https://fsi.org/social-science-research daily 0.75 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645480999053-4Z96B0JS4CI8DTUL1Y6L/unsplash-image-sNwnjxm8eTY.jpg Social Science Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/3abb14bb-f252-467f-b6e7-652f0b5ebbf2/FSRF_Logo-black.jpg Social Science Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fsi.org/cultivating-talent daily 0.75 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1649433513737-33PMUEXM5USFJHOEDW9Q/unsplash-image-1K8pIbIrhkQ.jpg Cultivating Talent - We launch programs to designed to educate students from populous developing countries about food system issues Many future government and business leaders from the most populous countries in the world are studying in the United States today. We are developing programs to reach and engage those students to give them the foundation and information that will allow them to help advance our mission when they return home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1649433925519-J5RKYUAOGAEK3Q9F5RN1/unsplash-image-376KN_ISplE.jpg Cultivating Talent - We provide one on one mentorship and support to the most promising leaders and actors We guide current and future leaders on how to focus their efforts, set goals, create strategic plans, and get the financial support needed to succeed. We also host a Fellowship Program which provides key financial support to people with the most potential, with an emphasis on diversity and people working in the most underserved yet potentially impactful countries. https://fsi.org/advising-ngos daily 0.75 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/7eb94a58-74ac-4b66-86fc-39ac82f2ac1f/anaya-katlego-c23Lv2fzEyo-unsplash.jpg Advising NGOs We assist existing NGOs in a variety of ways to help them grow their effectiveness. These include: goal setting strategic planning program creation leadership coaching fundraising, and other key areas. Additionally, we identify and help fund innovative or underfunded organizations, with a special focus on high-impact and under served areas of the world such as China and India. We also provide selected new programs with Fiscal Sponsorship to assist in their creation and growth. This allows new and worthwhile projects that otherwise might not come into being to form more quickly and without unnecessary duplication administrative structures. https://fsi.org/guiding-funders daily 0.75 2022-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645484710406-7TXNFON6AZW2VB76X0WI/unsplash-image-34GZCgaVksk.jpg Guiding Funders - We work with the top philanthropic funders in the space, sharing insights and strategies based upon our research, all with the goal of making sure the most impactful (and sometimes least obvious) projects have the funding they need to succeed. These can include people working on new and innovative approaches, or people working in other countries where even a little support can go a long way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645790934701-S6HPWSE16YLQHMB77OU4/unsplash-image-n95VMLxqM2I.jpg Guiding Funders - We also work to identify and nurture new philanthropic funders and investors into the space. This can include foundations and individuals just learning about the importance of reforming the food system, or people from other countries who may be unaware of the philanthropic opportunities in their own countries. Improving the human food system by reducing its reliance on animal products has clear benefits for the climate, environmental preservation generally, animal welfare, human longevity, reducing pandemic and antibiotic resistance risk, food security, and social justice. Philanthropists interested in any of these areas should be supporting our efforts, and/or investing in businesses that can be part of the solution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645933084925-M9NCDTTENASNND2MUK88/unsplash-image-izxMVv2Z9dw.jpg Guiding Funders For funders who don’t have the time to decide exactly where and what to fund, but who still want to contribute, we have a long list of worthwhile projects and organizations around the world seeking funding. Funders can donate to FSI and we will be sure 100% of any donated funds (sometimes even supplemented by our own funds) gets to the right people in the right places, customized to the funder’s general area of interest. https://fsi.org/thought-leadership daily 0.75 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645914139296-OETIAQWV1AJINYAN0J7P/unsplash-image-6awfTPLGaCE.jpg Thought Leadership - These include: Speaking at events and conferences, and releasing thought provoking videos. Meeting of Minds dinners which are invitation-only events with specific themes designed to bring together the best thinkers and make new and critical connections. Half-day, full-day and multi-day conclaves that bring together key thinkers and actors to help focus on a key theme and accelerate the most effective actions. Identifying and sharing insights that prompt discussion and news ways of approaching problems. You can see some of our insights here. https://fsi.org/resources daily 0.75 2023-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/45888796-30eb-4012-9404-e35b9f5d668e/unsplash-image-2bZnaKfM2JA.jpg Resources - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/82f900b3-89d5-4a92-aee3-4a58b7886aab/unsplash-image-hpjSkU2UYSU.jpg Resources - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fsi.org/home daily 1.0 2026-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/e688789d-ed9a-46e6-b0b5-c66efc5c49f1/FSI+Logo_Icon_FSI+White_60x60.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1722303481132-HK3D2YW1FGTZEQVGUHTT/unsplash-image-oDBmduFQDn4.jpg Home We conduct taste tests of plant-based and balanced protein products to help consumers and industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/29392126-90a6-49ba-b25a-ec0b2a617fdc/Alt+Protein-.jpg Home We help support cutting edge alternative protein scientific research around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1728327111996-4B7DBVD0FAAJXEHD5O0I/unsplash-image-F_xGk7V0Xbc.jpg Home We are shaping the emergence of a new category of more sustainable foods called “Balanced Proteins”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1728327405539-9OPUR8NNFOZ6UNJG5BR7/unsplash-image-OqtafYT5kTw.jpg Home We are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to speed the protein transition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/9f9ac449-c72d-48a8-9781-e3740d814ee7/unsplash-image-3mt71MKGjQ0.jpg Home We promote and fund the most important academic social science research to inform the most effective actions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645913484087-OBY46K0P77WBIF8PWT0J/unsplash-image-B-x4VaIriRc.jpg Home We guide funders to where their donations can be impactful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1649876506346-Q4MAKIP8DYO4P80WJ58A/unsplash-image-5fNmWej4tAA.jpg Home We help educate policymakers to make informed decisions that better serve the public good. https://fsi.org/insights daily 0.75 