No Meat May is the world's biggest & best no meat month
A 31 day challenge that starts on 1 May and runs through until 31 May each year. You make your pledge (no meat, or no animal products) and we back you 100%.
Register today and get ready for some fun in the kitchen!
Here are answers to some questions that we get asked. For more info, please contact us.
The Challenge
What is No Meat May?
No Meat May is a 31 day challenge that starts on 1 May 2022 and runs through until 31 May 2022.
Participants sign up from all over the world, connect with each other and pledge to eat no meat, or no animal products for the month of May.
By taking part, you join a legendary community of people who are helping the planet, caring for animals and improving their health, one plant-powered plate at a time.
And you can help raise funds to support No Meat May and help us reach more people and do more good.
Set yourself a goal, indulge in some good food, fundraise, and let’s have some fun in the kitchen! Click here to register today.
Can I sign up with other people?
Yes, absolutely.
Apart from just being really good fun, involving your friends and family is a great motivator. It will help you to keep pushing yourself to reach your goal because everyone is doing it!
If you have colleagues who are keen to get involved you can register as a workplace!
Share our Workplace Challenge Kit with your teams - it’s a great opportunity to do something positive for the planet and improve overall health and wellbeing. You could organise lunch picnics, potlucks, or cooking lessons via zoom.
Do you have a Facebook group that I can join?
We have the most incredible group on Facebook filled with the most inspiring people and food! You can join the No Meat May Community by clicking here.
Connect with others from all around the world who have signed up, as well as those who took part last year who are there to support you.
You will also be the first to hear about some exciting prizes and competitions coming up!
Can I eat fish?
You make your pledge and we back you 100%!
Though if you wanna go all the way with No Meat May, you gotta give our friends from the seas a break for the month. There are a lot of big issues with the overfishing of our oceans and the impact fish farms are having on our environment.
We won’t share or post food that includes any animals from the sea.
Are there any rules?
No Meat May encourages people to give up meat or animal products for the month of May, and raise funds to support more people to shift to plant-rich diets.
You make your pledge and we back you 100%!
Signing Up
How much does it cost to sign up?
It is FREE to participate in No Meat May. You can sign up as an individual, or as a team/ workplace!
Click here to register and get ready to have some in the kitchen!
How do I sign up?
Signing up to No Meat May is easy, and it's FREE to register! Click here to sign up, and follow the simple steps to create your personalised profile page where you can receive donations, post updates, and share your profile page.
We will send you a kit to get you started including a cookbook, meal plans + regular emails with thousands of delicious recipes, nutrition tips, and free cooking demonstrations.
I've participated before, do I need to sign up again?
Yes, you will need to sign up again to the 2024 event if you want to receive all of the new recipes and cookbooks. Please click here to sign up.
Can I register a team or workplace?
Yes, absolutely.
Apart from just being really good fun, involving your friends and family is a great motivator. It will help you to keep pushing yourself to reach your goal because everyone is doing it!
If you have colleagues who are keen to get involved you can register as a workplace! It’s a great team builder and opportunity to do something positive for the planet and improve overall health and wellbeing. You can organise lunch picnics, potlucks, or cooking lessons via zoom.
How do I register a team or workplace?
First, you will need to be signed up as an individual. Please click here to sign up.
Once you have signed up, you can create or join a team from your profile page. On the left hand column of the page, scroll down to 'Join a Team' and you can select to 'Create a Team' or 'Find a Team' to join.
Fundraising
Where does my fundraising money go?
Funds you raise through your challenge go directly to No Meat May to help fund our work - supporting more people to shift to plant-rich diets.
Our goal is to keep growing the No Meat May Challenge year on year, bigger and better, ensuring more people are aware, take part and join this incredible community.
We advocate for change, educate, and support participants all year round, producing practical tools - cookbooks, cooking demonstrations, and online nutrition workshops throughout the year.
To find out more about No Meat May, check out the About page.
How do I collect donations?
Donations can be made through your fundraising page. Simply send the link to your friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you. Cash donations can be collected and deposited into the No Meat May bank account. Contact us for more details.
How do I share my fundraising page link?
By signing up, you will have created your own No Meat May profile page. This profile page has a unique URL / link that you can share with family, friends and colleagues to encourage donations.
On your profile page, people can make a donation through our secure payment gateway using a valid credit card or Paypal.
An easy way to share your fundraising page is to log in to your dashboard and click the 'shared on social' icon.
Check out our resources page it has some handy email and social media copy for you to use.
How do I share my fundraising page on Instagram?
To share on Instagram, simply copy and paste your fundraising page URL to your Instagram bio link and save. Now when you post updates about your challenge with your friends on Instagram you can direct them to your bio link. This will easily take them direct to your page to support you!
Are donations tax deductible?
Yes, all donations of $2 or more are tax deductible in Australia.
Are there any prizes or rewards for fundraising?
You bet! Raise $300 and you'll win a free No Meat May Apron! Better yet, become a No Meat May VIP by raising $1000 and you'll score a FREE personalised No Meat May Hoodie.
Getting Started
I haven't received my free cookbook or meal plans?
Please check your email 'Promotions' folder or 'Junk' folder to be sure you get your free resources and starter kit. Our emails sometimes get caught in overzealous filters.
Save our email address as one of your contacts in your emails to ensure you receive all of the free recipes, cooking demonstrations, motivation and support.
What are some of the top tips to help me complete the challenge?
- Be sure to check your email 'promotions' folder to ensure you dont miss any of our support emails, they often get caught up in overzealous filters.
- Join the No Meat May Community Group on Facebook for the most inspiring food and people. The support in this group will carry you through.
- Follow us on your social media to ensure you get our daily recipes and a tip each during No Meat May, and
- Follow and use the #NoMeatMay hashtag to share your kitchen hits, and connect with others from around the world.
- Remember there is no perfect! If you slip up get back on the wagon and join us for the next cracking meal.
Impact
What is the impact of No Meat May?
Shifting to more plant-rich diets reduces both:
- the number of land animals bred and killed in factory farms, and
- the number of sea animals farmed or caught from our oceans.
This has a postive impact in 4 BIG areas.
- Improving personal & public health outcomes
- Reducing the extent of many environmental crises
- Improving future food and water security, and
- Helping to put an end to the immense cruelty and violence of Factory Farming.
Read more on the impact of the No Meat May Challenge here.
Other
I've forgotten my username or password
If you’ve forgotten your password, please click the Forgot Password link on the login screen and follow the prompts.
Once you have entered your registered email address, you will be emailed a link to reset your password. Make sure you enter your password accurately, as all passwords are case sensitive.
Your username is the email address you used during registration – please email us at support@nomeatmay.org if you cannot remember the email you registered with.
Whats with the 'Anarchy A' in your logo?
No Meat May is a little bit punk, a little bit political, a little bit angry, and a big bit about empowering people to change things up for the better. 🙌
At No Meat May, we aim to inspire personal revolutions - and a universal one.
We start by asking people to 'question what they're being fed?' - so they can opt out of chronic lifestyle diseases, the cruelty of intensive factory farming, environmental destruction, and an unjust food system that leaves millions going hungry.
Because we want more free-thinking people to engage with the big issues of food production, and not be told what to eat by governments in the pockets of big meat, dairy and sugar industries. ✊
Rebellion is needed in a world where baby animals are slaughtered and forests and oceans destroyed for corporate profits. It's not right that people die every day from malnutrition, while others die prematurely from meat-laden diets that drive world hunger.
No Meat May taps into the spirit of both anarchy and kindness, as we empower people to reject the food status quo, and change things up for the better.
