I write about the food industry, so I see dumb things all the time, but this Farmkind meat-eating offset scheme has got to be the single dumbest fucking thing I have ever seen.
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I write about the food industry, so I see dumb things all the time, but this Farmkind meat-eating offset scheme has got to be the single dumbest fucking thing I have ever seen.
This is terrible behavior by FarmKind, many are already saying. I don't actually think most people buy this framing, but never underestimate how good permission structures are at soothing deep defensiveness around eating animals
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is terrible behavior by FarmKind, many are already saying. I don't actually think most people buy this framing, but never underestimate how good permission structures are at soothing deep defensiveness around eating animals
Lifestyle changes are hard, but donations are easy. This graphic from FarmKind suggests more people should consider donations as an avenue for change. What do you think? Is their chart accurate?
December 10, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Lifestyle changes are hard, but donations are easy. This graphic from FarmKind suggests more people should consider donations as an avenue for change. What do you think? Is their chart accurate?
New story from me:
FarmKind, a new-ish nonprofit, encourages people to donate to effective animal charities to offset their meat consumption. In other words, it's a "meat offset." The idea makes me a little uncomfortable, but I also think it’s necessary.
FarmKind, a new-ish nonprofit, encourages people to donate to effective animal charities to offset their meat consumption. In other words, it's a "meat offset." The idea makes me a little uncomfortable, but I also think it’s necessary.
August 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New story from me:
FarmKind, a new-ish nonprofit, encourages people to donate to effective animal charities to offset their meat consumption. In other words, it's a "meat offset." The idea makes me a little uncomfortable, but I also think it’s necessary.
FarmKind, a new-ish nonprofit, encourages people to donate to effective animal charities to offset their meat consumption. In other words, it's a "meat offset." The idea makes me a little uncomfortable, but I also think it’s necessary.
My assumption is that the Telegraph really did a number on FarmKind with this article. It's a divide-and-rule tactic. I don't think the people at FarmKind see themselves as "pro-meat" or "on the other side" to vegans, looking for "defections".
December 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My assumption is that the Telegraph really did a number on FarmKind with this article. It's a divide-and-rule tactic. I don't think the people at FarmKind see themselves as "pro-meat" or "on the other side" to vegans, looking for "defections".
Today is #WorldFarmAnimalsDay. We've partnered with FarmKind to help free an estimated 100,000 hens from cages by supporting The Humane League (@thehumaneleagueus.bsky.social).
We're adding 50% in matching funds!
Join us: farmkind.giving/cagefree
#cagefreeWFAD
We're adding 50% in matching funds!
Join us: farmkind.giving/cagefree
#cagefreeWFAD
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Today is #WorldFarmAnimalsDay. We've partnered with FarmKind to help free an estimated 100,000 hens from cages by supporting The Humane League (@thehumaneleagueus.bsky.social).
We're adding 50% in matching funds!
Join us: farmkind.giving/cagefree
#cagefreeWFAD
We're adding 50% in matching funds!
Join us: farmkind.giving/cagefree
#cagefreeWFAD
Thom Norman joins Claudia to discuss FarmKind's work and the tenets of effective altruism. They talk about FarmKind’s compassion calculator and its lack of vegan messaging, the organizations FarmKind supports, and the critiques levelled against EA.
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/bonus-episod...
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/bonus-episod...
September 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Thom Norman joins Claudia to discuss FarmKind's work and the tenets of effective altruism. They talk about FarmKind’s compassion calculator and its lack of vegan messaging, the organizations FarmKind supports, and the critiques levelled against EA.
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/bonus-episod...
www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/bonus-episod...
Love the cute message you get by donating to FarmKind
November 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Love the cute message you get by donating to FarmKind
Whoa! It's like buying carbon credits, but for meat. Meat credits...gross. youtu.be/bxROVmmMIA8?...
FarmKind's compassion calculator
YouTube video by FarmKind
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Whoa! It's like buying carbon credits, but for meat. Meat credits...gross. youtu.be/bxROVmmMIA8?...
