Pics at Gay Pride...

We've come a long way... 

Aland will push a pop on a queen with glittered lips, SHAMELESS! 

Sho is a hustlin... 

Sweet lil dudes chillin on a Pop! 

Creative Growth

Hello Fine Citizens---

Creative Growth (http://creativegrowth.org/category/news/)will be giving away  our pops at their Art Exhibition on July 14th, 2011.

Here is some info:

Main Event: July 14, 5:00 pm
to 8:00 pm

Members Opening: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm



Creative Growth invites you to experience an exhibition of
inspired text based drawing and painting alongside a quality of
textile production so distinct and spectacular we can't keep it
to ourselves. (http://creativegrowth.org/exhibitions/textiles/)



Join us to collect quilts, rugs, weaving, hand-made garments,
artist upholstered furniture, paintings and drawings. Don't miss
typed works by Dan Miller, hand lettering by William Scott and
an introduction to emerging work by Creative Growth artists.



Including work by: Judith Scott, Dwight Mackintosh, Donald
Mitchell, William Tyler and many more.



And Introducing:

The CREATIVE GROWTH STUDIO SERIES,

a quarterly, limited edition collection of artwork. Summer 2011
edition includes six works by: Francisco Andrade, Allan Lofberg,
Tony Pedemonte, Laura Jo Pierce, Aurie Ramirez and Ying Gee Zhou
.



EXHIBITION OPENS THURSDAY, JULY 14



MEMBERS PREVIEW: 11AM - 2PM

MAIN EVENT: 5PM - 8PM

BASTILLE DAY TREATS,  CRANKY BOOTS COLD CONFECTIONS
[http://crankybootspops.blogspot.com/] AND LIVE PERFORMANCE BY
THE BAYONETTES [https://www.facebook.com/Bayonettes]

THE NEW DEAL

 If you have a pool party or want some pops for 4th of July, think of us.  If you order 25 or more from us , we'll give you a mixed variety of pops ( both push-up and regular) for 1.50 per pop. Normally, we charge 3-4.00 per pop, so that's a pretty decent discount, folks.


Shoot us an email at cranky.boots.confections@gmail.com, if you're interested. 

Google and Gay Pride

Forgive us for not updating you after Doof. We've been trying to get a couple of Z's in before all madness breaks loose. 

.... Google has asked us to do a private event with them in 2 weeks. Of course, we're totally big headed and honored. In fact, we have had several people ask about us to do summer parties, Art Exhibitions, Pool Parties, Weddings ( instead of cake or in addition to) and that brings me to my next point: We never thought of going the route of private events, BUT  We are happy to do an event for you and yours. We can even come up with your own signature flavor, if you'd like. So, if you have an idea or you'd like for us to do our thang at your event, shoot us over an email. 

If private eventing isn't really your thang, you should stop by our cart at Gay Pride Parade on June 24th and 25th and get a pop. We'll be serving up 6 out of our twelve flavors in our regular 3 oz pop format.

We'll post some pics from both events very soon!

First event of the Season...

    Cranky Boots will be starting its season at Doof-a-Palooza (www.foodbackwards.com), on  Sunday May 22nd.  "What is Doof-a-palooza," you ask.  Well, it's a family oriented festival for kids of all ages, and the admission is free.  Doof-a-palooza was created as an aid in helping families to facilitate a  "source-to-table" way of thinking and life within their family.

Remember when it was embarrassing to open up your lunch box and see a wheat bread sandwich in your pail just staring at you, waiting to be eaten? At least I do, and I remember feeling kind of " stuck," as I knew no kid was going to trade me a healthy sandwich for their bag of chips---at least no sane kid. I remember never being allowed to have soda or sweet cereal and thinking my parents were the devil because of it. To be honest, I remember healthy eating being kind of a bore---but the tides are changing. Kids these days happily drink their Kombucha tea and tote their wheat bread sandwiches in their eco- friendly lunch boxes.  It's only right for us to be at Doof-a-palooza, selling our delicious pops, where this sort of thing is not only admonished but fostered; it's only right for you to be there too!

We will be helping 100 lucky kids make Whattup pops (read: Push-up Pops) in either their choice of Frutti Tutti Pop Xplosion, which is our hibiscus pineapple limeade with Cranky's own version of  Pop Rocks or Chocolate Puddin'. Both pops are vegan and made with organic fruit and minimal sugar. Don't worry, in addition to the 100 pops we'll be giving away, we'll  also accord you the pleasure of trying Strawberry-Basil, Banana with burnt Caramel and Sea-Salt, and Chocolate Puddin' Cabernet ( The grown-up version of " Chocolate Puddin"), for an affordable price. 

Check out what Doof Kids are up to and we'll see you on May 22nd! 

We're hiring...

Cranky Boots Cold Confections is looking for a skilled, on-call part-time prep cook to help us in the busy month of June.

We are looking for someone who/is:

-Understands and adheres to food safety requirements.

-Classically trained at a recognized Culinary School or has a three year minimum background in the food industry at a respectable place.

-Passionate about Food Justice, Community, Slow Foods and Food in general.

-Knows or wants to know more about the food truck/ cart business that is happening in The Bay Area.

-Committed to organic, local, and sustainable living and eating.

-Professional and responsible with both grand and small tasks (shows up on time, reliable, doesn't cut corners, passionate about your work, etc).

-Has a good sense of humor/ personable.

If interested please reply with a cover letter, professional resume and references. ( References should be from the following: 1 personal non-family related, 1 community oriented, and 1 employer reference).

Women and People of Color are encouraged to apply!

15 an hour+ possible bonus.

Stop. Collaborate and Listen...

Contrary to this post's title, we haven't sold any pops to Robert Van Winkle; mainly because we don't want any trouble with Suge Knight--- other reasons being that good Ole Vanilla has never approached our cart, but that minor detail is besides the point.  We have, however,  decided to work with  a co-op  infinitely cooler, though they have never appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret of the Ooze: Mandela Market (http://www.mandelamarketplace.org/).

Cranky Boots will work with Mandela Market by purchasing the majority of our ingredients and organic produce from them directly.  We have always financially supported local farmers and purchased our produce directly from farmers. However, Aland and I wanted to hone in our our efforts to support community in a more holistic way, and support not only farmers but local 510/ East Bay Area residents. In order to make our goal a reality, we decided to meet with the beautiful people of Mandela and see what could be done.

Though there were several great ways for us to get involved, Cranky Boots felt the best and most effective way to get involved was putting our money where our mouth is. Basically, we purchase our goods from Mandela Market, which is a local not for profit organization that works with local residents, family farmers, community-based businesses and co-ops to improve health, create wealth, and build the assets of low-income communities. The wealth creation lies in the fact that all the owners of Mandela Foods are low-income people from West Oakland that now have an ownership opportunity instead of just a job. Mandela purchases their fresh produce from a network of about 16 local and  small-mid size sustainable farmers who are adamant about cultivating both organic and pesticide free produce. By purchasing from them, we not only help to secure the Owner's stock in their co-op, but we support local farmers and their families and help to encourage healthy eating where options can be rather lacking. 

Yeah, see... how it works see, is like so, see: you don't have to be a small business buying fruit on a large scale to help out. Shop at Mandela Foods Cooperative for your grocery needs, instead of spending your Whole paycheck at other places of equal quality. They have a full service store that has meat, dairy, produce, snacks, prepared foods, and bulk grains and beans and you're helping out Oakland and her residents. Everyone wins and that's how it should be!

And while we're on the subject of throw backs,remember,kids: