessary to to the food system by offering a new approach to food that frees the U.S. from the outdated corn and soy model, uses less land, less water, has less cholesterol, and costs less. Watch this remarkable 9-min interview with HC CEO Josh Tetrick. |
Hampton Creek Egg Replacers are Poised to Fill the Avian Flu Gap and Change the Future of Food5/26/2015
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Aaron Gross, Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at University of San Diego will be presenting "Meaning-Making without Meat: Judaism, Christianity and the Question of Eating Animals." Along with authoring the newly released *The Question of the Animal and Religion: Theoretical Stakes, Practical Implications*(Columbia University Press, 2014), Gross founded and serves as CEO of the nonprofit advocacy organization, Farm Forward. https://farmforward.com/ Flowering meat that unfolds when plopped into hot broth, beef "yarn" that can be knitted directly onto your plate and fried nuggets made from the extinct dodo bird are just a few of the menu options at the Bistro In Vitro.
But don't expect to leave this place with a full belly. As the project's director, Dutch artist Koert van Mensvoort, tells The Salt, "It's a virtual restaurant so we strictly serve food for thought." Check out the full article here. Michael Anderson of the Graduate Theological Union will be giving a talk on "Geoengineered Meat: From 1875 to the Present," to set the stage of innovation for a future of animal-free meat. Check out the full FMA schedule here. Zandra Wagoner, assistant professor of religion, and interfaith chaplain, at University of LaVerne will offer a reflection on crafting public prayers and reflections that transcend the species line, that reach across traditions or no-tradition, and bridge the spiritual needs, religious tensions, and personal strains of working on behalf of a different future for creatures. Song Tian is Associate Professor at the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science at Beijing Normal University. He works at the junction of philosophy of science, history of science, anthropology of science, environmental history, and environmental philosophy. He will give a talk titled, "The Rise of Chinese Meat Since the 1980’s and Cultural Responses." Download the current schedule for The Future of Meat Without Animals, including conference speakers and titles. The schedule also includes the various plenary speakers for the entire "Seizing an Alternative" event that FMA is part of. Schedule may be subject to change. Find the schedule here or click below. Schedule may be subject to change prior to the conference.
Brian Henning, Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies at Gonzaga University, will be presenting "Standing in Livestock's 'Long Shadow': The Ethics of Eating Meat on a Small Planet." Brian will focus on the climate and environmental costs of agriculture, especially in relation to the projected growth of the global population and animal meat consumption by 2050. http://connect.gonzaga.edu/henning/ |
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