Ah, you’ve not seen it. The right-wing press are delighted this morning because the former comms chief for Veganuary has gone to work for FarmKind. She‘s now running a ‘Forget Veganuary‘ campaign, claiming it‘s better to just eat what you want & donate money to them instead.
December 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Ah, you’ve not seen it. The right-wing press are delighted this morning because the former comms chief for Veganuary has gone to work for FarmKind. She‘s now running a ‘Forget Veganuary‘ campaign, claiming it‘s better to just eat what you want & donate money to them instead.
🎧 New episode drops April 15! Thom Norman of FarmKind joins Stories Sustain Us to talk animal welfare, food choices & ending factory farming through compassion. Catch it on YouTube, podcast apps & storiessustainus.com. #StoriesSustainUs #FarmKind #SustainableFarming #sustainability #podcast
April 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🎧 New episode drops April 15! Thom Norman of FarmKind joins Stories Sustain Us to talk animal welfare, food choices & ending factory farming through compassion. Catch it on YouTube, podcast apps & storiessustainus.com. #StoriesSustainUs #FarmKind #SustainableFarming #sustainability #podcast
Consider helping shrimp!
open.substack.com/pub/walterve...
open.substack.com/pub/walterve...
FarmKind is Matching 50% of all Donations to Improve Shrimp Welfare
Even $1 can improve the lives of 2,250 shrimp
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November 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Consider helping shrimp!
open.substack.com/pub/walterve...
open.substack.com/pub/walterve...
I am on a relevant whatsapp chat, and the FarmKind people seem to think that (1) this can bring people into the movement who can't/won't change their diet (yet) and (2) it might provide an opportunity for Veganuary to make the case for diet change publicly. Both seem hopelessly naïve to me, but EA.
December 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I am on a relevant whatsapp chat, and the FarmKind people seem to think that (1) this can bring people into the movement who can't/won't change their diet (yet) and (2) it might provide an opportunity for Veganuary to make the case for diet change publicly. Both seem hopelessly naïve to me, but EA.
This is my friend, Thom Norman!
He is the co-founder of Farmkind (an organization aiming to fix factory farming) and the most recent guest on my podcast!
broccoliandicecream.libsyn.com/397-thom-nor... kind
Enjoy! Thanks! And thanks as always to Ramin Nazer for the beautiful pod art!
He is the co-founder of Farmkind (an organization aiming to fix factory farming) and the most recent guest on my podcast!
broccoliandicecream.libsyn.com/397-thom-nor... kind
Enjoy! Thanks! And thanks as always to Ramin Nazer for the beautiful pod art!
August 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is my friend, Thom Norman!
He is the co-founder of Farmkind (an organization aiming to fix factory farming) and the most recent guest on my podcast!
broccoliandicecream.libsyn.com/397-thom-nor... kind
Enjoy! Thanks! And thanks as always to Ramin Nazer for the beautiful pod art!
He is the co-founder of Farmkind (an organization aiming to fix factory farming) and the most recent guest on my podcast!
broccoliandicecream.libsyn.com/397-thom-nor... kind
Enjoy! Thanks! And thanks as always to Ramin Nazer for the beautiful pod art!
Just did a search for farmkind on the effective altruism forum. The top post is a principled argument against donation matching like this. Another post asks that people donating anyway not use the site. I will withhold judgement. If they move major money, great. If not yeah shut it down.
December 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Just did a search for farmkind on the effective altruism forum. The top post is a principled argument against donation matching like this. Another post asks that people donating anyway not use the site. I will withhold judgement. If they move major money, great. If not yeah shut it down.
“Forget Veganuary “ is a campaign run by ‘FarmKind’
Asking people who eat meat to continue consuming meat, but to substantially donate to the charity to offset the suffering of animals!!!!
Sounds like the Christian Church and Carbon offset rolled into one!!!!
🧐
Asking people who eat meat to continue consuming meat, but to substantially donate to the charity to offset the suffering of animals!!!!
Sounds like the Christian Church and Carbon offset rolled into one!!!!
