All posts tagged Beyond Meat

Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, professor, speaker, musician

By | October 28, 2020 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Dr. Neal Barnard—founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine, among other notable hats he wears—recalls growing up not particularly interested in being a doctor, like his Dad, then after becoming more inclined to pursue medicine, initially veering toward psychiatry. Read more…

Bruce Friedrich, co-founder & executive director of The Good Food Institute

By | March 27, 2019 | Advocates, Authors, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Bruce Friedrich—the co-founder and executive director of The Good Food Institute (GFI), which promotes plant-based dairy, eggs, and so-called clean meat, as alternatives to those items as produced by animal agriculture (factory farming)—outlines how, starting at age 12, he toiled on behalf of the homeless, inspired by an influential pastor and his faith. Read more…