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Baltimore schools adopt Meatless Monday

The Baltimore City Public Schools system is the first school system in the U.S. to adopt Meatless Monday.

Meatless Monday is a campaign that encourages people to cut meat from their diet one day a week.  Baltimore school officials say they hope their Meatless Mondays will help students understand there are other options than just “meat and potatoes” for every meal. 

In conjunction with Meatless Monday, the Baltimore school system is working with local farmers to provide it with fresh produce.  It has also introduced what it calls “a teaching farm” and has plans to establish a garden at each of the systems’ more than 200 schools.

Among those praising the Baltimore schools’ effort is controversial Cal-Berkely author Michael Pollan, a frequent critic of modern production agriculture.  In his words, “If Baltimore can pull this off, it will be a sign that the effort is worth making.”