🧐
December 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“Forget Veganuary “ is a campaign run by ‘FarmKind’
Asking people who eat meat to continue consuming meat, but to substantially donate to the charity to offset the suffering of animals!!!!
Sounds like the Christian Church and Carbon offset rolled into one!!!!
🧐
Asking people who eat meat to continue consuming meat, but to substantially donate to the charity to offset the suffering of animals!!!!
Sounds like the Christian Church and Carbon offset rolled into one!!!!
🧐
Went to look at how the stupid, counter-productive, and antagonistic FarmKind campaign is playing with funders on the Effective Altruism forums (god, that place gives me the ick). Not well, is the answer. But, it really struck me now many posts on that place look like an LLM wrote them. Unsurprised.
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Went to look at how the stupid, counter-productive, and antagonistic FarmKind campaign is playing with funders on the Effective Altruism forums (god, that place gives me the ick). Not well, is the answer. But, it really struck me now many posts on that place look like an LLM wrote them. Unsurprised.
It's getting worse www.instagram.com/reel/DS7cjxj...
Jj Da Lion 👑 on Instagram: "Partnered with Farmkind to find out what a meat heavy diet really cost!
#farmkind #veganuarychallenge #animalrights #savetheanimals #compassioncalculator"
154 likes, 12 comments - jjdalion_ on December 31, 2025: "Partnered with Farmkind to find out what a meat heavy diet really cost!
#farmkind #veganuarychallenge #animalrights #savetheanimals #compassi...
www.instagram.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
It's getting worse www.instagram.com/reel/DS7cjxj...
Are you in touch with farmkind.giving ?
FarmKind FarmKind — Fixing Factory Farming Through Impactful Donations
FarmKind enables regular people to transform our food system with donations, making it kinder to animals, people and the planet. We do the research for you to identify some of the best charities worki...
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June 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Are you in touch with farmkind.giving ?
Happy shrimpact week! Today at 5pm ET, Lyman Stone and I will debate the merits of donating to help shrimp, with @petersinger.info moderating. And if you already agree with the pro side, a donor will match up to $50,000 for the Shrimp Welfare Project all week!
www.farmkind.giving/internationa...
www.farmkind.giving/internationa...
Shrimp day about - FarmKind
www.farmkind.giving
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Happy shrimpact week! Today at 5pm ET, Lyman Stone and I will debate the merits of donating to help shrimp, with @petersinger.info moderating. And if you already agree with the pro side, a donor will match up to $50,000 for the Shrimp Welfare Project all week!
www.farmkind.giving/internationa...
www.farmkind.giving/internationa...
This week, we gave to the #ShrimpWelfare Project, we shared #FarmKind 's Compassion Calculator, and we did some activism on @thehumaneleagueus.bsky.social 's Fast Action Network 💪 YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO GO #VEGAN2.0 WITH ME! :D
July 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This week, we gave to the #ShrimpWelfare Project, we shared #FarmKind 's Compassion Calculator, and we did some activism on @thehumaneleagueus.bsky.social 's Fast Action Network 💪 YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO GO #VEGAN2.0 WITH ME! :D
An astounding week for farm animal advocacy. The Dwarkesh podcast raised $2 million for FarmKind in a wildly successful fundraiser. Lewis Bollard's profound knowledge of factory farming, coupled with Dwarkesh's piercing curiosity, make this compelling listening. www.dwarkesh.com/p/lewis-boll...
The surprising economics of the meat industry – Lewis Bollard
“Chickens are unbeatable at converting grain into protein”
www.dwarkesh.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
An astounding week for farm animal advocacy. The Dwarkesh podcast raised $2 million for FarmKind in a wildly successful fundraiser. Lewis Bollard's profound knowledge of factory farming, coupled with Dwarkesh's piercing curiosity, make this compelling listening. www.dwarkesh.com/p/lewis-boll...
Oops, but those people at ForgetVeganuary and FarmKind were so sure that welfarism was working!
February 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Oops, but those people at ForgetVeganuary and FarmKind were so sure that welfarism was working!