Our guest today is Robbie Lockie, an inspiring changemaker and one of the co-founders behind Plant Based News, a global news platform for all the up to date plant-based and vegan news. He has worked with a variety of ethical brands, gives public talks, helped co-produce a short documentary, and been involved with the production of vegan ads and online campaigns. Robbie is such a force for the plant-based and vegan movement. He even initiated World Plant Milk Day, a day dedicated to promoting dairy alternatives on August 22! We hope you enjoy this conversation!
In this episode we cover:
- Robbie’s childhood and his move to London
- The experiences that led him to try a plant-based diet and become vegan
- Why he was inspired to become an advocate for the vegan movement
- How Plant-Based News came into existence and what growth has looked like
- The problem with meat eating being an expression of masculinity
- His thoughts on plant-based meats and fast food restaurants offering vegan alternatives
- His thoughts on “lab meat” or cellular agriculture
- Why shifting to a more plant-based economy will benefit global society
- The future for Plant Based News
You can connect with Robbie on Instagram: @robbie_lockie, Facebook: @veganchangemaker and Twitter: @robbielockie
Follow Plant-Based News on Instagram: @plantbasednews and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plantbasednews/
The main Plant-Based News website is here: https://www.plantbasednews.org and YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRjK20fHylJyf-HiBtqI2w
Episode Resources:
- Film: Forks over Knives
- Film: Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead
- Film: Food Inc.
- Film: Earthlings
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