The Mindful Mouthful

Making the world a better place.

One mouthful at a time.

Be Mindful

What do a bakery and mindfulness have in common?

We believe we must be mindful of the choices we make in life. Sure, you can get your food from impersonal big box stores or international chains that populate every corner of the earth. But doesn’t it make much more sense not only to buy quality, fresh, locally hand-made goods, but to support folks in your community who otherwise wouldn’t have the chance to work and earn a wage?

Seems like a no-brainer….we prefer to call it a mindful choice!

Be Mouthful

Enjoy your food! We offer a variety of cookies and meat pies to reward your taste buds for making the right choice.

Fresh, local, handmade goods by our team!

Be Ready To Shop

There are a number of ways you can get your hands on our yummy stuff.

You can email us to place your order or visit our kitchen at 5856 Clements Street, Monday to Friday between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.

Or visit one of our many vendors!
Click here for a list.

About The Mindful Mouth

The Mindful Mouthful is an employee centered, local bakery, specializing in cookies, dessert bars and meat pies.

Before becoming the Mindful Mouthful we were Lunch on Clements, a social enterprise owned and operated by the Clements Centre Society, which supports adults with developmental disabilities. The Lunch on Clements program (now Mindful Mouthful), features a large commercial kitchen and a cafeteria/restaurant. As Lunch on Clements 15 people attended every day from 9-3. They did community activities as well as learning how to cook and clean in a kitchen. The program produced meat pies, cookies, quiches, Nanaimo bars etc. for commercial sale.

With the support of Enterprising Non-Profits, Restaurateur Andrew Moyer from Ottavio Italian Bakery & Delicatessen, and a three year grant from the Vancouver Foundation, the dream is now a reality. Our 22 volunteers are now paid employees. We have rebranded and repackaged our products and we are ready to grow our audience and supporters sharing our wonderful food with the Cowichan Valley and beyond!