Is Singapore ready for a plant-based food day?
July 11, 2010 by green team
Filed under Food, Green Reporter
One type of day that has gained a small amount of popularity on various continents, including Asia, is a weekly day in which people go meat-free. Although the idea isn’t entirely new, it received renewed attention in 2009, when the city government of Ghent, Belgium urged its citizens to make Thursday the day every week to find alternatives to meat. Since then, cities as far apart as Sao Paulo, Brazil and San Francisco, USA have taken similar steps, not to mention here in Singapore where NUS adopted Thursdays as meatless days. Late last month, the City Council of Washington, DC passed a ceremonial resolution calling for residents to “abstain from animal products on Mondays”
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Yes we can! There are so many good reasons to reduce meat and really none for eating meat. Whether it be to save the environment and the planet or to optimise your health, ANY reduction is a positive.
Am keen on the idea and have a friend who is actively involved with the related topic. How do we meet via email. Your response would be highly appreciated.
Many thanks
marianne
Glad to hear that Marianne and San like the idea of the Plant Based Food Day. There’s a meeting this Sat to start some planning. If you want to find out what happens at the meeting, contact me at george@vss.sg. It will mostly be green groups represented, such as Nature Society (Singapore).