Winter may be almost over, or spring may feel a long ways away, depending on where you are living. Either way, the Encircled Winter Clearout sale is now, some items have been reduced by 40%. Looking for cozy items for next winter, or something for cool evenings in summer? Now’s the time to put an order in!
(Note: Discount code should apply automatically when you order items from the winter discount collection. Having trouble? The code is at the top of the Encircled page on my website for reference.)
Looking for other cool, sustainable stuff? Check out all of the amazing partners in the online store.
Great news! Another partner has been added to the online store! Our “Good Food for Good” page is now live and ready for you to browse, click and order!
On a mission to create a positive difference by making it easy for you to add flavors you crave without the added sugar or preservatives, and by donating a meal to a person in need through Buy One, Feed One program.
When love for great taste, meets quest for clean ingredients & giving back to the world.
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We are a B Corp Certified™ Company. We use business as a force for goodin the world. Our accreditation aligns us with other like-minded companies globally.
There has been a lot of talk, in recent years/decades, about the idea of eating keto/low carb/like someone who lived in a cave. However, I think we can do better than that.
(Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist. What I am offering is what I believe is common sense advice, and the opportunity to do some further reading and research for yourself and/or with your health care provider).
With that, comes this idea that eating bacon and eggs, steak and burgers is being true to our ancestors in some way.
So, for a person who likes eating bacon and eggs, the idea that continuing to do so is not only healthy, but being supportive of one’s history and ancestors, might have a certain appeal, even if it’s not actually supported by the evidence.
And, it turn out, the link is likely not that clear, and there are a number of gaps in the logic. For example, among others:
our bodies have changed over time
the diet that was eaten way back then clearly did not consist of freezers full of plastic-wrapped, factory farmed steaks and other similar items, bought in bulk at the grocery store
our lifestyle now is widely different than it was in the past
we understand far more now than we did, even 50-100 years ago, about the climate and emissions impacts of an animal-based diet and the need to switch to a plant-based diet
the global population now is very different than it was long ago.
Actually, yes. Cavemen used to eat meat whenever they could get it, but this wasn’t often. In fact, almost never. You try hunting animals that are bigger and/or faster than you with the most rudimentary of tools, and you’ll quickly see how hard it is to snare your supper.
So, we actually ate very little meat and, thanks to recent improvements in DNA analysis of ancient teeth fragments, we know that we survived mainly on foraging for plants, nuts, and berries. Foraging is great because it keeps you in tune with nature: in season, eating locally and physically nimble and fit.
So, where does that leave us now? To reduce emissions, help ensure that everyone has enough to eat and be healthy, and to live in balance with people and the planet, the best evidence suggests a (heavily or fully) plant-based diet as the best path forward. Looking for more ideas, or resources? My website, along with countless others, have info and resources to help make the switch to plant-based eating easier to do.
Eating consciously, along with minimalism (rethinking consumption) mindfulness (rethinking our urges) environmentalism (rethinking our relationship with nature), is vital as we look to come back from Covid better and more harmonious than before.
Everything is up for grabs when you consider how unhelpful much of our perceived wisdom is.
So eat like a caveman and cut the meat. You’d never have kept up with that bison anyway. (Italics mine).
It’s official! We are now live, here at the new site: mennoadventures.ca. There are still a few things getting uploaded and tidied up (some related to the transition and some new pieces), but the site is now ready for you to come and see what we’ve been working on for the last few months.
In addition to the basic website redesign and transition, the online store has been newly reorganized, for your browsing pleasure – and is full of countless, amazing sustainable products. Plus, there are some new items coming soon to the store – stay tuned! 😊
If you have any questions, please feel free to send a message, and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Happy browsing!
In case you missed it in the earlier post, here are the transition details and notes, below.
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After a great deal of work, (mostly by my amazing designer!) I am pleased to let you know that we are now live at the new domain name! There are still a few details being worked out, but we are up and running! 😊
The next post will be from the new website, but there are a few details that I wanted to share with you first, so that nobody gets lost in the transition.
If you subscribe via social media, everything should have switched over to the new website. If you have any problems, either try subscribing again – or contact me if you are having trouble.
If you subscribe via email, you may have received an email to confirm that you want to stay subscribed at the new domain name. (Had a few tech challenges with this piece – which is why there are a few variables here). If you did, please confirm that way. If you did not get a confirmation email (or it got lost in cyberspace), please go to the new website and re-enter your email address to subscribe again. Thank you!
If you follow directly via wordpress, I believe that you will need to follow again from the new website. (Still working on that piece.) Again, if you have any trouble, please let me know.
The old website will stay active for a little while yet, to redirect people to the new website, until the transition is fully complete.
Over the next few days, hopefully most of these transition details will be finished, and we will be ready to go on the new site. Other updates will hopefully be coming, down the road, in the next few months.
If you have any questions, comments or feedback on the new website, please let me know using the contact form, and I will get back to you as soon as possible! Thank you all for your support so far! Hope to see you at the new website soon! 😊
