Does the Cornucopia Institute promote a meat diet over vegetarian or vegan, and why?
The Cornucopia Institute is “neutral” in terms of people’s dietary choices. We have members who are omnivores, vegetarians who consume dairy and eggs, vegans and folks with a 100% raw diet. And we have farmers who are vegans themselves, and produce only food that conforms to their belief systems, and we have farmers that are involved in livestock production. Since we have been on the forefront of defending raw food, and keeping it free from adulteration like irradiation and “pasteurization,” as our continual fight in court to overturn the almond pasteurization mandate represents, we are an important champion for people who want truly raw food in their diets. Other vegetarians appreciate the work we have done rating all the organic soy products in the country so they can buy their favorite foods, in confidence, knowing which ones come from American family farmers in which ones are made from questionable soybeans and other ingredients imported from China. We think everyone should have th