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VIVA was given a mandate last year to undertake a phase of regrowth and to build a stable organization that is not driven through fits and spurts of activity depending on the availability and interests of a small number of people. This is a tall order, and a large ball to get rolling. We are working on it in the background but we still need more help. See our volunteer page for ways you can help out.

2010 Save-A-Turkey Trot – Sunday, October 3rd, 11am

The following cookbooks make up VIVA’s lending library

Barnard, Tanya and Sarah Kramer.  How It All Vegan!:  Irresistible Recipes For An Animal-Free Diet.  Vancouver :  Arsenal Pulp Press, 1999.

Burton, Dreena.  The Everyday Vegan:  Recipes & Lessons for Living the Vegan Life.  Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2001.

Burton, Dreena.  Vive le Vegan!:  Simple, Delectable Recipes for the Everyday Vegan Family. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004.

Chelf, Vicki.  Cooking With The Right Side of the Brain:  Creative Vegetarian Cooking.  New York:  Avery Publishing Group Inc., 1991

Chopra, Deepak M.D. , David Simon, M.D. and Leanne Backer.  The Chopra Centre Cookbook. New Jersey:  John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

Diamond, Marilyn.  The American Vegetarian Cookbook:  From the Fit For Life Kitchen.  New York: Warner Books, 1990.

Gustavs, Katharina.  Super Breakfast Cereals:  Whole grains for good health and great taste. Vancouver: Alive Books, 2002.

Khalsa, Siri Ved Kaur.  From Vegetables, With Love.  Los Angeles:  G.T. International/Arcline Publications, 1989.

Levin, James, M.D. and Natalie Cederquist.  A Celebration of Wellness. USA:  G L O, Inc., 1992.

Lifestream Natural Foods Ltd.  The Lifestream Cookbook. Richmond:  Lifestream Natural Foods Ltd., 1997.

Lukin, Anne.  The Big Carrot Vegetarian Cookbook. Toronto:  Second Story Press, 1989.

Martin, Jeanne Marie Martin.  Vegan Delights. BC:  Harbour Publishing, 1993

Melina, Vesanto, M.Sc., R.D and Brenda Davis, R.D.  Becoming Vegetarian:  the complete guide to adopting a healthy vegetarian diet – Rev. ed.  Toronto: Wiley, 2003

Melina, Vesanto, R.D. and Joseph Forest.  Cooking Vegetarian. Toronto:  MacMillan Canada, 1996

Mitchell, Paulette.  The 15 Minute Vegetarian Gourmet. New York:  Macmillan Publishing Co., 1992.

Polden, Rodney and Pamela Thornley.  Salt Spring Island Cooking:  Vegetarian Recipes from the Salt Spring Centre. Toronto:  Macmillan Canada, 1993.

Potvin, Yves.  The Good Cook Book. Delta:  Yves Veggie Cuisine, 2000.

Praver, Asha and Sheila Rush, Cookbook Editors.  Simply Vegetarian!:  Easy-to-Prepare Recipes for the Vegetarian Gourmet, Rev. Ed.  California:  Crystal Clarity, Publishers, 1989.

Raymond, Jennifer.  The Peaceful Palate, Rev. Ed.  California:  Heart & Soul Publications, 1996

Salloum, Mary.  A Taste of the Mediterranean Vegetarian Style. Calgary:  A Taste of Lebanon Enterprises, 1993.

Science of the Soul, Cooking With Love. Quebec:  Science of the Soul.

Sass, Lorna.  Complete Vegetarian Kitchen. New York:  Hearst Books, 1992.

Sass, Lorna.  Short-Cut Vegetarian. New York:  William Morrow and Co., 1997.

The Moosewood Collective.  Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites. New York:  Clarkson Potter / Publishers, 1996.

The Moosewood Collective.  Moosewood Restaurant New Classics. New York:  Clarkson Potter / Publishers, 2001.

The Sivanda Yoga Vedanta Centers.  The Yoga Cookbook:  Vegetarian Food For Body and Mind. New York:  Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Toronto Vegetarian Association.  Vegetarian Tastes of Toronto.  Toronto:  Toronto Vegetarian Association, 1996.

