‘Cuz veg*ns taste better. Let us show you why…. This Thursday, come on down to the Plaza of Americas to see what enVeg has cooked up for you.
We will be giving away FREE seed packets as an alternative to the traditional store-bought flowers. We will also have some veg*n sweets so you can give a friend or loved one a tasty, sustainable treat (small donations are greatly appreciated).
We will even have some “How to have a sustainable date” guides.
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Time: 11:30am - 2:30pm
Location: Plaza of Americas
***If anyone is willing to bring a vegan dessert to give out at this event, it would greatly help our cause. enVeg will be happy to compensate you!
Brendan will speak at UF Wednesday, October 28 at 7 p.m. in Flint 50 about his fitness career and about living an ethical, environmentally friendly, and healthy lifestyle through plant-based foods.
There will be time for questions, and a book signing afterwards, with copies of Thrive available for $11.25. (Please bring cash if you think you may be interested in buying a copy.)
Thanks for stopping by the enVeg site. enVeg is a UF student organization based around a truth that may be hard to swallow: Animal agriculture is harming our planet.
The discussion about animal agriculture’s effect on climate ignited recently because of a report from the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization called “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” which revealed that the livestock sector is a major contributor to land degradation, water scarcity and climate change.
In fact, the report revealed, livestock production contributes to a whopping 18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, more than all the world’s transport combined.
That’s why enVeg asks students to reduce their meat consumption in order to help the planet. We set up a table biweekly in the Plaza of the Americas, on what we call “Meatless Mondays,” to ask students to give up meat one day a week in order to minimize their ecological footprint.
If you read about enVeg in Jared Misner’s story in the Alligator, “School cafeterias serve more vegetarian dishes,” then thanks for stopping by and taking an interest in our organization!
enVeg is a University of Florida student group that educates people about the connection between meat and the environment. Because 18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions may be attributed to animal agriculture, we ask students to become “meat reducers” in order to lessen their impact on the planet.
Going all-out vegan or vegetarian is praiseworthy, but we believe every effort makes a difference, hence our Meatless Mondays campaign to encourage people to give up meat just one day a week in order to combat climate change.
We also host monthly potlucks, biweekly meetings and various events throughout the year.
Upcoming activities include:
An ice cream social at Karma Cream with Gators for a Sustainable Campus
Sep 18
A question-and-answer forum with animal/environmental activist Bruce Friedrich on Oct 24
enVeg is a University of Florida organization that encourages students to reduce their meat consumption in order to help the environment.
Because factory farming causes more climate change than cars, you can make a difference by choosing to eat vegan or vegetarian whenever possible.
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