Could you give up eating your favorite meat for a whole month? The mayor of North Carolina’s fourth-largest city is challenging people in the Bull City to do so.
Durham’s mayor Leonardo Williams issued the ‘Bull City Veganuary Challenge ‘ at the end of December. He’s hoping the initiative will encourage people to adopt a plant-based diet for January.
The challenge is getting big support from Durham Public Schools, Downtown Durham Inc., Durham Public Schools Foundation, and other community partners to show a community-wide effort in pushing the benefits of plant-based eating, according to information from the mayor’s office.
Mayor Williams says it started as a one-day thing and turned into a month-long initiative after restaurants and schools wanted to be a part of the challenge.
“We do it just to renew ourselves. We already have a lot of restaurants with vegan options anyway. So this is something we do. And now, you know, we have these initiatives working together.”
- Durham Public Schools is having a Student Art Competition focused on plant-based eating. Entries to the competition will be displayed around various small businesses in Durham throughout January.