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02/23/2024

The team behind OVF is proud to be sponsoring Plant Futures Fest TOMORROW in Oakland! Come visit New Roots Institute (formerly Factory Farming Awareness Coalition) in the Networking Room.

WHAT: Plant Futures Fest is a daylong event filled with plant-centric innovation, inspiration, and community to empower students and professionals to create a sustainable future for the planet, people, and animals. The event will feature a keynote and presentations, job fair, networking, cooking demos, food sampling, and music.

SPEAKERS: Acclaimed vegan cook, author, artist and activist Bryant Terry will be featured as the keynote speaker. Terry is the winner of a James Beard Award, named among San Francisco Magazine’s Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene, and Fast Company’s People Who Are Changing the Future of Food. In regard to his food justice activism, Terry’s mentor Alice Waters says, “Bryant Terry knows that good food should be an everyday right and not a privilege.” The event will also feature presentations by Seth Tibbott, Founder of Tofurky, Ashley Kirk, founder of Planted Foods, and more.

WHEN: February 24, 2024 / 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WHERE: Oakstop, Oakland, California - 1721 Broadway #201, Oakland, CA 94612

ATTEND: Tickets Available HERE —> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plant-futures-fest-oakland-tickets-718685316127?aff=oddtdtcreator

We hope that you'll join us for this fantastic day of learning, eating, and connection!

Join Us for Plant Futures Fest 2024: A Plant-Fueled Culinary Adventure & Career Catalyst.

02/14/2021

"A new investigation exposes the hidden animal cruelty costs of Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chicken."

A new investigation exposes the hidden animal cruelty costs of Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chicken.

02/13/2021

"Hundreds of people from my area, farmers and rural citizens, are completely opposed to this foreign controlled CAFO fouling our water and air and property rights."

Missouri DNR is in the process of giving Missourian’s water rights to industrial-sized CAFOs for use as sewers.

02/07/2021

"Reversing the rising trend of meat consumption removes the pressure to clear new land and further damage wildlife. It also frees up existing land for the second solution, restoring native ecosystems to increase biodiversity."

Vicious circle of cheap but damaging food is biggest destroyer of nature, says UN-backed report

01/31/2021

'These cramped warehouses of livestock are breeding grounds for infectious disease. Ending factory farming can help prevent future pandemics'

'These cramped warehouses of livestock are breeding grounds for infectious disease'

01/30/2021

"Just as international food conglomerates like Nestlé, Unilever and Cargill are plowing millions into plant-based protein, Chinese competitors are jostling for market share in anticipation of huge state contracts and government perks like tax breaks and free factory space."

China is on the cusp of a plant-based protein revolution

01/24/2021

"Jensen Meat’s new plant-based division will also create job opportunities in the plant-based sector."

California beef company Jensen Meat’s new division promises to make plant-based meat production more cost-effective.

01/23/2021

"Coupled with the poor handling of livestock manure on confined animal feeding operations (CAFO), nitrogen pollution has degraded Iowa’s drinking water quality..."

Iowans will be on the hook for up to $333 million over the next five years to remove nitrates polluting the state’s drinking water supplies and threatening public health.

01/17/2021

"Highly pathogenic H5N8 virus was first detected in a bird in a pet shop on the Mediterranean island of Corsica."

Highly pathogenic H5N8 virus was first detected in a bird in a pet shop on the Mediterranean island of Corsica

01/16/2021

"The Little Vegan is a colorful collection of easy recipes to do with kids during quarantine. Thomas who says he’s been a vegan for some time and that these easy meals can help others practice a healthier lifestyle while they are at home."

This D.C based private chef pivoted his business and created a vegan cookbook during quarantine inspired by his daughter.

01/10/2021

'Kossakovsky, a vegetarian, urges more consideration of what we often thoughtlessly consume. “We know that we kill them,” he said, “but we prefer not to think about it."'

In black and white and with no narration, the documentary 'Gunda' speaks volumes about animal rights

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About Factory Farming Awareness Coalition (FFAC)

FFAC has grown from one paid employee to fourteen, our reach has grown from 3,000 people per year to around 57,000 people per year, and our scope of programmatic activity has expanded from the first phase of humane education to mentoring activists and leading institutions towards meaningful change.

The Factory Farming Awareness Coalition was founded by Katie Cantrell in 2010 to educate people about the ecological and social justice hazards of factory farming. As a student at UC Berkeley and a longtime vegan, she found that while there were courses focused on public health, social justice, and sustainability, none were addressing the critical issue of factory farming and its devastating impacts on multiple fronts. Similarly troubling was a dearth of organizations specifically focused on the issue of factory farming from an intersectional perspective.

At first, Katie offered to give free presentations to classes. Demand quickly expanded, and with it FFAC’s staff. She found passionate advocates first in Denver, then in other regions around the country. In 2014, FFAC became a fiscal sponsor of Vegan Outreach and took form as a full-time project. To complement the presentations, FFAC began community outreach, organizing events and collaborating in particular with environmental groups, deepening our commitment and spreading our message by becoming part of the Food and Climate Alliance.

FFAC has grown to thirteen paid employees, and our programmatic activity has expanded from the first phase of humane education to mentoring activists and leading institutions towards meaningful change. In 2018, FFAC became it’s own 501(c)(3) nonprofit.