Sustainable
Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability

See an example event schedule below but each of our events over information including:
- Feeding with respect for the environment and your child
- Providing positive engagement options for young children
- Preparing for a low intervention childbirth
- Connections between families and organizations that value a sustainable lifestyle & informed parenting

Family Friendly

New England Natural Baby Expo

Take a trip to the coast without the Cape Cod traffic. Enjoy all that Rowley & the North Shore has to offer while spending the day at this unique parenting conference and baby expo. More than just a Baby Fair, the New England Natural Parenting Sale and Baby Expo focuses on connecting parents with information from the Seacoast, North Shore, Cape Ann and Greater Boston.

New England Natural Parenting Sale & Baby Expo is a full day of information and shopping for parents focused on parenting. Expecting parents, new parents, veteran parents, grandparents and caregivers are all invited to meet local vendors with family oriented products that fit into a lifestyle that values local businesses and the environment. This is an opportunity to buy items for mom, dad, baby & young children. 

Family Events

North Shore Sustainable Parenting

The New England Family Market has had over 70 vendors and exhibitors with a range of products and services at each of their markets!
Spend the day shopping, listening to family friendly music, and picnicking in the grass.
The event is free to the public and has something for expectant parents, new parents, grandparents and parents of preschoolers.

Previous Event Examples

Preparing for Baby

Connecting through Touch
Preparing for a New Child & Finding Support Workshop
Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine for Families
Acoustic Dance Party for Little Ones
And Baby Makes Four: Tips and Resources for Becoming a Parent of Two (or More!)
And Baby Makes Four (or More!): Story Time & Activities for New Siblings
Avoiding Panic in First Aid Situations
Music of Peace, Love, and Harmony
Optimizing Recovery After Birth
Creativity, Birth Energy, and Mothering from Your Center
Music for Young Children
Cooking with Foraged Herbs
Cloth Diaper Debut

For Father or Mothers 

As you prepare for one of the largest changes you will face as an adult the New England Natural Parenting Sale & Baby Expo wants to give you a day to learn, shop and explore all that our community has to offer
Babywearing & Kangaroo Care
Postpartum Depression & Anxiety Panel
Using Essential Oils for Parents
Cloth Diapering 101
Helping Parents Manage Angry Feelings
Spine Health and Developmental Milestones
Infant Massage
The Goober Dad's Toolkit
Wraps and Woven Demonstration
For Women & Mothers
Prenatal Chiropractic Care
Your Core & Pelvic Floor
​Letter to Your Womb
How to Write a Birth Plan

Example Expo Schedule

The New England Parenting Expo 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Shopping at the New England Family Market Opens at 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. | Connecting through Touch
10:00 a.m. | Preparing for a New Child & Finding Support Workshop
10:00 a.m. | Live Music with Casey LJ
11:00 a.m. | Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine for Families
11:30 a.m. | Acoustic Dance Party for Little Ones
12:00 p.m. | And Baby Makes Four: Tips and Resources for Becoming a Parent of Two (or More!)
12:30 p.m. | And Baby Makes Four (or More!): Story Time & Activities for New Siblings
12:30 p.m. | Live Music with ERR
1:00 p.m. | Avoiding Panic in First Aid Situations
2:00 p.m. | Music of Peace, Love, and Harmony
2:00 p.m. | Optimizing Recovery After Birth
3:00 p.m. | Music for Young Children
3:00 p.m. | Creativity, Birth Energy, and Mothering from Your Center
3:00 p.m. | Live Music with Wicked Undertow
4:00 p.m. | Cooking with Foraged Herbs
4:30 p.m. | Cloth Diaper Debut
Shopping at the New England Family Market Closes at 5:00 p.m.

Vendors & Sponsorship

We Would Like To Raise Awareness

The Cloth Option | www.theclothoption.org
Birth to Three Family Center | www.birthtothreeipswich.org
Greater Newburyport Mothers and Families Club | www.greaternewburyportfamilies.org
Magic Years Cooperative Nursery School | www.magicyearsbythesea.com
North Shore Mother Visiting Partnership (NS MVP) | www.facebook.com/NSMVP
Our Neighbors’ Table | www.ourneighborstable.org
Winchester School of Chinese Culture | www.wscc-ma.org 

Entertainment & Conference Session Leaders 

Casey LJ | www.caseylj.bandcamp.com
Diaper Addict | www.DiaperAddict.com
Elizabeth Holmes Photography | www.facebook.com/elizabethholmesphotography
Essex River Rounders | www.essexriverrounder.com
It Takes A Village | www.thepeculiarnanny.com
Ladies Entrance Holistic Art Studio | www.ladiesentrance.com
Lavender Doula Care | www.lavenderdoulacare.com
Lord Fafnir & Spawn Psychic Readers | www.fafnirandspawn.com
New Harmony Center for Health & Wellness | www.newharmonywellness.com
Newburyport Wellness, LLC | www.nbptwellness.com
Ron Goldman | www.rongoldmanmusic.com
Sacred Living of New England | www.facebook.com/SLMNewEngland
The Music Man - Brian Doser | www.briandoser.com
Wicked Undertow | www.wickedundertow.com

Keep an Eye Out for These Event Tents as well at our events.  
Conference Tent|www.newenglandfamilymarket.com
Diaper Changing Tent|www.clothforall.com
Family Space|www.birthtothreeipswich.org
Infant Feeding Space|www.pumpkinvinesllc.com
Information|www.diaperaddict.com
Live Music & Picnic Area|www.newenglandfamilymarket.com
Live Music & Workshop Tent|www.newenglandfamilymarket.com
Registration|www.cazeaultsolarhome.com
Workshop & Lecture Tent|www.newenglandfamilymarket.com 

Special Thanks to

Beverly Bees | www.beverlybees.com
Bright Horizons at Newburyport | www.child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com/ma/newburyport/newburyport
The Drop Stoppers | www.thedropstoppers.com
Hemlock Springs Soaps | www.HemlockSpringsSoaps.com
Leaf Filter Gutter Protection of North Massachusetts |www.leaffilter.com/service-area/massachusetts/
Renewal by Anderson | www.renewalbyandersen.com
The Rooted Moon Holistic Healing | www.therootedmoon.com
Perfect Pear Wear | Etsy.com/shop/PerfectPearWear
RJK Crochet | www.rjkcrochet.com
Coonhound Cookies | www.coonhoundcookies.com
Color Street with Tiffany Remy | www.facebook.com/groups/csTiffanyRemy
The Elegant Needle | Etsy.com/shop/theelegantneedle

New England Family Market

Everyone can benefit from learning about low intervention childbirth; skin to skin contact; baby wearing; co-bathing; alternatives to disposable diapers; positive parenting; breastfeeding and feeding with love. We believe this can be done through 1:1 interactions and group information sessions. The New England Natural Parenting Sale & Baby Expo believes that all parents need to trust their instincts; it is the goal at our events that all guests feel confident in their choices for their family. We respect that every family is unique.