SERVING VEG FOOD TO NON-VEG CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

[Guest guest]

I bet one could get away with this strategy in a number of situations Nice to

see it put to another good cause!

 

Best, Pat

 

SERVING VEG FOOD TO NON-VEG CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

 

Editor's Note: IVU Online News reader Mary Vincent -

http://www.gratitudegourmet.com/contact.html - sent news of the Green Software

Unconference she organised last August in Silicon Valley (USA). Veg food was

served exclusively. Below, Mary explains how she did that.

 

I have been a vegetarian and vegan for 15 years since hearing a pig squeal while

being killed. In 2008, I founded Gratitude Gourmet -

http://www.gratitudegourmet.com/blog.html - which features veg food and policy

news.

 

This year, I organised the Green Software event to bring software and business

professionals together to work on software applications to reduce climate

emissions. In addition to ensuring I had fabulous attendees at the event, I

wanted to walk the talk by bringing in other concepts to help reduce emissions.

Thus, I wanted only veg food at this event. I advertised to the attendees in

advance there would be a sustainable lunch served. I also ensured that a tree

was planted for every attendee to help offset their transportation costs and

that there would be no plastic bottles.

 

During the lunch, I took the microphone and told the attendees we were having a

veg lunch to help reduce carbon emissions since meat causes more emissions than

transportation according to the United Nations Climate Change Report:

http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html

 

No one complained either during the conference or during the post-survey. The

lunch was delicious, which I believe helped. During the lunch, I heard a

conference attendee ask, " Do you have vegetarian? " The answer from the person

serving them was, " It's all vegetarian! "

 

[NOTE: The above item is from this month's IVU Newsletter, which is without

copyright. The IVY Newsletter is footed by the following lines, which I copy in

here for your information and as a courtesy to this excellent organization.]

 

Dear Veg Activist

 

Please use this newsletter as a way to share your knowledge, ideas and

experiences with fellow veg activists.

 

Thx. -–george jacobs – george

 

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