Thrivival
Thoughts
The Thrivival blog explores the intangible elements of multi-dimensional reality, including spirituality, creativity, infinity, eternity, and unity—all in the now.
Though some of the thoughts are self-contained, many are connected through themes into Thrivival Series. All Thrivival thoughts endeavour to express visionary activism—dreaming a new world into manifestation. We hope you enjoy exploring Thrivival with us—and discover that it is a safe place to land.
Most Recent Thrivival Thoughts
Fynn’s Poem: i carry your heart with me
This is my favourite poem. My Mommy and I say it together every night. I hope you like it as much as we do!
Grain-free Cauliflower Crust Pizza
The full pizza experience without the grain.
Our family avoids most grains. But, we craved a real pizza experience—pizza you could actually pick up in your hands! This recipe is absolutely delicious. I'm not going to lie to you, it's a LOT of work and pretty messy too. But, it's worth every minute of it!
Local Ontario Superfoods – Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate
Today, we hear lots of talk of concentrated "superfoods" that are supposed to reap miraculous health benefits. But, most often, these foods come from remote parts of the world far away from here. So, we set out to find some local superfoods. Here's one, from a farm in the Niagara Region: Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate.
Making Cream Cheese
Real, unprocessed, raw milk naturally sours in about a week in the fridge. Unlike pasteurized milk that just goes rancid and must be tossed, raw soured milk is still good and very healthful. So, what to do with the sour milk? Here's an easy process for making delicious cream cheese.
Rendering Lard
Contrary to what has been drilled into our heads by the diet dictocrats, lard from healthy, drug-free, free-range pigs, is full of nutrition and safe for cooking at higher temperatures. Unlike tropical oils like coconut oil, it is also local.
Ranch-Raised Grass-Fed Beef
This year, our quest for the healthiest beef possible led us to Echo Valley Ranch in Moorfield, Ontario, where rancher, Brad Martin, gave us a tour of his family’s ranch on a hot summer day.
What to Eat
Does your food come from a farm or a factory? If there is one food philosophy that I have embraced and fully believe, it is “eat real food”—real, natural, whole, traditional foods that our ancestors ate…that we are therefore physiologically adapted to eat. Sticking...
