Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Cool, eh? :-) Belgian city plans 'veggie' days By Chris Mason, BBC News, Ghent The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week. Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day, in which civil servants and elected councillors will opt for vegetarian meals. Ghent means to recognise the impact of livestock on the environment. The UN says livestock is responsible for nearly one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions, hence Ghent's declaration of a weekly " veggie day " . Public officials and politicians will be the first to give up meat for a day. Schoolchildren will follow suit with their own veggiedag in September. It is hoped the move will cut Ghent's environmental footprint and help tackle obesity. Around 90,000 so-called " veggie street maps " are now being printed to help people find the city's vegetarian eateries. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/europe/8046970.stm Published: 2009/05/12 21:08:05 GMT .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 I saw that yesterday. Would love to see some other places pick this up! Pam On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote: > > > Cool, eh? :-) > > Belgian city plans 'veggie' days > > By Chris Mason, BBC News, Ghent > > The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to > go vegetarian at least once a week. > > Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day, in which > civil servants and elected councillors will opt for vegetarian meals. > > Ghent means to recognise the impact of livestock on the environment. > > The UN says livestock is responsible for nearly one-fifth of global > greenhouse gas emissions, hence Ghent's declaration of a weekly " veggie > day " . > > Public officials and politicians will be the first to give up meat for a > day. > > Schoolchildren will follow suit with their own veggiedag in September. > > It is hoped the move will cut Ghent's environmental footprint and help > tackle obesity. > > Around 90,000 so-called " veggie street maps " are now being printed to > help people find the city's vegetarian eateries. > > Story from BBC NEWS: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/europe/8046970.stm > Published: 2009/05/12 21:08:05 GMT > . > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 That is really neat. On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:52 PM, pdw <pdworkman wrote: > > > I saw that yesterday. Would love to see some other places pick this up! > > Pam > > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Deborah Pageau <dpageau<dpageau%40dccnet.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > Cool, eh? :-) > > > > Belgian city plans 'veggie' days > > > > By Chris Mason, BBC News, Ghent > > > > The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to > > go vegetarian at least once a week. > > > > Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day, in which > > civil servants and elected councillors will opt for vegetarian meals. > > > > Ghent means to recognise the impact of livestock on the environment. > > > > The UN says livestock is responsible for nearly one-fifth of global > > greenhouse gas emissions, hence Ghent's declaration of a weekly " veggie > > day " . > > > > Public officials and politicians will be the first to give up meat for a > > day. > > > > Schoolchildren will follow suit with their own veggiedag in September. > > > > It is hoped the move will cut Ghent's environmental footprint and help > > tackle obesity. > > > > Around 90,000 so-called " veggie street maps " are now being printed to > > help people find the city's vegetarian eateries. > > > > Story from BBC NEWS: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/europe/8046970.stm > > Published: 2009/05/12 21:08:05 GMT > > . > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 On May 13, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Deborah Pageau wrote: > The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to > go vegetarian at least once a week. ========= loved this news. I live in the suburb of Ghent in Norfolk, VA and this is probably the only subdivision on the area where you will find a high concentration of vegetarians and vegans (PETA headquarters are here) Shez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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