Founded in 1945, the Toronto Vegetarian Association is the largest and second oldest locally-based vegetarian organization in North America. With over 1,000 members, TVA is a registered non-profit charitable organization and is run by volunteers.

TVA is committed to a healthier future, a greener future, a more peaceful future… and progressive copyright! Their Veg.ca website is made freely-available under CC’s Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada. TVA’s mission is to promote vegetarian and vegan lifestyles for the health of people, non-human animals, and the environment. What better way to do so then an aptly-themed haiku contest?

The Tofu Haiku poetry contest is a celebration of the coming together of two of this world’s greatest forms: the classical poetic form of haiku and the ancient culinary marvel known through the ages as tofu. Your mission is this: send TVA your delicious, tender Tofu Haiku and they’ll give you the chance to win awesome tofu prizes!