Back-to-the-Land

Ashinah: Centre for Awakening - GR8 C43 RR1, Winlove, BC, V0G 2J0, Canada. Raw Food intentional learning centre offering workshops and retreats in permaculture education, and strawbale construction. See detailed listing in'Ashrams & Spiritual Centers: Raw Food' below.

Beached: Nude

NudeTravelGuide.com - Nude beaches and clothing optional resorts in Canada.

Books, CDs, Videos: Mail-order & Retail Shops

TheGardenDiet.com - eBooks, videos including 'Breakthrough' (a documentary about their raw vegan family), cd's/mP3's, 'Raw Vegan Times' free monthly newsletter newsletter, before/after photos, raw 'bootcamp' retreats and lots more from a beautiful raw, vegan family in Canada.

Dynamic Body Health - The website for Elyse Nuff, author of "Alive`n Raw"...As Nature Intended-2nd Edition". Information, books, tapes and supplies. Live/Raw Foods Seminars. Newsletter. Mailing Address: Timely Publications, 3530 Alcan Rd,Unit 147, Kelowna, B.C. Canada V1X7R4

Chefs & Caterers

SimplyRaw - Raw Vegan consulting and catering service based in Ottawa, Canada. SimplyRaw helps people enrich their health and well-being by integrating simple, natural-based guidelines into their current lifestyles. See photos of raw vegans from SimplyRaw enjoying a variety of sports and activities. The 2007 SimplyRaw Festival will take place on Saturday September 15th, 2007 (the weekend following Toronto's Vegetarian Food Fair, and the CHFA Expo East Show)

Communities: Raw & Living Food

Ashinah: Centre for Awakening - Raw Food Community located in the heart of the beautiful West Kootenays in the Slocan Valley. Contact for membership information.

Events

Dynamic Body Health - Live/Raw Foods Seminars. See listing in ' Books, CDs, Videos' above.

The Living Centre - Conscious Living Workshops & Retreats; Purification & Rejuvenation Retreats; Spiritual Fasting Retreats; Ayurvedic Living Foods Nutrition Workshop; Transitioning into Vegetarianism & Live Foods; Living Movement workshops & retreats; Healing with Breath & Sound workshops; Emotional Bodywork & Body Reflexology; Sacred Relationship Workshops; Earth Wisdom: Deep Ecology; The Sacred Journey retreats; Sweat Lodges (all of the above offered as a private or group experience). Celebrations: Full Moon & Equinox & Solstice Gatherings...see their extensive online Calendar. See a more detailed listing in our "Raw Food Lifestyle: Centers" below.

SimplyRaw - A raw vegan consulting service based in Ottawa, Canada. SimplyRaw helps people enrich their health and well-being by integrating simple, natural-based guidelines into their current lifestyles. They offer personal coaching, live-food/healing workshops, seminars, monthly potlucks & talks.

Farms & Farmer's Markets: Organic

Canadian Organic Growers - National Office, 323 Chapel Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7Z2. Canada's national membership-based education and networking organization representing farmers, gardeners and consumers in all provinces. You do not need to be an organic farmer or an organic gardener to be a COG member. COG supports the following activities: Organic events - COG has been actively involved with the annual organic conference in Guelph and IFOAM 2002 World Organic Congress in Victoria, BC.; COG works with other organizations and government to achieve regulatory change (definition of organic food, certification, etc.); The COG quarterly - The Canadian Organic Grower magazine; COG's lending library is the only free mail service organic library in Canada. Borrow classic organic texts, periodicals and the latest publications. For organic farms, see their 'Database of Organics in Canada'. The directory is intended as a comprehensive listing of those involved in the organic food industry in Canada. The information in the directory is available free to anyone wishing to conduct an on-line search.

Fasting Centers

Nature's Health School of Natural Hygiene - 1055 Inglewood Ave, West Vancouver, B.C., Canada V7T-1Y1. Fasting supervision available, see listing in 'Natural Hygiene' below.

