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With the Cape Cod Parent Resource Fair rapidly approaching we will be sharing blog posts on our participating sponsors, vendors and nonprofits. You will find out more about these amazing businesses and what they offer to our community. They will be sharing their services, advice, what challenges face our community as well as upcoming events they will be having. Make sure to check out our virtual program and resource guide ahead of the event so you can plan for what you want to see! We hope to see you at the Resource Fair!
Pure Haven - Sarah Richards
1. Tell us about your business/non profit and how it benefits local families?
So many people are unaware of the toxic chemicals in their everyday products and how they effect their health and well-being as well as the environment. I help educate families on how to live safer and healthier lifestyles as an independent consultant for Pure Haven. Pure Haven is a U.S. based company dedicated to providing 100% non-toxic personal care and home cleaning products. 2. Where is it located? Since I can travel to any location, the business is wherever YOU are! 3. What is your favorite part about our community? My favorite part about our community is the way people (moms especially) rally around one another. It really does take a tribe!! 4. How else do you get involved with the community? Aside from educating families about living toxic free, I enjoy singing at our church. 5. What are the biggest challenges facing parents in our community? Especially for families who are not native to the area, it is challenging to feel “connected” with other families unless you are involved in church or your child attends school. 6. What is your favorite memory or story over the years involving you and your business? My favorite story was when I had a love event at a restaurant and my (very skeptical, incredibly macho) brother stopped in and listened to the entire presentation, let me use his had as an example for the products, after which booked his own event!!! If I can convince more people like him, we would have so many people leading healthier lives!! 7. What advice would you give parents and care givers in our community? Advice i need to remember myself: Time flies, so soak it all in. Snuggle, cuddle, and love them to bits! The dishes and laundry can wait. 8. Do you have any specials, events, or anything else taking place this upcoming year that our parents should know? Every month we have a rotating FREE product and discounted bundles of products! Every host earns FREE products so it is incredibly advantageous to book and host a gathering! 
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With the Cape Cod Parent Resource Fair rapidly approaching we will be sharing blog posts on our participating sponsors, vendors and nonprofits. You will find out more about these amazing businesses and what they offer to our community. They will be sharing their services, advice, what challenges face our community as well as upcoming events they will be having. Make sure to check out our virtual program and resource guide ahead of the event so you can plan for what you want to see! We hope to see you at the Resource Fair!
Essential Oils - Susan Grunin
1. Tell us about your business/non profit and how it benefits local families?
Since using essential oils my family has noticed a dramatic change in our health and wellness just by making simple changes in removing chemicals in every day products such as cleaners and using essential oils such as Thieves, lemon, peppermint & lavender (just to name a few) to support our wellness. I love sharing that journey and teaching others how to do the same. 2. Where is it located? All over the US/internet based. I am personally based in Harwich and Eastham. 3. What is your favorite part about our community? I love the support from fellow parents and how so many people work together. I love the small town feel of so many towns on Cape Cod! 4. How else do you get involved with the community? I am a Board Member of Eastham Dog Owners Association which hosts many great events and educational offerings. Also going to events and teaching classes with Essentially Oiled Pets and Essential Oils of Cape Cod. 5. What are the biggest challenges facing parents in our community? Health, wellness and rising costs including housing. 6. What is your favorite memory or story over the years involving you and your business? Just in general the people that I have met in business building and also those who have decided to embrace essential oils in their lives and are loving it. I have met some fabulous people who I am proud to call my friends! 7. What advice would you give parents and care givers in our community? Get involved! It took me quite a while after moving here from NY to become involved in the community, going to events and meeting people, it makes a huge difference! I have met so many great people. 8. Do you have any specials, events, or anything else taking place this upcoming year that our parents should know? Yes! I am teaching at Brooks Library in Harwich a series on essential oils (along with Tracy Lamperti) starting February 26, 2018 and running for 5 weeks. I teach classes online on Facebook at Essentially Oiled Pets on toxin free living and using essential oils with pets. I also teach at Nauset Middle School adult education. Check out Essential Oils Cape Cod for a full list of upcoming classes and events as we offer many open houses and classes designed to fit all needs – just make sure to mention my name and that you were at this event! 
