The thoughts
With over 68% percent of the world and around 40% of Americans lactose intolerant, we wanted to create a diverse and accepting lunch. By providing soy milk, people can continue to drink milk without an upset tummy while also helping the environment and animals.
The actions
During the second year of our club in 2021 we reached out to the food directors in our school. After long emails we were able to get Chart-wells to provide more vegan options on a regular basis . Getting soy milk though was a problem, and we were to told to fight against the USDA . However after lots of communication, Mike Devries (chart-well assistant manager) stepped up and helped up get SOY MILK IN HURON AND ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AAPS!
Where can you find our soy milk?
They are available as a La Carte item at Huron and all AAPS secondary school! You can find them during both breakfast and at lunch! We highly encourage everyone to try it out! If you happen to grab one we would love for you to send an image of you with the soy milk and you can send it to us through our instagram!
Mike Devries
Working with us on improving Huron school lunch, we expressed our concerns of getting clearer labels along, better vegan options, and Soy milk! After only a month he helped us with a clear vegan label, more vegan options, and MOST IMPORTANTLY SOY MILK! We could not have done this without him, and we thank him for helping us! As of 2022 we are still working with him, and Huron will serve as a prototype for other schools with the improvement of vegan option and soy milk.
Cow milk effect on Animals and environment
The dairy industry affects the environment in many, many ways; wether it be deforestation or greenhouse gasses, the impacts of it are endless. Because there are such high concentrations of cows in these farms runoff often ends up leaving and seeping into the ground, contaminating groundwater with extraordinarily high levels of nitrogen, sometimes even intoxicating.Dairy farming is a large reason and cause of deforestation, taking away an ecosystem that is home to many species, specifically in countries like Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest can be greatly associated with dairy farming and raising animals for food as 70 percent of deforestation is said to be caused by cattle ranching.
Cows are also heavily abused in this industry with artificial insemination, abuse, and eventually death. That is why by drinking soy milk you can help both the environment but also the animals that are the ultimate victims.
Cows are also heavily abused in this industry with artificial insemination, abuse, and eventually death. That is why by drinking soy milk you can help both the environment but also the animals that are the ultimate victims.