This is it, folks. The big news I’ve been promising you. All of our U.S. stores will help shoppers celebrate Labor Day by offering ground grass-fed beef at a sale price of just .99 per pound on September 3rd only. This is the perfect way to try out grass-fed beef if you haven’t yet; and [...]
Sale on Grass-fed Ground Beef – 9/3 Only
Posted August 27th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (1).
Jesse Cool: Indian Summer — Organic Pork ‘N’ Pumpkin Noodles Recipe
Posted August 27th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (1).
From JESSE COOL Indian Summer At summer’s end, when the memory of vacation fades, the routines of school and work urge me back to my kitchen. The days of casual summer dining subside, and the meaningfulness of being surrounded by family and friends for a leisurely meal returns. Indian summer is a time of large [...]
Building a Nutritious Lunchbox
Posted August 27th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (1).
To help power an afternoon of learning and growing, experts say a nutritious lunch should include lots of fiber and whole grains, some protein and healthy fat, a veggie and just a bit of natural sugar, like a piece of fresh fruit. Easier said than done, you may be thinking. How do you get them [...]
Grass-fed Beef: Rancher Spotlight 1
Posted August 26th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (1).
In the lead up to Labor Day – the last big grilling event of the summer – our Whole Foods Market meat teams are pulling out all the stops to introduce you to our grass-fed beef rancher partners. You may not realize that most grass-fed ranchers are either independent (selling beef from their own property) [...]
Organic Peanut Butter For School Lunches
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From ORGANIC CENTER WEBLOG Like most parents, I welcome the return to the school year with its predictable routines. I also love the excitement that bubbles up from my children when they tell me about their new teacher and classes. One thing that I used to dread about back-to-school was making my girls’ school lunches. [...]
Good Agriculture Fosters Good Art, And Vice-Versa
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From GENE LOGSDON I’ve written before about my attempts to build a haystack that looks like one in a Claude Monet painting (see links at end of this post). This year I came close, as you can see by the two pictures. The distracting blue plastic at the base of my Monet will eventually be [...]
Enjoy Sara Bareilles’ Kaleidoscope Heart
Posted August 26th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (1).
Did you know that Sara Bareilles’ new album is coming out? Well, it is and we are sponsoring a preview listen for you! The album is called Kaleidoscope Heart and you’ll be able to find it in our stores starting September 7th. Jimmy Dunne (President of Inspire, a music and branding company we partner with) [...]
Cooking Grass-Fed with Chef Gillespie and White Oak Pastures
Posted August 25th, 2010 by Admin. Comments (3).
Join fourth-generation cattleman Will Harris and “Fan Favorite” Chef Kevin Gillespie on Will’s ranch, White Oak Pastures, as they discuss what makes grass-fed beef so unique. Will explains, “White Oak Pastures works in cooperation with nature to produce premium quality beef that is healthy, nutritious, and good to eat. Care is given to ensure that [...]
The Great Sandwich Stack-Up
Posted August 25th, 2010 by Admin. Comments (3).
Most people don’t raise turkeys so the only way they have any indication of the real cost of sliced turkey on a sandwich is the price at the store. Well, our turkey standards prohibit animal by-products in feed and require space for normal turkey behavior. So isn’t it worth it that when a turkey is [...]
How Tweens & Teens Benefit from Natural
Posted August 25th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (1).
This is an encore presentation of a podcast from two summers ago. Many people “go natural” when they have a baby, but what about later on? If raising your kids “green” has proved to be a challenge, tune in for simple ways and reasons to choose natural products. This highly respected eco-entrepreneur talks about makeup, [...]