 By: Sarah R. As a mom, our lives are CRAZY busy right? BUT, have you ever given real thought to what is inside of all those bottles throughout your home? You know - your shampoo, mascara, lip gloss, sunscreen, let alone all the products you use on your kids? What if I told you there is a link between the ingredients in those products and your health and happiness? Serious health diseases like cancer, autism, infertility, allergies, obesity, depression etc...yes, all of these and more- can be linked back to most of the products we are using every. SINGLE. DAY. And that, is NOT OK. (And yes, even those “organic”, “all natural” and “doctor-recommended” brands we are lured by - usually contain harmful ingredients!) Infuriated? Perplexed? Yup. I sure was when I first learned what was really in my products and what they were doing to my body. I was so ticked that I had (literally) bought into all the marketing schemes of the “big brands” that I had blindly trusted, and even some of the lesser known brands that made all kinds of wonderful “claims” about being “safe” and “non-toxic” or “natural.” All that money down the tubes (along with the nasty toxic chemical laden products), and there I was scratching my head. Geez, we shouldn’t need a PhD to choose safe products for ourselves and our families! Turns out we don’t. There IS a solution out there - a 100% non-toxic, truthful, trustworthy line of products. And the best part is - they WORK. And they don’t break the bank either. I get so pumped sharing this information with people, and helping to empower them to lessen the toxic load on themselves and their families!!  So what are these awesome products?!? Where do they come from? It’s called Pure Haven Essentials, a local based in the good old U.S.A (made in our USDA Certified organic facility in Warren, RI). I would be completely remiss if I did not bring this incredible company and their products to your attention because everyone deserves safe, effective, affordable products. (Not to mention a life changing opportunity!) So, are you ready to make a change for the better? Your journey to a safer, healthier, and non-toxic life for yourself and your family starts today. Want to learn more? (Of course you do!) I will send you a FREE "Did you know?" brochure when you fill out the form below! Cheers! -Sarah  Bedtime Foot Rubs #wordlesswednesday Essential Oils Cape Cod #natural #diy #recipe (find their group on Facebook!)   By: Amy E Sponsored Post: Author received complimentary samples as part of a promotion with Naturally Savvy (Check them out) in exchange for an honest review of product. All thoughts and opinions are the author's own. I was super excited recently to be able to sample Surf Sweets. Surf Sweets are an organic and natural candy company. They are made in an allergen free facility (free of 10 common allergens) without corn syrup using organic fruit juice and sweeteners. This means that the fruit juice and sweeteners have not been exposed to chemical pesticides and fertilizers like many other candies that contain conventional fruit juice. When you have a child who has allergies it is amazing and refreshing to find a treat that they can enjoy like their friends! Surf Sweets are made and packaged in a facility free of the 10 most common food allergens, including dairy/casein, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, sesame and sulfites. This was a HUGE plus because my Tiny One is allergic to peanuts. I have become much more paranoid lately regarding food allergies after the recent news story involving a young girl dying from her peanut allergy. The product she ate did not contain peanuts but contained other ingredients which had a peanut base. She had eaten the product before and never had a reaction, unfortunately this time there was a FATAL reaction. A FATAL reaction can happen at anytime! Even if the person has ingested the product before safely, they can still react. As you can imagine this means that a lot of foods especially candy and cookies are now taboo in our household. Surf Sweets however is made in a facility that involves no chance of peanut contamination as well as others! So before we even sampled the candy, they had already got some major bonus points! By the way they are also dye free, dairy free, casein free, wheat free, GMO free.... some of their products are even vegetarian and vegan free! And da da dun.... there is 100% Vitamin C per serving! I know it keeps getting better and better and I haven't even told you what I think about the candy yet!
 So we were able to sample 4 different bags of candy. The Tiny One was beyond excited for this experience. We samples the Gummy Bears, Gummy Worms, Jelly Beans, and the Sour Berry Bears. I found the texture of the candy, especially the worms and bears to be quite smooth, different form the gel type texture in regular gummies. I was pleasantly surprised to find them also easy to chew. I feel like regular store ones are usually are too gelatinous, but these were smooth and busting full of flavor! I was excited to try the Sour Berry Bears, which were actually pretty good, however just a tad to much extra sugar for me personally. The Jelly Beans also packed a punch. My favorites were definitely the Gummy Bears and Worms.  Since they are so satisfying and totally curb your sugar craving without all the unwanted extras, we may have found our new favorite candy! And just in time for Halloween! They also make great rewards for potty training, a job well done, or just a treat for yourself and your mini army!
The Surf Sweets website makes it easy to find their products and where they are carried. You can purchase Surf Sweets online or from a variety of grocery stores Whole Foods. Stop & Shop & Shaw's as well as several other chains were also listed as carrying the product, however I could not confirm they are carried locally. The closest place I could confirm them carrying these in store was Whole Foods in Weymouth. You can also find them on Amazon at $20 for 24 packs! That's less than a dollar a bag! Surf Sweets is also a proud member of 1% for the Planet. As a member, they donate a minimum of 1% of the sales from their products to a number of organizations that support environmental causes, including Climate Cycle, Healthy Child Healthy World and EcoMom Alliance. I would definitely recommend this product and we will be purchasing more. I would avoid storing it any place that could get warm as they could meld together. If you decide to purchase some of these I would definitely recommend you hide a few in a secret area for yourself-even parents need a special treat! Do you have a favorite candy or treat that has extra perks like this? If so share with us! We would love to check them out! |
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