Life Essentials Health Clinic, 147 Anne Street North, Barrie, Ontario, Canada L4N2B9. People from all over the world have transformed their health and lives through their individually designed fasting and dietary programs. Guests of their program are supervised by Dr. Benjamin Kim D.C., a chiropractor licensed in Canada and the U.S., and board certified member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians (IAHP).

Forums & Discussion Boards

Earthsave Canada's Raw Forum - Discussing the Environmental, Health, and Ethical Consequences of our Food Choices. ... and the raw foods lifestyle.

Magazines: Print & eZines

Fruttas e Verdure!! - - RawBC, 2335 West 51st Avenue, Vancouver, BC Canada V6P 1E8. Tel: (604) 738-8225. Raw and living foods Ezine(electronic magazine) created by the Raw Food Society of BC, For those of you wondering, the title simply means...Fruits and Vegetables. As new issues become available, visit the raw articles section for archived content. Please feel free to submit any articles for our next edition to: info@rawbc.org.

Natural Hygiene

Nature's Health School of Natural Hygiene - 1055 Inglewood Ave, West Vancouver, B.C., Canada V7T-1Y1. Dr. Halanna Matthew, specializing in Nutrition, Fasting and Monthly Seminars. Books & tapes. Intensive Cleansing / Fasting Retreats in Beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada! Personal Health Programs. Personal Health / Nutrition Information Service.

Potlucks & Support Groups

Raw Food Society of BC - RawBC, 2335 West 51st Avenue, Vancouver, BC Canada V6P 1E8. Tel: (604) 738-8225. Publish a raw and living foods Ezine(electronic magazine), Fruttas e Verdure!!. RawBC Mission: "To inform about the benefits of a raw, unprocessed plant-based diet and offer support as people make healthy choices in that direction.". The purposes of the Raw Food Society of British Columbia are: a) To inform, motivate and support people in a shift toward an unprocessed raw food diet, based on fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, with its benefits for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, animals and the environment. b) To connect the resources of existing raw food advocating communities around British Columbia and to foster the growth of new communities in the province. c) To help create a sense of community among like-minded health-conscious individuals in the province of British Columbia by organizing informational seminars, conferences, potlucks, various gatherings and the like. d) To support raw foods research.

SimplyRaw - Promote the raw vegan lifestyle in the local community through hosting monthly raw vegan potlucks.

VIVA-Raw! - VIVA(Vancouver Island Vegetarian Association). VIVA-Raw's main focus is on increasing the amount of raw and living vegan food in our diets, through a discussion email list and monthly potluck meetings. None of us (to date) are 100% raw, and this is not the focus of this group. We're looking forward to meeting other local enthusiasts and sharing our knowledge and recipes. See their online recipes.

RawVancouver.org - Raw and Living Foods Association of Canada, Check website for details

Products: Retail Stores & Online Markets

Raw Nutrition Canada (See top of page Banner)- Suppling Canadians with some of the best Organic Raw Food Products and Supplies. Organic Raw Nuts & Seeds, Raw Food Bars, Raw Super-foods, Organic Fair Trade Coconut Oil,"Raw Food" Health Books, Juicers, Dehydrators, Appliances and much more.

Rawganique - Rawganique.com Hemp Products calls Denman Island, British Columbia, home but has shipping centers in Washington state and California as well as BC. A green living & natural fiber clothing superstore. Rawganique.com carries quality hemp goods: hemp clothing, hemp footwear, hemp bath, organic cotton bedding accessories, and organic hemp foods made especially for us as well as products by Ecolution, Mum's Original, Jus Naturale, EcoDragon, Blue Canoe, Under The Nile, and so much more. They are also a source for vegan living: vegan clothing, vegan shoes, vegan sandals, vegan bed and bath accessories, and raw organic vegan foods.