Tucker, Eric, John Westerdahl, M.P.H., R.D., C.N.S. and Sascha Weiss.  The Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine. Berkeley:  Ten Speed Press, 1998.

Turner, Kristina.  The Self-Healing Cookbook:  A Macrobiotic Primer for Healing Body, Mind and Moods with Whole, Natural Foods, Rev. Ed.  Washington:  Earthtones Press, 1989.

VIVA turns 30 this October and for our anniversary we plan to have a fun and engaging meeting for planning the coming year. This event will culminate a volunteer drive and will be a chance for past, present and future volunteers to meet each other.

It’s going to be one part meet & greet, one part delicious food, one part volunteer task committments, and a bunch of parts celebration & fun!

The event will be held Saturday November 13th, 4 – 6 pm, at the Garry Oak Room (Fairfield Community Centre).

This will be a FREE event for VIVA members.  Our membership is low cost and has benefits… see our membership page for more information. Suggested donation for non-members $2-$5.

Space is limited so please RSVP using our contact form if you plan to attend. You can also use the Facebook event to RSVP.

More details about the free food to follow.

DRAFT Minutes
Vancouver Island Vegetarian Association
Annual General Meeting
26 June 2010
4:00-6:00 pm

The meeting was held in the Garry Oak Room of the Fairfield Community Centre and approximately 20 people were present. Wildfire Bakery provided treats at no cost.

Chair Elizabeth May called the meeting to order and read the agenda.

1. Trevor Murdock provided a brief history of VIVA.
2. Sandra Carlson read descriptions of related organizations in Victoria – VIVA-Raw, Friends of Animals, UVic Vegan Association, Organic Athlete.
3. Trevor outlined the vision for the revitalization of VIVA.
4. The Chair introduced the members standing for VIVA board positions. She asked for any contestation to the list of members – there was none. A vote was taken and the members were acclaimed as follows.

Trevor Murdock – Chair
Sarah Kramer – Vice-Chair
Morgan Andrews – Treasurer
Sandra Carlson – Secretary

1. Panel members were introduced – Elizabeth May, Lana Popham, Marianne Trevorrow and Sarah Kramer – and each gave a brief delivery that included comments on what they believe VIVA needed to do to become an organization with impact in the community. Trevor and Sandra moderated questions and comments for panel members which covered the following subjects: organic and local foods, animal husbandry, factory farming, food security, nutrition and a vegetarian festival.
2. Break
3. Trevor chaired a circle discussion for remaining attendees of plans for the coming year and VIVA’s work with other organizations. Some suggestions for moving forward included: Vegetarian festival; build the organization with fundraising events (30th anniversary), volunteers, sponsorships and marketing; education; recipe sharing.
4. The meeting adjourned at 6:10 pm.

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Vancouver Island Vegetarian Association (VIVA) is 30 years old this fall and wants YOUR input to our Annual General Meeting.

June 26th, 4pm – 6pm, Garry Oak Room, 13335 Thurlow Road
With mainstream interest in a vegetarian lifestyle increasing through prominent programs like MeatlessMonday.ca linking the environmental benefits of vegetarian eating to climate change, we thought it was time to take the organization to a higher level.

For the last 10 years, VIVA has operated with an informal board, which allows for a lot of flexibility but not a lot of stability.

A new group of volunteers has stepped up to the challenge of making the organization active at a sustained new level and there is still room at the table.

The team will present a new vision and plan for revitalizing the organization, followed by input from a speakers panel representing prominent community members:
- Elizabeth May (Leader, Green Party) – environment
- Lana Popham (Agriculture critic, BC NDP & local organic farmer) – farming
- Sarah Kramer (Bestselling author) – food
- Marianne Trevorrow (Naturopath) – health

Following the speakers panel, input and discussion will be sought from current and new members on the proposed direction, and a Board will be elected.

New members may sign up at the event.

The event is sponsored by Wildfire Bakery. Desserts will be provided and baked goods will be available for purchase.

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