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645848889748-32EA3339C6CF1JOAWWCI/Chickens.jpg Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645849209474-QWCAKSJKBBONKC3RVGJB/unsplash-image-IjVLVI20k9Q.jpg Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645855434091-2NJIHA0D009DRVGD9OHW/Plant+Based+Food+Set.png Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645857089344-EOVR7VNFZ70B5T2145OZ/unsplash-image-p826iRCJ7mw.jpg Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645857421831-K6515H583PLMQX9ZOMM2/Industrial+Animal+Food+System+Model+2-25-22.png Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645897046577-PY5LG44I00DEHFIB4C4N/unsplash-image-hyPt63Df3Dw.jpg Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/15e4fb37-3d25-4297-bf73-006a992a21c1/Plant+based+label.png Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/aa654fd5-5e15-42bf-bbaf-0042a76e3670/Standup+Burgers.png Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645984255886-XSWBOFJ6482JHG4CDQIC/Plant+based+labels.jpg Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645984483791-XFDBSPDVQYU0HQNSJQ2N/All-natural+beef+patty.jpg Insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1646091079705-NUJUO7080ZP02JKMYJ7Q/US+Farmer+Map+2.png Insights https://fsi.org/videos daily 0.75 2023-02-14 https://fsi.org/reports-and-graphics daily 0.75 2022-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/baed4c7e-4540-44fd-97e0-338ec7dde5f9/All-natural%2Bbeef%2Bpatty.jpg Reports and Graphics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/3d74ec73-d453-4e18-b8b5-967c6bc06240/All-natural%2Bchicken%2Bbreast.jpg Reports and Graphics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/686cfb8e-9a32-4060-958e-f1e4d4588acc/All-natural%2Bcooked%2Bchicken%2Bbreast.jpg Reports and Graphics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fsi.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2022-03-07 https://fsi.org/alt-protein-research daily 0.75 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/0529fe1f-9414-4b1c-9c37-a0484fb8de4c/global_emissions_sector_2015.png Alt-Protein Research - Make it stand out Source: United States EPA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645480298824-XR2C7FF2ZOPY1YOFEDG4/unsplash-image-6NMcUDG37Yc.jpg Alt-Protein Research - So we are bringing to life the Sustainable Protein Action Lab- a dedicated facility to solve the most crucial bottlenecks holding back alternative proteins. We are working with the global consulting firm Accenture to scope out and create the Action Lab that will bridge the gap between plant-based and other alt-protein startups who cannot risk the time and cost of fundamental research, and universities who engage in crucial basic research, but cannot be fully focussed on the problems that need to be solved and how to bring to market the solutions as we create them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645480322585-XHKBAAREXTFIJ70PRRNN/unsplash-image-6q5QG8iIgRo.jpg Alt-Protein Research - We help direct funding to the most important and potentially impactful alt-protein research. We work with philanthropists to help direct funding to the most valuable programs and scientists working on things likely to speed the transition to a sustainable food system, including the GFI Research Grant Program. Where we provide funding directly, we select the most potentially impactful projects. Note we do not make grants where a portion of funds is applied to indirect (overhead) costs except in certain special cases, and then we have a policy of not allowing more than 10% of granted funds to be used for such indirect costs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1686935276308-HD00GMSNG283HPUV133V/image-asset.jpeg Alt-Protein Research - We are funding and helping spearhead an initiative to drastically lower the price of alt-proteins. Normally, prices drop for a new category of products as innovations in production occur and as demand rises allowing economies of scale. The problem as it relates to alt-proteins is climate change is occurring much too quickly, and we must reduce global reliance on animal agriculture much more quickly than we are on track to do. So we are funding and supporting a creative initiative using “market shaping” to understand what steps along alt-protein supply chains could lower cost, and providing the risk reduction strategies that allow those component prices to drop in advance of market demand. By lowering the price of alt-proteins in this way, consumers can purchase products at a much lower price, which in turn will spur the demand that would not have been present at the higher price. This will accelerate all the benefits associated with a reduction in the number of animals in the human food system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1686935411145-O0079NFB36VNA5M8BJHO/image-asset.jpeg Alt-Protein Research - We are looking at how machine learning and artificial intelligence can make extrusion of plant-based meats more resource efficient and cost-effective. Many plant-based meats on the global market today are made using a machine called an extruder, which mixes and cooks ingredients and causes the end product to have particular shapes and textures. Extruders are used in food production all the time (they are essentially a combination of mixers and ovens), but they were not specifically designed for the type of uses needed to create great plant-based meats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1686937699787-60ODK2BO3GM0LOF25A2S/image-asset.jpeg Alt-Protein Research - We are experimenting with creating a category of products called Plant-Rich Meat. Plant-based meats are already significantly more healthy than the animal products they are meant to replace. But some meat eaters report that the flavor and texture are not quite where they need them to be in order for them to start using them on a daily basis. As an interim step while plant-based meats continue to improve in their sensory appeal, we are looking into the possibility of using some amount of an actual animal product to combine with plant-based ingredients to make a “mostly plant-based” meat product we call Plant-Rich Meat. https://fsi.org/david-meyer daily 0.75 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/ad65aa8a-2f68-4228-b7f8-f6931b348284/David+headshot+2023.jpg David Meyer Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/tracy-spencer daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/0735fc92-a837-44db-99e1-6fc1712cdbb6/Tracy%2BSpencer%2Bheadshot-350px.jpg Tracy Spencer Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/galina-hale daily 0.75 2023-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/e035e101-a6d8-4f20-8b2c-6640b27e6ffa/Galina+Headshot+2023.jpg Galina Hale Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/robert-gluck daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/89115c81-4235-4095-b856-832b7344717c/Robert+Gluck+headshot.png Robert Gluck Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/bill-meyer daily 0.75 2023-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/167fa833-8b69-440d-8087-bbc5caf21f0c/Bill+Meyer+headshot.png Bill Meyer Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/regan-bach daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/fc00f6bf-d502-4e6c-992c-4ad9768e3a1e/Regan+Bach+headshot.png Regan Bach Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/louis-selincourt daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/29b1418d-d821-43ab-a089-51b2a2134af7/Louis+Selincourt+headshot.png Louis Selincourt Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/kieran-greig daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/2fd92dd3-6699-4f5b-acbf-40593aface0b/Kieran+Greig+Headshot+2.jpg Kieran Greig Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/arvind-gupta daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/c1fc931b-149d-478c-a5f4-c8041362d096/Arvind+Gupta+headshot.png Arvind Gupta Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/melissa-will daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/0368d7b1-dcd0-4a5a-8ab4-eab7173f790f/Melissa+Will+headshot.png Melissa Will Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/kristrun-hjartar daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/2f36ca1c-22ed-4d04-bfcb-01498cc14068/Kirssa+Hjartar+headshot.jpg Kristrun Hjartar Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/cristopher-levy daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/2d3e0627-7b5a-4e5e-9ff7-19f940b13fbc/Cris+Levy+headshot+2.jpg Cristopher Levy Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/fellowship-program daily 0.75 2022-03-12 https://fsi.org/being-effective daily 0.75 2024-09-03 https://fsi.org/strategic-plan daily 0.75 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645794765091-8HBQ1XZWW4LZBQ05ANO5/unsplash-image-fzOITuS1DIQ.jpg Strategic Plan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fsi.org/paula-kislak daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1b36c39b-5efa-47a3-92e2-93492dee16b7/Paula+Kislak+headshot.png Paula Kislak Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/privacy-policy-1 daily 0.75 2022-02-22 https://fsi.org/elissa-lane daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/5a6aec4c-b672-456a-9831-04a6ae2f14e9/Elissa+Lane+headshot+2.png Elissa Lane Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/susan-su daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/a79dec7f-3574-48a0-a1c8-c2d21205980a/Susan+Su+headshot.png Susan Su Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/jo-anderson daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/e8a92df8-1962-47e9-a0d9-a088821a5f0d/Jo+Anderson+headshot.png Jo Anderson Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/jayasimha-nuggehalli daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/b3844350-4d5c-452a-a9d9-35fbcb7af8d3/Jaya+headshot+2.png Jayasimha Nuggehalli Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/sabina-garcia daily 0.75 2022-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/2e0bb07b-7dd7-4a9d-ae3f-5912138b975a/Sabina+Garcia+headshot.png Sabina Garcia Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/erin-rees-clayton daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/d56d39c9-8c47-4248-8fad-9acf1f07a16e/Erin+Rees+Clayton+headshot2.png Erin Rees Clayton Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/bruce-friedrich daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1e6f85cb-f168-44a3-bab6-5c3bba0e1d00/Bruce+Friedrich+headshot.png Bruce Friedrich Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/joseph-lepera daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/d3d07b17-43ec-4a50-9112-a8e98c842c2a/Jospeh+Lepera+headshot.png Joseph Lepera Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/fiscal-sponsorship daily 0.75 2022-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645787724059-C74167ES32RHISE4K4A2/unsplash-image-Oalh2MojUuk.jpg Fiscal Sponsorship - It all begins with an idea. It takes significant effort to start a new non-profit program or organization, and that can often delay or even prevent important action. This is where a fiscal sponsorship can help. We can assist by providing fiscal sponsorship to a new program that both aligns with our mission, and we deem to be of very high potential. A fiscal sponsorship can come in various forms, but at its core it allows a new program to operate under our guidance and with our organization providing its infrastructure to support the new effort so that work including fundraising and program execution can begin immediately. https://fsi.org/dedicated-research-center daily 0.75 2022-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645793661314-9PJI8H0W51S9RY0ETD9I/unsplash-image-bwKUJ3Y5JS4.jpg Dedicated Research Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645793871046-6NQFMWJ9UU9NEUKJ5QDA/unsplash-image-kC9KUtSiflw.jpg Dedicated Research Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645983220980-V55JQS6RH0D2BP9G5ZA9/unsplash-image-xD5SWy7hMbw.jpg Dedicated Research Center https://fsi.org/products-to-replace daily 0.75 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/e101744c-79cb-422d-9623-8ced780cfc32/Chickens.jpg Products to Replace - What are the most important animal products to replace from a lives saved/suffering prevented perspective? There are many companies launching products from plant-based burgers, to plant-based chicken, to plant-based milk, to plant-based eggs etc. Products high in beef and other ruminant content tend to contribute the most to greenhouse gasses, largely through methane release which is many times more destructive than carbon. But setting aside for the moment environmental damage, and setting aside profit margins and other business considerations, if a founder is interested in animal welfare and preventing suffering, what would be the most important products to replace first (for example burgers, chicken nuggets, liquid eggs, etc.) from a perspective of how many animals would be saved? The answer is determined by the amount of consumption per year of a product, and how many animals are used per serving (for example, far more chickens are affected per ounce of chicken consumed than cows per ounce of beef). And perhaps an even more important question is how many days of suffering are represented by each serving of a food. For example, regardless of the animal size and how many servings a single animal represents, is that animal living each day in suffering prior to slaughter, or are they free from suffering until they are killed (for example wild-caught fish)? We posed this question and worked with Faunalytics to answer it for the United States based on USDA data, and here are the results of their research. The answer to the question of “lives saved” and “suffering prevented” will differ from society to society, as there are differences in the types of foods consumed and the ingredients used. We are now exploring answering this question for China and are funding a project to examine data available from mobile food ordering apps to help answer it. https://fsi.org/china daily 0.75 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645849869363-NP78RNXPMLH09735QX9V/unsplash-image-IjVLVI20k9Q.jpg China - Given the huge human populations and projected growth of animal consumption in PLMICs like China and India, why is relatively little money and effort being directed there? Food System Innovations is examining what entrepreneurship and advocacy is possible in countries like China and India and where it makes sense for significantly more effort/funds to be placed there to reverse a fast growing increase in meat consumption. As people move out of poverty and get more purchasing power (a good thing), people seek the products they associate with wealth - and animal products are high on the list. Given the size of populations in these countries, and the need to radically reduce and not increase animal product consumption, it's clear that much more action is needed to support people in those countries who wish to sole the problem. We are still looking into India, and for China, FSI is currently focussing on 5 areas: • Support and promote entrepreneurship in mainland China for plant-based companies and restaurants through supporting companies like Dao Foods. • Create a program to reach and educate Chinese students studying abroad in the United States. • Support videos and social media to educate people in China about the benefits of plant-based eating. • Foster Chinese-based academic research likely to be useful to Chinese decision-makers to help them understand the importance of animal product reduction for Chinese consumers, and to see how this is in alignment with their exiting goals and priorities. • Locate and foster more Chinese-based