Vegetarianism And Veganism

The meat industry is illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer on his book ‘Eating Animals’ 26
Posted 1 Dec 2009 2:41 PM If you're a meat eater, don't read Jonathan Safran Foer's new book Eating Animals. Unless, that is, you are a meat eater curious about the health of your body, the planet, or the animals you consume.
Citizen Martha

Martha Stewart blisters meat industry in Thanksgiving show 23
Posted 25 Nov 2009 9:21 AM Martha Stewart arrays her considerable popular appeal against factory meat farming by featuring Food Inc. director Robert Kenner and anti-meat polemicist Jonathan Safran Foer on her Thanksgiving show.
Are you faux real?

A tasting of four meatless “turkeys” for the holiday table 34
Posted 19 Nov 2009 2:55 PM There are ways to celebrate Thanksgiving that don't involve turkey carnage. Lou Bendrick and her motley band of tasters deliver the goods on four meatless "birds."
Choice nuggets

Gourmet’s conscience, Gopnik on cookbooks, and other tasty morsels 5
Posted 18 Nov 2009 9:22 PM
Grist's food editor serves up a brief rundown of interesting food/agriculture journalism from around the web.
It’s Getting Ha! in Here: Maria Bamford 1
Posted 12 Nov 2009 6:38 AM
Flash in the Pan

Ask Umbra on canned and frozen foods 23
Posted 25 Oct 2009 9:25 PM With winter making the selection of fresh produce dwindle, a reader wonders which is the better eco-option: frozen foods, or canned? Umbra digs into the question.
Just Beak Ahhs

Ask Umbra on sex ... chicken sex, that is 14
Posted 13 Sep 2009 9:01 PM
If you eat eggs, are you a chicken babykiller? How does that whole thing work, anyway? Umbra cracks the case.
How to win friends and influence people. No seriously, how?

More on No Impact Man and personal eco-behavior 11
Posted 27 Aug 2009 11:03 AM
The other day I highlighted a new piece from Elizabeth Kolbert in the New Yorker, which was critical of No-Impact Man and other "stunts" in hyper-green living. Mainly I used it as an excuse to point to my old piece on the civic sphere, which, ahem, you should read.

I should have made it clear in the post that I have not read the No-Impact Man book (or the other books mentioned in Kolbert's piece), so I'm not really qualified to comment on whether her criticisms are fair.

Not surprisingly, Colin Beavan -- No-Impact Man himself -- doesn't think so! Kolbert's main charge is that personal lifestyle changes like his, no matter how committed or extreme, tend to obscure the fact that the big changes needed are collective -- social and political. One person changing doesn't amount to much.

Beavan wrote me to protest that a) he agrees with Kolbert's point entirely, b) his book actually contains a whole section toward the end about volunteering for NGOs and going to lobby Congress, and c) he has consistently used his platform to push for social action. One of Beavan's supporters also mounts a convincing defense in this post. It does seem that, whatever you could say about the other books in Kolbert's review, she did seem to squeeze Beavan into a box to make a point, a box in which he doesn't really belong.
Oh, those pesky existential questions!

Puppies and bunnies and carnivorous eco-curmudgeons 7
Posted 18 Aug 2009 7:20 AM
Should the JP Green House raise and slaughter bunnies in their back yard? That's just one of the questions they're struggling with. Weigh in!
Liquid Lunch

Ask Umbra on livestock and water 5
Posted 9 Aug 2009 9:01 PM
How much water is involved in meat production, and which other products are dripping with waste? Umbra pours on the facts.
The Grist List: From Diving to Dancing

Hipsters give dumpster diving new meaning, and more 1
Posted 23 Jul 2009 4:09 PM
Dumpster diving, as defined by a hipster: exclusive urban swimming hole.
The Grist List: From Timberlake to Taco Bell

Justin Timberlake brings sexy back to green, and more 3
Posted 9 Jul 2009 5:02 PM
J Tee is bringing sexy back to green. The putting green, that is.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on grilling 2
Posted 2 Jul 2009 2:11 PM
Heavy on the Ice, Light on the Cream

A review of six non-dairy ice creams 30
Posted 30 Jun 2009 7:01 AM
Can soy, rice, and coconut concoctions live up to dairy-based frozen desserts? A Grist-commissioned tasting panel finds out.
Bone of Contention

Ask Umbra on meating your needs 9
Posted 23 Jun 2009 9:01 PM
Should a vegetarian faced with reduced-price (and about-to-be-thrown-out) meat give in to the way of flesh, just to prevent needless slaughter? Umbra chews over the question.
Shut Your Mouth!

13 badass greens 17
Posted 9 Jun 2009 9:01 PM
Think all greens are wimps and weenies? Think again.
Also, Can We Come Over?

Have a happy (and green) Memorial Day weekend 2
Posted 22 May 2009 5:29 AM
Whether you're grilling, gardening, or sinking your teeth into a big, juicy watermelon, we've got some choice advice.
The grist list

From Doug to Diaz 1
Posted 21 May 2009 1:30 PM
Brad's bro gets into the green game, and Cameron comes clean about her habits.
Attention ladies and Ghents

Belgian city goes veg one day a week 0
Posted 14 May 2009 9:39 AM
Ghent will go meat-free on Thursdays to reduce the city's carbon footprint. Bring on the waffles!
Fix the food chain 0
Posted 13 May 2009 8:43 AM