Activities for Meat-Free Monday!
Hold a Scoop (student food co-op) stall
Did you know that 95% of the fruit and half of the vegetables in Britain are imported? Or that locally sourced carrots have 20 Food miles whilst conventionally sourced have 1,838 miles? It’s time to make changes to our broken food system.
Suggested Activities for Meat Free Monday!
1. Hold a Scoop food co-op stall to help students and staff access good food at affordable prices
A Scoop food stall will sell a range of foods from veg boxes to dry foods. You could team up with a local farmer to sell veg boxes, a range of fruit, veg and dry food. Or why not organise a display of the foods you sell in your student food co-op? How about a price comparison competition? Don’t forget to prepare leaflets and other promotional items to advertise your Scoop group!
Available for this activity to download: Pictures, Logos, Words, Flyer template, Poster template
Available for this activity to order: Huge banner, Reusable bags, Guide book on how to set up a food co-op
2. Convince people to become a Part-Time Carnivore by commiting to eat less meat!
Ask students and staff to make a Part-Time Carnivore pledge (ask people not to eat meat for a day or only eat meat for one day a week). Get out there and convince students and staff to take pledges ranging from eating meet once a week to cutting meat out once a week!
Available for this activity to download: Sign up sheet
Available for this activity to order: Badges, 20 x Sign up sheets
3. Hold a Come Veg with Me cookery event
Hold a dinner party for your and your friends using only veggie recipes! Based on the popular TV series, Come Dine with Me… Bring people together and help them think about sustainable food issues, share cooking tips and have fun!
Available for this activity to download: Come Veg With Me how-to-guide
Come up with your own ideas!
You can also come up with your own ideas for fun events. Other groups have held open days on their campus allotment, lobbied their university for allotment space while getting stuck into some guerilla gardening and got students to plant a pot-plant to take home.
- Got other good ideas? Share them with others and get more inspiration on the Transition Ideas wiki