philanthropists. https://fsi.org/tao-zhang daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/2edc556c-e756-47a8-8399-c0bb69b1efeb/Tao+Zhang+headshot.png Tao Zhang Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/albert-tseng daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/ffd5cfc1-ed61-4c7e-ac0b-87628e64f114/Albert+Tseng+headshot.png Albert Tseng Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/reduce-the-cost-of-plantbased daily 0.75 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645855434091-2NJIHA0D009DRVGD9OHW/Plant+Based+Food+Set.png Reduce the Cost of Plant-based - How can we reduce the cost of plant-based meats, fish, eggs, and dairy? Plant-based products exist to offer consumers an easy way to get the tastes and textures they know and like, but still reduce their consumption of animal products. But even when the plant-based products do meet consumer expectations, cost is still a factor. While some people may be willing to pay significantly more for a plant-based meat analogue (people who are vegan for example), the whole hypothesis behind offering plant-based alternatives is they are meant to influence behavior of people who are not strongly motivated to alter their diet. This means the products must have similar, or even a lower cost than the animal product they are meant to replace. In other words, cost matters. Through our Food System Research Fund, FSI has contracted with Intelligent Analytics and Modeling (IAMECON) to empirically investigate the cost structure of plant-based meat and develop an enhanced understanding of the way the industry is likely to evolve, as well as the potential barriers and innovations required in order to achieve cost parity (or near cost-parity) with animal-based meat. These insights can then be used in discussions about public policy relevant to alternative protein. https://fsi.org/pb-foods-taste-test daily 0.75 2023-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645856617467-PDHAIX761GYCC98PJVI0/unsplash-image-p826iRCJ7mw.jpg PB Foods Taste Test - Are existing plant-based chicken and burger products generally acceptable to meat-eaters and flexitarians or is more research needed to create more acceptable products? The mass production and consumption of animal products raises many concerns for the environment, human health, and animal welfare. An important part of getting average people to reduce or eliminate consumption animal products is to provide them with analogues to those products that have the same taste, feel, and are priced similarly. This reduces friction in transitioning to a plant-based diet. Millions of dollars are being spent by advocates to both promote research into new plant-based meats, and to advocate for diet changes that rely on these products. There are products on the market today that purport to taste and feel like chicken and hamburgers, and we were interested to know to what extent existing products mimic chicken and beef burgers across a variety of measures. With financial support of Animal Advocacy Research Fund we engaged Precision Research to conduct a taste test of 4 chicken alternatives and 5 beef burger alternatives, including real chicken and real beef burger in the test to have as a baseline for comparison. The taste test was conducted in Chicago facility of Precision Research with subjects well distributed across demographic and ethnic groups. Here is a link to our first report. All products were purchased or requested from producers in the least altered form and products were selected with least possible seasoning. They were all cooked by a professional chef on skillets according to cooking instructions. Real chicken and burgers were purchased frozen and not seasoned and were simply one of the products included in what subjects tasted. Subjects tasted products “as is” without any condiments. The subjects were not given any detail about of the types of products they were tasting, and the order in which the products were offered was randomized across five seatings of subjects for each product type (chicken or burger). Tasting sessions were followed up by focus group discussions, three focus groups for each product type. Participants for the focus groups were selected if they gave enthusiastic responses about at least one plant-based product tasted. It is very important to note that these products were served bare (with no dressings or condiments of any kind) which is not how they would normally be consumed. We therefore expect that ratings of taste would be lower than if the products were offering in the manner they would normally be consumed (in a burger sandwich or in a chicken salad or burrito for example). So a product not receiving the highest rating it could get in the test does not mean the consumer would not like the product in a meal or wouldn’t consider purchasing it, as we learned in the focus groups. It is also important to keep in mind that subjects were given no information about the ingredients or any health benefits of products they were testing. Additionally they had no information about price. Ingredients, health benefits, and price all affect consumer behavior so again, these taste test results should not be taken as an indication of how consumers will react to these products in the marketplace. The taste test simply revealed how the plant-based products were rated by chicken and beef burger eaters in comparison to actual chicken and burgers. The results of the plant-based chicken taste test suggests that there were no plant-based chicken products in the test that, when tasted bare and without condiments, seemed analogous to chicken by chicken eaters. There were however products that once revealed as plant-based, sparked an interest in purchase to be used in dishes, provided the products did not seem to have too many ingredients or be overly processed. The results of the plant-based burger taste test suggest that there was just one plant-based burger product in the test that, when tasted bare and without condiments, seemed analogous to a beef burger by burger eaters. Like plant-based chicken, there were however products that once revealed as plant-based, sparked an interest in purchase to be used in dishes, provided the products did not seem to have too many ingredients or be overly processed. These findings are most significant for brands that are purchased in grocery, where the consumer might taste them outside of a prepared dish or with condiments. For brands that always reach consumers in a prepared dish (for example served prepared in restaurants or food service,) it may be less significant that the core plant-based product does not rate as well as the actual animal product. The almost complete absence of plant-based chicken and burgers that rate equivalent to the animal products they seek to replace suggests that more research is needed to create and bring to market at least one plant-based chicken that seems to chicken eaters to be analogous to real chicken. And even for beef burgers, it would probably be good to have more than one brand that burger eaters rate as analogous to a beef burger. This does not however mean that existing plant-based chicken and burgers do not have a potential consumer base among meat eaters. But it does suggest that these products should be marketed to be consumed in prepared dishes or with condiments. The focus groups revealed that consumers are aware of the health benefits of plant-based chicken and burgers, and they value those health benefits, while environmental or animal benefits are not part of their consideration. Participants indicated a willingness to purchase some of these products if