Source:  Ann Bagel Storck, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 4/7/10

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted to designate every Monday as "Veg Day" to "encourage restaurants, grocery stores and schools to offer a greater variety of plant-based options to improve the health of San Francisco residents and visitors, and to increase the awareness of the impact a green diet would be on our planet," according to a resolution approved by the board.

San Francisco's action follows similar efforts in Cincinnati, Takoma Park, Md. and Ghent, Belgium.

According to the San Francisco resolution, a plant-based diet "reduces the serious ecological problems involved in livestock production" and is "good preventive medicine and could help reduce medical costs to individuals and the health care system."

To read the full resolution, click here.

McCartney continues meat-free crusade

Meanwhile, former Beatle Paul McCartney announced he will serve almost 500 vegetarian meals a day to his crew on his upcoming tour through the United States, South America and Europe.

McCartney has long served as an outspoken advocate for the meat-free movement.

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