Embracing Sustainability

Sustainability tip of the fortnight

Did you know that Northcote High School has an active student environmental group: The Green Team? They are committed to enhancing the sustainability of the Northcote High School community, and to spreading awareness of the simple actions that can help to preserve our planet. Here is one in a series of 'sustainability tips', brought to you by the Green Team.

Meat-free Mondays

You do not need to go vegetarian or vegan to help the planet. Just cutting down the amount of meat you eat is a great start. One easy initiative you could try is ‘Meat Free Mondays’ which is as simple as it sounds: commit to not eating meat on Mondays. This will help your wallet (veggies are cheaper), your health (meat is high in calories and is linked to several diseases), the planet (producing meat generates lots of carbon emissions and requires lots of land to grow the animals and their feed), and your conscience (industrial farming practices can be pretty horrific).

It has been recognised that adding a time factor to a message helps people to change their behaviour. In addition to memorable alliteration, Mondays are traditionally the “start healthy eating” day of the week. Over time, you will build up a repertoire of recipes making it even easier to go meat free more often.

Find out more info here: http://www.meatfreemondays.com.au/why-have-a-meat-free-monday/