they understood the ingredients, and if the pricing was acceptable. A major finding of the focus groups is that average chicken and burger eaters are not seeking out plant-based analogues, and so being offered free samples is a prime way to introduce them to these types of products. Based upon these findings, we recommend more research into plant-based chicken alternatives with a goal to create products that share the same basic properties as chicken, and more research into the potential ROI for plant-based meat companies and advocates to offer product sampling of plant-based meats. The Good Food Institute is conducting additional taste tests with the results soon to be publicized. https://fsi.org/economic-model daily 0.75 2022-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645857421831-K6515H583PLMQX9ZOMM2/Industrial+Animal+Food+System+Model+2-25-22.png Economic Model - Creating a model to help reform the food system to be more healthy and sustainable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1f7334a9-e0c2-4498-b169-c43f9195dd3d/Suppply+and+Demand.png Economic Model - The industrial animal-based food system is an economic system. By understanding its various components and how they interact, we can intentionally work to change each component in the most effective manner available. This can be accelerated by having more people and more organizations in more countries that are working on any of the components be better coordinated. These people and organizations need not all be working for this change for the same reason: a “big tent” approach that does not marginalize people by interests is most likely to bring about change more quickly. Raising the cost of production and lowering demand for animal-based foods will squeeze the profit margins, causing companies involved in animal agriculture to diversify and make their profits in other ways, and consumers of animal products to exhibit more demand elasticity and be more open to other forms of food to meet their needs. We recognize that these changes will affect numerous stakeholders in the current animal-based industrial human food system who are deriving what they perceive as value (in the form of profit, nutrition, taste, etc.), so wherever we can create better value for stakeholders by removing animal products from the system, we should do that to prevent or soften stakeholder opposition. In other words, we do not want consumers to experience a loss of desired nutrition and tastes, and we do not want to put the people involved in all aspects of the animal-based industrial human food system out of business. Rather, we want people to get the nutrition and tastes they want in a way that does not harm the climate or animals, and we want related businesses and workers to maintain their livelihood by being in a business that does not harm the climate or animals. https://fsi.org/political-action daily 0.75 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645893630994-EZZ23OKTS28MVYVJUFYL/unsplash-image-hyPt63Df3Dw.jpg Political Action - Legislative efforts need more support Advocates for changing the food system have for years placed a lot of effort into urging people to engage in individual diet changes. But what is often neglected is the tremendous power of government that influences at all levels what is available to eat and at what cost. Government actions could include: Voter initiatives in states that allow them Direct lobbying of elected officials at all levels to affect laws or policy that supports more research into animal product alternatives, or otherwise supports the alternative protein industry and stops favoring the animal industry Political organizing of supportive voters to pressure legislators Campaigning for and donating to the election campaigns of supportive politicians Legal challenges to combat bad legislation, establish new legal precedents, or force enforcement of existing regulations. Understanding that the food system is a market ultimately driven by the choices of consumers, governments hugely distort market forces in a number of ways. Governments give direct support to animal agriculture in the form of direct subsidies, free insurance, price guarantees, and a myriad of other actions, all of which artificially deflate the cost of animal products that reach consumers and prop up the industry to make it less responsive to true market forces. Governments also provide indirect subsidies, such as actions that hold down the cost of animal feed, and footing the bill for environmental cleanups or health care for people dealing with the effects of diet related illnesses. Governments (national and local) also influence what is taught in schools, and what food is provided to people in schools, and other government-run institutions such as prisons and the military. Governments also set nutritional guidelines that influence food choices and availability. Governments provide research funding that supports the needs of the animal agriculture industry, and do not provide commensurate funding into research that might lead to alternative proteins. The most fundamental issue is that animal agriculture interests are business interests and so by their very nature, generate money for political activities/lobbying through their trade organizations. This translates into campaign donations and lobbyists who are able to get messages to political officials in a way casual donations from food system reform advocates just cannot match. This may however start to change at least a bit as the plant-based foods industry grows in size, and trade groups like the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), the European Plant-based Foods Association (ENSA), and European Alliance for Plant Based Foods (EAPF) have more funding to hire more lobbyists to directly represent them. So what can regular people do? People should contact their representatives at all levels and let them know that reforming the food system is a priority. People should become members of advocacy groups and support those groups’ political efforts with phone calls, letters, and donations. The most foundational forms of political organizing are direct donations to political campaigns and grassroots organizing. Ideally, legislators with the power to effect positive change should be supported and nurtured from the start of their political career, and not approached about these issues for the first time once in high office and potentially indebted to animal agriculture political donations. There is a new PAC, Food Solutions Action, which is working to change that. It is challenging, however, to get environmental, health or animal welfare advocates to both understand the value of political donations and organizing, and especially to engage in it. Advocates tend to be very passionate, and like all of us, like to see immediate results. It is very motivating to contribute money or time to rescue an individual abused animal, or a forest restoration project for example. But contributing money to the campaign of a politician who may not be elected, and even if elected, may work for years before having an impact on a critical issue is many steps removed. It is essentially a gamble of time and money. And while many people are to some extent single-issue voters (think abortion or gun rights), most people who support reforming the food system are not so narrowly focussed. Additionally, political donations are not tax deductible, and this can discourage campaign contributions. But there is no question that activities to affect government policy are among the most important things someone can do to support the changes needed to