On May 9, 2017 Earth Peace and about 150 supporters from the community were present at the LAUSD board room when our Healthy Freedom plan for a vegan meal choice every day of the school year was ratified by unanimous vote in the form of a pilot.
Our hard work over the prior 2 years finally paid off, but there was more work to do. Since the pilot was ratified and put into action, the plan has been a success. In the last quarter of 2017 food services reported that 15.1% of students at the pilot schools were choosing the vegan meal on average, every day. On Mondays when the vegan chili was offered, 51% were choosing vegan. To say this news made us happy is an understatement.
Since then 35 more schools have been added to the daily vegan meal option. In fall 2018 more will be added on with the goal of all district participation in the daily vegan meal choice by 2020. Now, we are working to get legislation passed in the state of California that will help all public school students in our state get the choice for better health, a sustainable planet, and peace for all species.
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