--- title: "About the Winnipeg Vegetarian Association - IVU - International Vegetarian Union" description: "About the Winnipeg Vegetarian Association: Home About Events Membership Discounts Recipes Links The Winnipeg Vegetarian Association is a non-profit group dedicated to fostering and encouraging vegetarianism in Winnipeg through social and educational activities. Our Association was formed in 1993" url: "https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6220-wva-about.html" date: "2026-11-06T00:16:15+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # About the Winnipeg Vegetarian Association [Home](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6225-wva-index.html) [About](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6220-wva-about.html) [Events](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6223-wva-events.html) [Membership](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6227-wva-member.html) [Discounts](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6222-wva-discs.html) [Recipes](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6235-wva-recipes.html) [Links](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6226-wva-links.html) ![About the Winnipeg Vegetarian Association](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/wva/logo-about.gif) The *Winnipeg Vegetarian Association* is a non-profit group dedicated to fostering and encouraging vegetarianism in Winnipeg through social and educational activities. Our *Association* was formed in 1993 on World Vegetarian Day (October 1). A vegetarian lives on a plant-based diet, free of all animal flesh - meat, fish or fowl of any kind. Some vegetarians (vegans) exclude all animal products from their diets while others may include dairy products (lacto-), eggs (ovo-) or both (lacto-ovo vegetarians). Our Association recognizes that our members are vegetarians or interested in vegetarianism for a variety of reasons - including personal health, compassion to animals, concern for the environment, respect for peace and non-violence, concern about world hunger and religious beliefs - and that not all members share all of them. The *Winnipeg Vegetarian Association* seeks to provide a forum for discussion on all facets of vegetarianism. The *Winnipeg Vegetarian Association* is run entirely by volunteers and is always looking for members interested in becoming more actively involved. **Membership Benefits:** - Participate in events (e.g. dinners at restaurants, lectures) - Discounts at local vegetarian-friendly businesses - Meet other vegetarians and share your experiences - Promote vegetarianism through educational projects in the community **Membership Dues:** ***One Year:***- $10 - Individual - $15 - Family - $5 - Student/Senior | ***Two Year: \****- $20 - Individual - $30 - Family - $10 - Student/Senior | ***Life:***- $100 - Individuals and Students - $150 - Family - $50 - Senior \* Two year memberships include an additional 6 months free! *[Click here for our membership form](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6227-wva-member.html)* --- *Winnipeg Vegetarian Association Box 2721 Station Main Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 4B3 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.* --- *Last updated: October 2012* [Home](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6225-wva-index.html) [About](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6220-wva-about.html) [Events](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6223-wva-events.html) [Membership](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6227-wva-member.html) [Discounts](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6222-wva-discs.html) [Recipes](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6235-wva-recipes.html) [Links](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6226-wva-links.html)A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Davis, former manager of the International Vegetarian Union. It represents his curation of historical material, and in places includes passages written by him directly. Over the years, the IVU website has migrated between several different hosting servers. In the course of these migrations, a number of PDF files were unfortunately lost, and **some links to PDF documents may no longer function**. Where this is the case, we have chosen to leave the original link text in place, as it may itself carry information of historical value. - Hits: 989 ### Vegan Recipes - [![Trinidadian Black-Eyed Pea Soup](https://ivu.org/media/zoo/images/trinidadian-black-eyed-pea-soup-1779553261_74aa7125dad5e7dfb0801fca9eda86e5.jpg "Trinidadian Black-Eyed Pea Soup")](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/item/trinidadian-black-eyed-pea-soup.html "Trinidadian Black-Eyed Pea Soup") #### [Trinidadian Black-Eyed Pea Soup](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/item/trinidadian-black-eyed-pea-soup.html "Trinidadian Black-Eyed Pea Soup") [Trinidad and Tobago](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/trinidad-and-tobago.html) [Soups](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/soup.html) [Caribbean](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/caribbean.html) - 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