**History of Vegetarian Times:**
– Founded in 1974 by Paul Obis
– Started as a four-page newsletter in Oak Park, Illinois
– Increased in size and readership over the years
– Experienced ownership changes, including acquisitions by Cowles Media and Sabot Publishing
– Relaunched in 2004 by Cruz Bay Publishing to reach a wider audience
– Ceased print publication in 2016 and transitioned to web-only by 2017
– Acquired by Pocket Outdoor Media in 2020 and rebranded as Outside, Inc. in 2021
– Currently operated by Active Interest Media as an online magazine
**Editorial Changes at Vegetarian Times:**
– Elizabeth Turner became Editor-in-Chief in 2007, expanding coverage to a broader audience
– Turner left in 2015 to join Forks Over Knives
– Brittany Martin hired as editor in 2021, overseeing a rebrand and relaunch of the digital-only publication
**Circulation and Ownership of Vegetarian Times:**
– Circulation reached over 250,000 by 1990
– Gross revenues grew to $10 million under Paul Obis’ ownership
– Various changes in ownership, including acquisitions by Cowles Media and Sabot Publishing
– Acquired by Pocket Outdoor Media in 2020
– Currently owned and operated by Active Interest Media
**Vegetarian Advocates and Historical Figures:**
– Carol J. Adams
– William Alcott
– Ernest Bell
– Helen Nearing
– Henry Stephens Salt
– Bertrand P. Allinson
– Eduard Baltzer
– William Lambe
– Francis William Newman
– James Simpson
**Health Experts, Authors, Philosophers, and Contemporary Influencers Associated with Vegetarianism:**
– Maximilian Bircher-Benner
– Lucius Duncan Bulkley
– Elmer McCollum
– Eli Peck Miller
– Russell Thacher Trall
– George Bedborough
– Robert Bell
– Paul Carton
– Antonia Cocchi
– James Rachels
– Nava Atlas
– Mayim Bialik
– Gypsy Boots
– BOSH!
– Jon Wynne-Tyson