Breastfest Filmfest

I have been invited to speak at the screening of Toxic Bust, a look into the environmental links to breast cancer, at the Breastfest Filmfest taking place in Toronto this weekend. http://www.breastfestfilmfest.com/

While I am far from being a medical expert, I do take great pride in living a lifestyle and running a business in a way that is not only environmentally friendly, but in a way that (I hope) serves to educate and inspire. I am so excited to have this opportunity to share what I have learned along the way.

Living a healthy lifestyle is so much more than the food you put in your body or the (fair trade, organic) moisturiser you use on your skin. It is empowering yourself and those around you to bring about change - locally, nationally, globally - to the way that we perceive ourselves and our interaction with the world around us.

A toxic chemical plant in California is affecting us here in Toronto. Women exposed to harmful substances in the workplace overseas are affecting all of our communities for generations to come.

Rethink Breast Cancer is an organization aimed at educating and empowering - not just funding research by big pharma - and I am very pleased to be affiliated with them at this event.

Great shopping for the Holi-daze!

Come and visit the simply. booth at Crafternoon Tea - Toronto's finest indie craft fair for over 5 years!

I love doing this show. It is inspirational to see what a vibrant and eclectic community of crafty people can get up to in Toronto. It's cool that many of the exhibitors also share their talents in the DIY-hive and it always makes me feel that I am a part of something very important - LOCAL TALENT being supported by a community that doesn't want to support big biz.

In these times of global uncertainty, it's nice to know that connection matters.

WHEN: Saturday November 29th (11am - 5pm)
WHERE: Queen Street East Presb. Church, 947 Queen St. East at Carlaw

Hope to see you there!!

The Sustainable Style Show

This coming Saturday, November 8, simply. will be exhibiting at the Distillery District's Fermenting Cellar in a fabulous new show!

The Sustainable Style Show is part of Fashion Takes Action - a not-for-profit that is dedicated to bringing the worlds of great style and ecolocially aware consumption together. Sounds crazy, eh?

The show is going to offer up the best to be found in Toronto when it comes to beauty and fashion, and I am very happy to be among the exhibitors selected who meet their high standards of ethical and sustainable production.

For more details about the show and the evening Gala visit http://www.fashiontakesaction.com/

simply. is nuts for Pistachio!

A new eco-store is opening in Toronto, and it's called Pistachio.

They chose to feature simply. soaps in their grand opening gift bags - so fingers crossed you'll see my soaps in their stores soon!

If you happen to wander in - ask them where you can find your favourite bars and butters... Or just buy them on my etsy site - it's almost done!!
www.simplybyamanda.etsy.com

Anywhere else you'd like to pick up my products let me know (and tell them, too!) It doesn't seem fair to keep such a good thing to ourselves!

FSC certified labels!

I am very pleased to announce that I have started working with a new printer in Toronto - Taylor Labels - who have Forest Stewardship Council(FSC) certified labels.

This means that the paper used is independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations. And the adhesives are recycling compatible, so if you don't have a chance to return your box for re-use, you can feel good knowing it won't gum up the recycling plant!

This is such an exciting step for me, and I would like to thank Lloyd for buying my soap at Grassroots and suggesting that we work together to bring my company one step closer to being the cleanest, greenest soap on the market!

My Etsy Site

I am working on getting my soaps onto my etsy site for all of the wonderful customers who supported simply. at the Newmarket Farmers Market all summer!

My mom loves being there every Saturday morning, and is looking forward to the big christmas market in December.

You still have time to pick up a few bars from her before the market ends for the season, but don't worry - you can always get more by shopping online!

Lather up at the Toronto Yoga Festival

Simply. is pleased to be contributing our soaps to the Toronto Yoga Festival ! The gals at 889 Yonge (889yonge.com) are working hard to "green" the event. Locally made, organic handsoaps were on their list - so all the fortunate festival participants get to try out simply. soaps (and avoid that weird liquid in the dispenser) during their 3-days of blissing out!

I am especially excited about this because I will be there, too!

It really makes me happy that grassroots efforts like this are taking place. Too often the option to support 'local' and 'eco' is bypassed because people say it's not relevant. But this is not true - we are all connected on so many levels, and the land we share is just a part of that. The communities we are a part of are integral to bringing about change. Through sharing our beliefs and passions we build strength and then anything is possible!

~ Namaste

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