create a sustainable and humane food system. https://fsi.org/the-term-plantbased daily 0.75 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/457cc326-7c6c-4901-99d4-9cd5e7e5ddb6/Certified+PLant-Based.png The Term Plant-Based - Insights into the term “plant-based” Several years ago, FSI conducted a study in conjunction with Faunalytics to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the term “plant-based” among different demographics in the US. This study is not definitive in any way. But the key takeaways are: • The term "plant-based" is overall neutral • But the term “plant based” did poorly with men, especially young men. Vegan also did not do well with that group. But this may be changing over time. • The average person (at least in our sample) actually preferred the label “vegan" over "plant-based" (and over most other options we gave) when looking at the same photos of foods. That was a bit of a surprise and may reflect a mainstreaming of the term “vegan”, and also that calling a food “vegan" is less charged than calling one’s self “a vegan". • Older adults liked "zero cholesterol". Here are the full results of that study. The term Plant-Based is generally seen as positive. In fact the Plant Based Food Association and Plant Based Foods Canada now promote a “Certified Plant Based” seal that brands can earn and pay for the right to place on their packaging. But the meat industry has taken aim at the term. They are citing “plant-based” meats, and claiming they have “long ingredient lists” and are high in sodium. But the truth is these products are not more processed than many other processed foods, and they are in most cases healthier than the meats they seek to replace. And even when it comes to sodium, when compared as part of an entire meal (for a burger, including a bun, condiments, etc.), they do not add much sodium at all. At the end of the day, many plant-based alternative foods are not necessarily trying to be “heath foods” per se, but are just healthier (and more environmentally friendly) than the animal foods they seek to replace. None the less, building on the fact that many people tend to see a “plant-based” as a positive (even if they are a flexitarian themselves), plant-based alternative companies should strive to make their products as healthful as possible to retain the luster the term plant-based currently enjoys. https://fsi.org/product-labeling-freedom daily 0.75 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/15e4fb37-3d25-4297-bf73-006a992a21c1/Plant+based+label.png Product Labeling Freedom - The importance of product labeling freedom The animal products industry is not sitting idly by as the plant-based foods industry grows. They are lobbying at the state and federal level in the US and in other countries as well to prohibit the use of terms like “milk” and “meat” on plant-based foods. So Soymilk would be Soy beverage, and the term “plant-based meat” would not be legal to have on a package. Of course this comes up against well accepted uses of terms (think peanut butter, cream soda, etc.). In fact, in 2017, the EU, via a ruling by the European Court of Justice, restricted the use of milk and various terms to animal products. And half of US states now have considered bills that would limit the ways that plant-based meat analogues could label their products, most of them proposing that the packages could not say "meat" on them. Some have gone so far as to prohibit the use of terms understood to be "meat-related," such as "hamburger" or "patty" or "hot dog." Un the US, the Plant Based Foods Association has banded with Tofurkey, Uptons Naturals and the Good Food Institute to file various suits against these laws and regulations and are starting to see some victories. We note however that the EU labeling restrictions do not seem to have inhibited the stopped the growth of the plant-based industry there, but it may have slowed it. Companies are clever in how they can name products and how they package them to look like the products they are meant to replace, and consumers are not at all confused, in fact they want these new products. Terms like peanut butter and veggie burger are common the lexicon and create no confusion at all. Also, the publicity around these laws and the fights that surround them seem to only raise awareness of plant-based foods, and focus attention on the less attractive aspects of animal foods as lawmakers struggle to precisely define what “milk” and “meat” even is using terms such as “secretions” and “carcasses”. All indications are the fight has only just begun, https://fsi.org/stealth-vegan-restaurants daily 0.75 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/aa654fd5-5e15-42bf-bbaf-0042a76e3670/Standup+Burgers.png Stealth Vegan Restaurants - Stealth vegan "fast food" restaurants should be encouraged Entrepreneurs inclined to be restauranteurs should be strongly encouraged and supported with investment and expertise to specifically launch fast food restaurants that do not overtly advertise themselves as such. We looked into the success of fast food restaurants that are vegan but don’t identify themselves as such (very few exist). We were particular interested to know: 1. Are they profitable? 2. Are they reaching non-vegans (perhaps by drawing in walk-in traffic) who otherwise would have eaten a non-vegan meal that day? 3. Are they having any lasting effect on non-vegans (making them more open to vegan meals, introducing to them vegan products such that they can then buy themselves in stores, etc.). Examples of stealth vegan restaurants in the US include Veggie Grill, and to a greater extend STAND-UP BURGERS (owned by Veggie Grill). There is also Amy’s Drive Thru (vegetarian and not vegan). We reviewed an internal survey from an existing restaurant and did some ad hoc interviews of patrons and have decided to not do more research ourselves. We are pretty convinced that this type of restaurant in the right location can be profitable, definitely can reach non-vegans who would otherwise have eaten a non-vegan meal, and can introduce non-vegans to plant-based products that then can then purchased in stores. The only thing we're not so sure of is the effect on longer term habits of non-vegans, i.e., if meat-eaters wander in for fast food and order a vegan meal, will some percentage of them then be more likely to consume more vegan meals over time as a result of this experience (either returning to the same restaurant or being generally more open to plant-based foods in other places). But we think there's enough data to say with some confidence that having more vegan fast food restaurants that do not in their outdoor signage identify themselves as being vegan would be a very good thing, and entrepreneurship in this area should be supported. We're not able to analyze whether a dollar spent on building a vegan fast food restaurant is ultimately more effective in helping animals than a dollar spent trying to influence existing restaurants to offer vegan options. Keep in mind staring a new restaurant is a very costly and risky venture. But then again, adding vegan options to existing menus in average restaurants doesn't mean non-vegans will eat them. But this is not an either/or. The Good Food Institue and other organizations work to get vegan options on existing menus. This work should be funded and accelerated to get more restaurants of all types to offer vegan options so long as smart testing is done as to what those options should be, how they should be named and described, and how they should be displayed on menus and advertised. And crucially, sales data needs to be gathered to