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From ‘alligator pear’ to ‘avocado’: A plant-based diet meets marketing 101

Want people to eat less meat? Learn the flat-iron steak lesson.

Nathanael Johnson Food

Climate Strange

The eco-obsessed often get labeled as weirdos -- even by their peers. Weird, however, is looking better and better.

Eve Andrews Ask Umbra

Meet Amanda Cohen, the raddest vegetarian chef in the U.S.

Chef Amanda Cohen wants to boost women in the kitchen, pay her employees equal wages, and get you to eat your vegetables while she's at it.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

Twitter founders are investing in vegan meat

Twitter cofounders Evan Williams and Biz Stone have some proven expertise in determining the next big thing. So it's notable that they're investing in a vegan meat company called Beyond Meat, whose products are said to be the most freakily convincing fake meat yet.

Jess Zimmerman Food

Pollution makes carnivorous plants go vegetarian

Acid rain apparently has one benefit: It gives carnivorous plants so much nitrogen that they no longer need to eat meat. A new study has determined that sundews in Swedish bogs are cutting back on their insect consumption, which is good news if you’re an insect or a human concerned about a Little Shop of Horrors scenario. Unfortunately, […]

Jess Zimmerman Health