On A Mission

Innovating our way around the limitations of 21st century meat production.

Food Insecurity

Food prices have been rising, all over the world, and current production methods cannot meet future demand. The UN estimates that we must produce 70% more food by 2050, in order to keep up with population growth and prevent widespread starvation.

The USDA reports that 10.5% of American households—13.7 million families—experienced food insecurity during 2019.

Households with children and Black and Hispanic families are even more likely to suffer from food insecurity. About 19 million Americans live in a food desert where healthy, affordable food is inaccessible. Americans who live in low income communities and in rural areas are particularly likely to struggle to meet their basic nutritional needs.

Land and Water Use

Factory farming is an incredibly inefficient system that wastes land and water on a major scale. This leads to massive deforestation for grazing land and feed crop production.

How much feed does it take to produce farmed meat?

• 1lb of beef = 6lbs of feed
• 1lb of pork = 3.5lbs of feed
• 1 chicken = 2lbs of feed

Current estimates suggest that cultivated meat could drastically reduce land use by more than 95%!

Industrial Takeover of Traditional Farmers

According to the USDA, consolidation efforts by factory farming conglomerates have been squeezing traditional farmers out.

Since 1935, there has been a nearly 70% drop in the number of American farms.

Water Contamination

The EPA reports that manure runoff from industrial farming is a major contaminant to our surface and groundwater supplies.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

From the production process itself to the fuel expended for animal transport, slaughter, and distribution to supermarkets, factory farming releases colossal quantities of greenhouse gases.

It is estimated that a single 1200lb cow releases 100kg of methane into the air, the equivalent of burning more than 230 gallons of gasoline.

According to the UN, animal agriculture is responsible for 18% of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Cultivated meat production is projected to reduce climate change causing emissions by up to 87%.

Food Supply Contamination and Superbugs

The process of animal farming and slaughter risks introducing pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli into the food supply. Cultivated meat eliminates this risk.

Unlike factory farming, cultivated meat does not require the use of antibiotics, diminishing the threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.