indicate whether or not these vegan options are displacing other non-vegan options on the menu so a baseline can be established and experiments to increase positive effects can occur. But for those entrepreneurs out there who may already be inclined to be restauranteurs (and certainly many vegan restaurants are popping up), they should be strongly encouraged and supported with investment and expertise to specifically launch fast food restaurants that do not overtly advertise themselves as such, that are located in high traffic areas, and that can be scaled/franchised. https://fsi.org/supporting-funders daily 0.75 2022-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/98da2829-a073-4e9a-8221-877a9a24202c/unsplash-image-joqWSI9u_XM.jpg Supporting Funders - We make it easy for major funders to help Many large donors (both individuals and foundations) do not have the time or ability to research all the potential recipients of their donations to asses where their funding can be most effective. FSI conducts its own research and interviews, works with researchers at Farmed Animal Funders, and works with a network of individuals, all of whom provide information that leads to FSI determining where funding is most needed and in what amount. Can I donate to FSI and ask that my money be directed to whatever organizations FSI finds worthy? Yes. Can I donate to FSI and restrict my funds for use for a particular type of mission-aligned activity, program or region? Yes. Can I donate to FSI and direct that my money be specifically donated to another organization or entity of my choosing? No. If a donor has a specific NGO or program they intend to fund, they should fund that NGO or program directly. Any funding donated to FSI that is then used to fund another entity can only be used in this way at the sole discretion of FSI and based on our own research and decision making structure. We can however report to a funder how their donation was used. https://fsi.org/nicole-rawling daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/d007ff25-0ef2-4b2e-bbbe-7989e7a31d6d/Nicole+Rawling+headshot.jpg Nicole Rawling Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/well-show-you-a-long-ingredient-list daily 0.75 2022-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1645984483791-XFDBSPDVQYU0HQNSJQ2N/All-natural+beef+patty.jpg We'll show you a long ingredient list - We’ll show you a “long ingredient list” You may have heard criticism of some of the newer plant-based meat products for having a “long ingredient list”, the implication being that these products are somehow unhealthy because they are over-processed and not “natural” like the meat, dairy and eggs they seek to replace. No doubt that less processing is generally good, but more or less ingredients does not mean something is more or less healthy. Shortbread, for example has just three ingredients - sugar, butter and flour. But you won’t see it listed as health food. It pays to look closely at who is most concerned about the ingredient list of plant-based meat analogues, and you may not be surprised that it is the meat industry behind the scenes trying to raise an alarm. Does the length of this ingredient list concern you? Corn, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, tomato powder, lactose, whey, skim milk, onion powder, sugar, garlic powder, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin (made from corn), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), dextrose, malic acid, corn syrup solids, buttermilk, natural and artificial flavors, sodium acetate, artificial color (red 40, blue 1, yellow 5), spice, citric acid, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate. If so, don’t eat Doritos cool ranch chips. That list is longer (and contains much less healthy ingredients) than most plant-based meats. But to compare burgers to burgers, what does meat itself contain? Well it is not listed on any label because the animal is the “factory” that processes the plants. And that is the key thing to note. We know an animal is an inefficient (and environmentally damaging) factory for producing meat, but what is the meat actually made of? Well, here you go: WATER (50.2%); AMINO ACIDS (24.0%) [GLUTAMIC ACID (15.1%), ASPARTIC ACID (9.1%), LYSINE (8.4%), LEUCINE (7.9%), GLYCINE (7.3%), ARGININE (6.7%), ALANINE (6.5%), PROLINE (5.4%), VALINE (5%), ISOLEUCINE (4.5%), SERINE (4.1%), PHENYLALANINE (4%), THREONINE (3.9%), HISTIDINE (3.3%), TYROSINE (3.1%), METHIONINE (2.6%), HYDROXYPROLINE (1.7%), CYSTINE (1%), TRYPTOPHAN (0.5%)]; FATTY ACIDS (15.9%) [OMEGA-7 TRANS FAT VACCENIC ACID (45.1%), PALMITIC ACID (25.2%), STEARIC ACID (14%), OMEGA-7 PALMITOLEIC ACID (4.3%), MYRISTIC ACID (3.4%), OMEGA-6 LINOEIC ACID (2.7%), MARGARIC ACID (1.3%), MYRISTOLEIC ACID (0.9%), OMEGA-9 MARGAROLEIC ACID (0.9%), PENTADECANOIC ACID (0.6%), OMEGA-3 ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID (0.7%), OMEGA-7 PAULLINIC ACID (NON-CALORIC AND NOT DIGESTIBLE, 0.4%), OMEGA-6 ARACHIDONIC ACID (0.3%), LAURIC ACID (0.1%), ARACHIDIC ACID (0.1%), OMEGA-6 GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID (0.1%)]; ANTIOXIDANT (E306), PHYLLOQUINONE, EMULSIFIER (E1001), ACIDITY REGULATOR (E375); COLORS (E101 YELLOW); PYRIDOXINE, FOLATE, PANTOTHENIC ACID, CHOLESTEROL; UNIQUE BEEF FLAVOR (12-METHYLTRIDECANAL); BEEF FLAVORS (PYRROLIDONE, HYPOXANTHINE, ANSERINE, CARNOSINE, INOSINE, GUANOSINE, RIBOSE); OTHER FLAVORS (OCT-1-EN-3-OL (MUSHROOM FLAVOR COMPOUND PRODUCED DURING THE AGEING PROCESS OF BEEF), OCTANAL, NONANAL, (E,E)-2,4-DECADIENAL, METHANETHIOL, 2-FURFURYLTHIOL, 3-MERCAPTO-2-PENTANONE, 4-HYDROXY-2,5-DIMETHYL-3-(2H)-FURANONE, 3-MERCAPTO-2-METHYLPENTAN-1-OL, PENTANAL, HEXANAL, HEPTANAL, METHIONAL, NONA-2(E)-ENAL, DECA-2(E),4(E)-DIENAL, BUTANOIC ACID, HEXANOIC ACID, DELTA-NONALACTONE, DECAN-2-ONE, 3-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE, 2,3-OCTANEDIONE, 2-PENTYL FURAN, 2-METHYL-3-[METHYLTHIO]FURAN, 4-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-3(2H)-FURANONE (HMF), METHYLPYRAZINE, 2,5-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE, LACTIC ACID, FLAVOR ENHANCERS (E338, E630), BIS(2-METHYL-3-FURYL) DISULFIDE, 2-METHYL-3-FURANTHIOL (CHICKEN FLAVOR)), ANABOLIC STEROID (TRENBOLONE ACETATE); OTHER GROWTH HORMONES (PROGESTERONE, TESTOSTERONE, OESTROGEN, ZERANOL); ANTIBIOTIC (OXYTETRACYCLINE). And here is the Impossible Burger: Water, soy protein concentrate, coconut oil, sunflower oil, natural flavors, 2% or less of: potato protein, methylcellulose, yeast extract, cultured dextrose, food starch modified, soy leghemoglobin, salt, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), soy protein isolate, vitamins and minerals (zinc gluconate, thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin b1), niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), vitamin b12). You be the judge of which is healthier. https://fsi.org/us-farmers-by-state daily 0.75 2022-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1646091079705-NUJUO7080ZP02JKMYJ7Q/US+Farmer+Map+2.png US Farmers by State - US farmers by state. This dashboard prepared by FSI and linked to below provides estimates of the number of individuals and family-owned farmers involved in animal agriculture by U.S. state in 2012 and 2017. The data used come from multiple sources: the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (ERS data) the Natural Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S.D.A. (NASS data) and the U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Surveys (2018 CPS, 2012 CPS). The dashboard computes two estimates of this measure: including and excluding feed commodities. Note that the page will take about 20 seconds to load. https://fsi.org/rachel-dreskin daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/aab2c453-2db6-41bf-a2d2-73b56eba2a16/Rachel+Dreskin+headshot2.png Rachel Dreskin Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://fsi.org/liz-specht daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/8acdf590-ea95-4a48-b50d-3f91d00b7ca6/Liz+Specht+headshot.png Liz Specht Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. 