Forever Healthy - 1 Yorkville Ave. Suite 1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1L1. Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 10am-4pm EST. Web site that provides unique, top quality premium living/raw whole foods, whole food supplements, health equipment, skin care and a variety of health lectures to empower you to Living Forever Healthy!

Caldwell Bio Fermentation Canada, Inc. - 189, de la Rivière Rd., Martinville (Quebec) , Canada J0B 2A0. Certified Organic - Pre-packaged Lacto Fermented vegetables.

Raw Food Lifestyle: Centers

Living Foods Educational Health Center - Classes, workshops, products under the direction of Judith Wade, a graduate of the Living Foods Lifestyle Total Well-Being Education (under the guidance and care of Ann Wigmore N.D.). They are planning the following facilities & services: swimming pool, hydrotherapy, luxury accomodation, colon irrigation.

Forever Healthy - 1 Yorkville Ave. Suite 1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1L1. Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 10am-4pm EST. Founded by Wayne Gendel in 1992. Wayne has been lecturing, consulting and distributing premium health products for 13 years. See listing in 'Products: Retail Stores & Online Markets' above

The Living Centre - 5871 Bells Rd., London, ON, N6P-1P3. Founded in 1983, The Living Centre is located on a beautiful 50 acre country property. The dynamically alive energy of this land, and wide range of wild life are all a part of what makes this a safe space to be yourself, explore your inner landscape, laugh, cry, play, cleanse, rejuvenate & discover ways of living that will enhance your whole life. In addition to our unique circular medicine wheel garden with it's over 500 medicinal herbs, we have organic fruit and vegetable gardens, our teaching lodge which is surrounded by a 1000 sq. ft. Earthship solar greenhouse, a pear orchard, fields of wildflowers, a tranquil pond, meandering stream & a magical forest. The Living Centre is run by Walter Shantree Kacera, D.N., Ph.D. and Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera, who delight in blending their 30 years (each) of experience to offer programs that support individuals in the practice of conscious living. For events, see 'Events' above ... and their extensive online Calendar.

Raw Food Lifestyle: Consultants

Whole Image Nutrition.com is based in Toronto, Canada, founded by Simona Stepancic Holistic Nutritionist, Natural Health Therapist, Reiki practitioner, and Raw food nutritionist. Simona creates health and wellness through raw food nutrition and the mind and Body connection. She enriches people's life by incorporating a new natural food habits and organic lifestyle. She empowers people to get in touch with their inner core through healing modalities such as Reiki, EFT, Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga, and Breathing exercises. Simona designs the best personalized programs and nutritional plans for her clients. She inspires and motivates them to achieve a higher state of awareness in order to create vitality, magnetic energy, attractiveness, youth, strength, calmness and rejuvenation at the deepest level. She provides personal coaching for individuals, couples, and families through living experience (experiential) such as live food preparation, detoxification and cleansing, and juice fasting.

Power of Raw workshops with Erika Wolff - Toronto, Ontario. Courses explore a practical, healthy eating program, easy to implement, supporting your intuition and creativity. You will have the opportunity to ask questions, bring your knowledge and share it. You will receive a booklet with easy to prepare recipes, fasting and cleansing information.

SimplyRaw - A raw vegan consulting service based in Ottawa, Canada. SimplyRaw helps people enrich their health and well-being by integrating simple, natural-based guidelines into their current lifestyles. They offer personal coaching, live-food/healing workshops, seminars, monthly potlucks & talks.

The Raw Vegan Network - Provide free contact services for people desiring help in there local area for raw food services, and online raw food certifications for those who wish to expand their portfolio of expertise enabling them to serve others in there locale that wish to experience the health benefits of living a raw food lifestyle. For events, see their Member Events page.

Restaurants & Juice Bars (*=Vegetarian, **=Vegan, ***=raw foods)

RAW */**/***- 1849 West 1st Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada. Location map & hours on website. Raw is a progressive health cafe committed to supplying you with the freshest certified organic ingredients. Using natural, raw materials and infusing them with a modern urban edge, you will be mesmerized by this beautiful example of Feng Shui design. Cuisines: Raw Foods, Salads, Vegetarian, Organic . Casual, Feng shui ambiance. Outdoor dining patio. Entertainment.

