Help Wanted

Crunchy Granola Baby is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team!

As a growing retail outlet, we're looking for outgoing candidates with a passion for natural living. We are well-known for our superior customer service, so applicants should enjoy working with people, and babies and children too. Applicants should also be self-motivated and driven individuals with a desire to excel.
Applicants must have a passion for merchandising our ever-growing collection of products and be computer-literate and willing to help update our operating system.

Part times sales consist of 15-20 hours a week providing customer service, but applicants should also have the flexibility and availability to work evening and weekend shifts.

Other Responsibilities:

- Love talking with people? You should relish in assisting customers because, trust us, we have some of the best customers.
- Prefer a clean house? We need somebody who doesn't mind a little cleaning and light lifting.
- Interested in learning more about natural living and parenting? You should be willing to educate yourself about our products and their benefits.
- Are you community-oriented? We need an individual who wouldn't mind helping out at workshops and events.

If all this sounds like you, please send resume and / or letter of interest to info@crunchygranolababy.com. No phone calls please.

Reusing and Recycling by Reselling at Crunchy Granola Baby

To kick off “Once Crunched,” CGB is hosting a “Once Crunched Launch Party.” On Saturday, June 6 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, we will be showing off our gently used baby and children's items, munching on yummy organic treats and learning about the wonderful organization "For Jake's Sake."

“For Jake’s Sake" is the current non-profit who will receive a portion of the proceeds from "Once Crunched." A local non-profit dedicated to offering financial assistance for autistic children in Massachusetts, "For Jake's Sake" was founded in 2008 by Dawn Cobak and works to help autistic children gain access to effective therapies they otherwise could not afford. To learn more about this wonderful organization, visit www.forjakessake.org.

If you can’t attend our party, but would like to schedule an appointment to donate gently used items (like organic clothing, wooden toys, cloth diapers, etc) or have questions, please contact Jennie or Amy at 978.741.0800 or crunchygranolababy@verizon.net.

More About Once Crunched:

CGB recently launched a new line called “Once Crunched,” which consists of gently used baby and children’s items.

Items closely resemble current CGB products (organic, fair trade, etc) and are both donated by and sold to eco-conscious customers.

The aim of “Once Crunched” is to give families another way to go green. By donating their items, families are supporting a local business, recycling their own products and giving other families the opportunity to buy eco-products secondhand. Additionally, CGB provides a shop discount voucher for donated items and a 5% donation of “Once Crunched” proceeds to local, non-profit organizations.

Memorial Day Weekend!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day!

And now that summer is officially here, it's time for great warm weather activities!

Why not pack up a copy of "Playgrounds of the North Shore," our Perfect Picnic Play Mat, some Badger Sunscreen (maybe even some Blooming Lotus Deet-Free Bug Spray) and head outside for a playground picnic?!

There is no limit to the amount of fun you can have!

What We're Reading: "Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife"

"In a joyous, often hilarious ode to the Birkenstock-scuffling, tackle box-toting mobile midwives who flourished in the 1980s, Peggy Vincent chronicles her abundant life as a professional Baby Catcher.

The wild ride begins during her nurse training years in the 1960s, when laboring women were expected to lie down, shut up, and submit to whatever drugs and procedures the doctor ordered. A rebellious patient who chants and dances through her contractions--and the hell that ensues when seasoned hospital staffers intrude--lights a permanent fire under Vincent. Her resolve to serve each laboring woman with compassion and respect carries her from obstetrics nurse to head of an alternative birth center within Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California, and eventually into her own private practice as a licensed midwife.

Like the most courageous home births, this collection of delivery experiences refuses anesthesia: plenty of bellowing, sweating, bleeding, and pushing accompany nearly all of the more than 40 tales. Tough confrontations with stubborn physicians, panicky labor partners, and one particularly nasty calico cat are dabbed with as many keen insights as Vincent's quieter, more heart-rending newborn encounters.

Baby Catcher is an inspirational literary gift suitable for expectant mothers, fellow baby catchers, and anyone who loves reading about nature's greatest magical feat." - From Amazon.com

Interested in other books from our Lending Library? Check them out at our GoodReads Profile.

Upcoming Events: Lectures & Guest Speakers!

Join us Thursday, May 21 at 7PM for “The Big Let Down: Understanding Why Breastfeeding Fails.”

This breastfeeding lecture will discuss why/how almost 75% of first time mothers have difficulty reaching their breastfeeding goals. Whether you are expecting your first baby or your second, this lecture will teach you about the many barriers to breastfeeding success and simple ways you can avoid them.

Learn more about instructor Kathy Abbott at www.BusyMomsBreastfeed.com.

Please Note: There is a $15 fee for this lecture and RSVP's are required since space is limited.

Also be sure to join us for our Parenting Group Guest Speakers on Friday, May 22 at 9AM.

Melissa McKenna and Erica Hubbard are from Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.,a financial planning practice based out of Charlestown. From monitoring monthly cash flow and savings, to wealth management and implementing tax advantageous strategies, they help clients and their families address their financial concerns. The purpose is to provide goal-oriented financial solutions tailored to each client's individual needs.

Rainy Sunday Afternoons

Today is the last day to vote for Old Town Hall! Be sure to stop at CGB to vote and receive 15% off your purchase! If you can't visit the shop, be sure to vote online here.

And don't forget: CGB has new Sunday hours! We're at the shop noon to 4PM, but you can always shop online!

Prolific Pooper Pass

Do you know about the "Prolific Pooper Pass?"

With your "Prolific Pooper Pass," buy ten packs of disposable diapers and get your 11th free. Buy 10 cloth diapers and get an organic contour diaper free!

Really!

Make sure the next time you are in buying diapers that you receive your "Prolific Pooper Pass" (P.P.P for short).

PS: How cute are those Little Beetl Diapers?!