Celebrate our 3rd Birthday THIS Weekend!

Lookin' for a rockin' good party this weekend? Stop by Crunchy Granola Baby Friday, Saturday or Sunday and help celebrate our 3rd birthday with some killer deals!

We'll have storewide savings, including huge markdowns on babywearing and cloth diapers.

And by huge markdowns, we mean 10-50% discounts storewide, including 20% off Little Beetle Diapers and Covers, as well as 50% off pouches and ring slings!

Fall CSA Share Opportunity!

We're At It Again . . . MORE Produce!

Our friends at Heaven's Harvest Farm have started a Fall CSA Share!

If you're not familiar with this great idea, a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a way for people to build a relationship with a farm. By making a financial commitment to a farm, the people become “shareholders” of the CSA and receive weekly baskets of produce. It’s a perfect (and affordable) way to eat healthy and support a local farm.

Shareholders will receive produce for about 8 weeks, at least until a killing frost, and pickup will be Thursday afternoons. Prices are as follows: Full Share $320 and Half Share $200.

Please Note: Shareholders must register for the Fall CSA by Friday, July 31. Payment is due by Friday, August 14. To register (or if you have questions), please call 978.741.0800 or crunchygranolababy@verizon.net.

Expected produce includes: Arugula, Beans, Beets (Red, Golden), Bok Choi, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage (Green, Red, Savoy, Napa), Carrots, Caulifower, Collards, Corn (Butter/Sugar, Gold, White, Indian), Cucumbers (Pickling, Slicers), Eggplant, Endive, Escarole, Kale (Dino, Green, Red), Lettuce (6-8 varieties), Onions (Red, Storage, Fresh white varieties), Peas, Peppers (many varieties- Purple, Red, Yellow, Orange, Chocolate, Hot), Potatoes, Pumpkins, Radiccio, Radishes, Spinach, Summer Squash, Tatsoi, Winter Squash (Acorn, Buttercup, Butternut, Carnivale, Hubbard, Sweet dumpling) and fruit like Apples, Late berries, Pears, and Plums.

What About Meat?

Interested in a local, grass-fed, organic, meat share?

Lucky for you, Houde Family Farm in Vermont is offering a deliver-based meat CSA. The farmer drops the meat right at your doorstep each month and, according to our meat-eating friends, is reasonably priced in comparison to other meat CSA's.

To learn more, please visit HoudeFamilyFarm.com.

Weekend Events!

There are a lot of great events happening this weekend!

CGB has teamed up with artist/jewelry creator Keri LaVarnway of Gem & I Originals to host a vendor booth at Newburyport's Olde Fashioned Sunday.

This year's Olde Fashioned Sunday promises to be a lively day packed with music, entertaining events, period costumes, dunk tank, children’s entertainers, and much more! A variety of food vendors will be on the Bartlet Mall to satisfy everyone's tastes.

Hope to see everyone in Newburyport for a great Sunday event!

And if you're looking for something a bit more local, we've heard about a great yard sale (yes, yard sale) this Saturday from 9AM to 3PM at 12 Franklin Place in Beverly (off Cabot St, across from Sam's Cleaners, park in parking lot, first house on left in back). A friend of the shop (ahem, Catie from Spirit Wellness Center) passed along a flier for her friend, who is moving and desperately needs to rid herself of some items.

And by some, I mean: furniture, household items and small appliances, books, jewelry, kitchenware and gadgets, women's clothing, toys (ages <3), href="http://www.crunchygranolababy.net/event">calendar!

Have a Very Wellness Wednesday Tomorrow!

Looking for something to do tomorrow? Check out what Spirit-Wellness has to offer!

Feng Shui for Abundance
Wednesday, July 22 (6:30-7:30PM) at 10 Derby Square in Salem
$15 fee
Learn how to use Feng Shui in your home to manifest abundance and increase prosperity in your life.

Meditation Class
Every Wednesday (7:45-8:30PM) at 10 Derby Square in Salem
$15 fee
Successful people keep their minds focused on potential and positive outcomes and resist the habit of negative doom and gloom thinking that is pervasive in the media right now. You can't afford to miss this class if you want to succeed in this economy and attract positive opportunities and relationships.

Waldorf School Events

The Cape Ann Waldorf School is hosting plenty of summer events to keep you busy! Check 'em out!

Children and parents are invited to A Summer Story Hour!

Gather for refreshments, play in the kindergarten playground, and then join a Waldorf teacher for a story! Suggested ages 3-7. And the best part? It's free!

These story hours will take place at the Cape Ann Waldorf School at 668 Hale Street in Beverly Farms on Tuesday July 21 (9:30 - 10:30AM) and Tuesday July 28 (9:30 - 10:30AM.

You're also invited to A Summer Handwork Gathering!

Sit in the shade and knit, crochet, or work on another handwork project in a relaxed setting, while your children play in the kindergarten playground. There will be an extra pair of hands for pushing kids on the swing, so yours can keep knitting.

All levels of experience are welcome, instruction will be provided and experience shared, bring along your own materials. Only a $5 drop in fee.

These gatherings will take place at the Cape Ann Waldorf School at 668 Hale Street in Beverly Farms on Friday August 7, Friday August 14 and Friday August 21 (9:30 - 10:30AM).

To learn more about these programs or the Cape Ann Waldorf School, please visit CapeAnnWaldorf.org.

TONS of New Products!

We've received TONS of new products in the last few days! And, let me tell you, they are super cute and super useful!

First up: eight3one

Parents and urban cool designers Sven and Aimee were tired of searching (and coming up empty-handed) for soft baby clothes that combined the look of Fifth Avenue with high quality. Feeling frustrated, they began to experiment with design and silk-screening, which led to the creation of eight3one. These adorable onesies are organic, made in Seattle, and available in a variety of patterns, including lion, monkey, elephant, birdie and wren (pictured here). Check them out at our Web Store!

Next up: Grippees

These ultra soft bamboo/cotton washcloth mitts fit parents hands and help moms and dads wash their little ones more easily. How? They've got super soft, non-toxic grips (placed on the lower palm) that help hold slippery wet children! Genius! And adorable! And don't worry, we've got Mini-Mitts for toddlers who are learning to master hygiene skills. Plus, they come in fun geometric characters that make bath time even more exciting. Check 'em out at our Web Store.

Finally: BurpArmor

A plush, absorbent burp cloth that is all natural, soft, ergonomic, and most importantly, has enough traction to stay put. Burp Armor burp cloths feature an ergonomic design and innovative flap that fits completely over the shoulder and stays put. This unique Dad-designed product is made in the USA (Rhode Island, in fact!), has a 3-layer organic cotton and hemp absorbency, AND gives 5% of each sale directly to Children's Hospital Boston. Seriously, it doesn't get any better than that. Learn more about this amazing product at our Web Store.

What We're Reading: Operating Instructions

"It seems no mother of a newborn has ever been more hilarious, more honest, or more touching than Anne Lamott is in "Operating Instructions." A single parent whose baby's father is out of the picture, Lamott struggles not only to support her little family by her wits and her writing but to stay sober at the same time. Faith in God helps; so does her loyal band of helpers, from her childless best friend Pammy to her mother and "Aunt Dudu" to the folks at the La Leche League hotline. And between colic, wheat-free diets, and the triumph of solid food, Lamott learns that blessings and losses come together, and as our capacity for job increases, so does our capacity for grief."

Available as part of Crunchy Granola Baby's Lending Library.