Live Cafe **/***- 264 Dupont St. Vegan, organic and raw foods. Fresh organic juices, gourmet entrees, and raw food desserts. Raw products available. Catering and delivery upon request.

Heart's Joy Living Foods Garden Restaurant *** - Planning to open in 2005. We are actively searching for a great location&emdash;if you have any leads, please let us know! Give us a call at 250-598-7718. The Heart's Joy menu will offer "the ultimate in healthy eating&emdash;live food!" Silkily subtle soups, power juices, made-on-the-premises crackers and patés, satisfying salads, pizzas with pizzaz, pastas, wraps and burritos, nourishing nut loaves with gourmet gravy, not-your-usual nori rolls and exotic sorbets, pies and cakes&emdash;all are prepared fresh, fresh, fresh from organic or local, ethically-grown produce.

Spiritual Centers

Ashinah: Centre for Awakening - GR8 C43 RR1, Winlove, BC, V0G 2J0, Canada. Ashinah is an intentional learning centre for awakening. Cultivate your creativity. Reconnect with your innate body wisdom. Create a foundation of balanced wellness. We are located in the heart of the beautiful West Kootenays in the Slocan Valley. Tranquility and aliveness dance together amid our permaculture gardens, beautiful strawbale buildings, and traditional Kiva for meditation and ceremony. Our focus is on spiritual, mental and physical advancement. We offer workshops and retreats in yoga, fasting, meditation, movement, raw-vegan food, creative art & art therapy, permaculture education, and strawbale construction.

Sprouting & Indoor Greens

SuperSprouts: Toronto's First Indoor Organic Sprout Farm & Living Foods Resource Center - 720 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2R4 Canada. Summer store hours: Mon-Sat 11-6, Sunday closed.

Vacations & Retreats (*=Vegetarian, **=Vegan, ***=raw foods)

The Nest Cabin Rental **/*** - Contact: The Nest, c/o Buzz Marketing, Yale, BC. Located in Yale, BC (2hours from Vancouver). Cabin Rental in BC, Canada Surround yourself with beautiful snow-capped mountains and a delightful river view - only a 2-hour drive from Vancouver, BC. If you and/or your family follow a vegan diet or a raw food diet, you will look forward to staying at our cabin in Yale, BC. We welcome guests from around the world who maintain a meat-free diet and do not eat animal products.

New Life Retreat *** - RR4, 453 Dobbie Road, Lanark, Ontario, Canada K0G 1K0. 613-259-3337. NEW LIFE RETREAT - Centre for Wellness and Eco Living offers a nurturing environment through the creation of an atmosphere of a quieter, simpler time on an eco-sustainable 100-acre organic farm in the beautiful Lanark Highlands. Explore and reconnect with nature. Regain clarity and mission in life. The central focus of this centre is the teaching and living of a live foods and eco lifestyle. Fresh, organic, live, vegetarian cuising is the heart of the diet. Learn to grow and prepare living foods. New Life Retreat offers a relaxed hands-on educational experience in living food preparation. The centre has a holistic approach honouring support for the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects for greater wellness through a balance of activities including integration of the living foods diet, exercise, body work, meditation, educational sessions, time in nature, and play. Relax on a eco-organic farm set on 100 acres, with gardens and greenhouse. Modern, comfortable and environmentally sensitive facilities. Immediate area offers walking trails, wildlife watching, bicycling, swimming, canoeing/kayaking (on the lake nearby), snowshoeing, skiing, hot-tub.

Note: see our sister site, The Vegetarian Travel Guide: Vacation chapter for vegetarian vacation choices, request that they offer a raw food menu!

Yoga

Ashinah: Centre for Awakening - Offer workshops and retreats in yoga. See listing in 'Spiritual Centers' above.