Wanstead Meeting has, for maybe a year now, served only plant based 'milk' with tea and coffee after MfW as part of our "eco-church" commitment. It has been controversial (people sneaking in cows milk 'under the counter'!) but we have stuck with it so far and is a good stimulus for conversation. There are explanation signs put out on the counter explaining why. We also try to use only Fairtrade Products. Both were decisions of the Local Business Meeting. John John Dash Property Management Advisor 020 7663 1055 (Direct) JohnD@quaker.org.uk Quakers in Britain www.quaker.org.uk<http://www.quaker.org.uk> | @Quakerhandle<http://twitter.com/britishquakers> Follow Quakers in Britain on Twitter<http://twitter.com/BritishQuakers>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BritishQuakers>, YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/quakersinbritain>, and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/britishquakers/>. The Quaker Centre Bookshop and Café<https://www.friendshouse.co.uk/quaker-centre/> (Friends House, London) are open to the public. Friends House is open for meetings and events. Swarthmoor Hall is closed for refurbishment. All enquiries welcome to events@quaker.org.uk or www.friendshouse.co.uk/booking-enquiry<http://www.friendshouse.co.uk/booking-enquiry>. If you would like to support our work, you can give online at www.quaker.org.uk/donate<http://www.quaker.org.uk/donate>. Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Registered charity number 1127633 | Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ From: Matthew Moore <Matthew.Moore@northumbriaquakers.org.uk> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2023 9:25 AM To: JL Wardens <jlwardens@gmail.com>; Wardenship Egroup <wardenship@lists.quaker.eu.org> Subject: [wardenship] Re: Plant based catering Hello My initial thought on requiring hirers to conform to this is that it is an imposition rather than an education. We may want to have signage explaining why we prefer only plant based food. I would also suggest that we don't allow uncooked meat and fish to be in our kitchens. In Friendship Matt Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: JL Wardens <jlwardens@gmail.com<mailto:jlwardens@gmail.com>> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2023 9:17:00 AM To: Wardenship Egroup <wardenship@lists.quaker.eu.org<mailto:wardenship@lists.quaker.eu.org>> Subject: [wardenship] Plant based catering Hello All Our Meeting is considering whether we might move to entirely plant based catering for our own events and requiring hirers to only serve vegetarian food in their catering. We are wondering have any other Meetings made a similar move ? And if so what was the response of your Meeting and hirers. In Friendship Kirsten Lavers Warden, Jesus Lane Friends Meeting House 07545 218251 Day off Mondays