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Policies can distort the market in favor of animal-based foods by Subsidizing water and other inputs directed to animal feed Subsidizing feed crops such as soy and corn Providing public lands for grazing and fishing at extremely low cost Proving low cost insurance, and guaranteeing prices for products, essentially paying farmers to produce more animal products than the market can bear, and then dumping those products on the world market which harms farmers in other countries Directing significant research dollars to science designed to promote animal agriculture, and failing to devote research dollars to research into alternative and far more sustainable sources of protein Failing to enforce even basic animal welfare regulations Overly recommending animal proteins in nutritional guidelines that then impact what is served in schools, prisons, etc. Governments take these actions even as they are increasingly realizing the outsized social and economic cost of an animal-based food system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/1649432523695-JCY7JULUQ4DL64BFOM98/unsplash-image-QCbZ4ASLhM8.jpg Policy - Avoiding bad outcomes The current animal-based food system is leading to accelerated climate change, as animal agriculture is the one of the largest and least talked about contributors to greenhouse gasses increased antibiotic resistance do to the excessive use of antibiotics in factory farmed animals, with the potential to create “superbugs” in humans for which we have no treatment increased risk of pandemics, as diseases such as COVID-19, swine flu, bird flu and others all began in animals and can then jump to human populations bad health outcomes for people, as animal products are known contributors to cancer and heart disease, the leading killers of people outsized impact on the most vulnerable in our society, as factory farms destroy the economic and environmental integrity of nearby communities, and provide some of the highest risk (physically and psychologically) jobs. We do research, provide reports, support 501(c)4 social welfare organizations (as allowed by law) and are a resource to help educate policy makers to make informed decisions that better serve the public good. https://fsi.org/drpia-salk daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e6ea4cd31d0b4eeaf060ef/7657b804-520b-40ca-b95c-ece1cddbcf2f/Screen+Shot+2022-05-17+at+4.34.47+PM.png Dr. Pia Salk Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. 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With the current market climate impacting startups across sectors, those in the plant-based meat space encounter unique obstacles concerning texture optimization. The path to mainstream adoption of plant-based meat has been challenged by texture issues, a problem that the industry often struggles to overcome due to high costs related to extrusion R&D. GreenProtein AI emerges as a pioneering initiative to address these challenges, potentially reigniting growth within the industry. GreenProtein AI focuses on leveraging state-of-the-art AI and machine learning technologies to optimize the extrusion process, a vital aspect in creating the desired texture of plant-based meat. By modeling the extrusion process using advanced machine learning methods and a broad range of data, the initiative aims to break down the high-cost barriers that have long hindered innovation in texture development. Through collaboration with extrusion facilities and plant-based meat manufacturers, GreenProtein AI will provide targeted insights and solutions, allowing for a more predictable and efficient production process. This technological advancement not only enhances quality and sustainability but also brings plant-based meat one step closer to becoming a competitively-priced alternative in the market. Noa Weiss, the project lead, emphasized the potential of the initiative: "GreenProtein AI demonstrates the incredible power of AI to address real-world industry challenges. We are putting technology to work to remove barriers, allowing the alternative protein industry to achieve its full potential.” This project aligns closely with the mission of Food System Innovations, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a more sustainable, humane, and equitable global food system. Max Elder, Managing Director at FSI, believes GreenProtein AI will help accelerate improvements in texture and therefore broader market adoption for plant-based meats. Max was the founder and CEO of Nowadays, a startup using extrusion to create plant-based chicken that ceased operations this summer. "Extrusion is one of the best protein texturizing technologies at scale today, yet extruders remain 'black boxes' with high cost barriers for innovative startups to drive meaningful R&D. Nowadays would have benefited greatly from the predictive models GreenProtein AI is building." David Meyer, CEO of Food System Innovations, also shared his enthusiasm for the project: "This initiative embodies what we at Food System Innovations strive for: creative solutions to real-world challenges. GreenProtein AI is poised to revolutionize the industry, and we're proud to be part of this journey." GreenProtein AI seeks collaboration with extrusion facilities and labs, extruder manufacturers, and plant-based meat manufacturers. Collaborators stand to gain valuable insights into the extrusion process, allowing for superior plant-based meat production while supporting the broader goal of environmental sustainability. GreenProtein AI embodies a hopeful vision for the future, where plant-based meat becomes a preferred choice for consumers. Through cutting-edge AI solutions, this project promotes the broader goal of reducing the environmental and ethical impact of food production while delivering delicious, nutritious, and planet-friendly alternatives. For more information about GreenProtein AI, collaboration opportunities, or to arrange an interview with Noa Weiss, Max Elder or David Meyer, please contact hi@greenprotein.ai. About GreenProtein AI GreenProtein AI is an initiative by Food System Innovations. It focuses on AI-driven optimization of plant-based meat extrusion to enhance quality, taste, and sustainability while reducing production costs. By leveraging advanced AI technology and industry collaboration, GreenProtein AI aims to make plant-based meat a competitive alternative to traditional animal-based products. About Food System Innovations Food System Innovations is dedicated to creating a more sustainable, humane, and equitable global food system while creating value for all stakeholders. They support various projects and solutions that drive change across the entire food value chain. About Noa Weiss Noa Weiss is a seasoned AI & Machine Learning expert, boasting 13 years of professional experience, including three as an independent consultant, where she has assisted companies in crafting AI strategies and executing tailored ML projects. She also serves on the advisory board of the Modern Agriculture Foundation and as a mentor in the GFI Mentorship Program. 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