From RALPH VOSS ACRES USA Newspapers, magazines and electronic media outlets all over the world recently announced a break-through vaccine that will hopefully protect women against breast cancer. The following report — from CBS — is typical of what was said by numerous sources: “In the current study, genetically cancer-prone mice were vaccinated — half [...]
Nutrition: Can something as simple as sea minerals be more effective than all the high-tech drugs and vaccines?
We’re More Than Food: New York City
When our Upper West Side store was built at 97th and Columbus–on the very corner where the highly revered New York jazz venue, Mikell’s Jazz Club, once stood–some of the eclectic neighborhood’s long-time residents were concerned about how this new store would change their neighborhood. To demonstrate its commitment to honoring the neighborhood’s heritage, Whole [...]
Welcome Fall With The Whole Deal
Welcome to the October/November issue of The Whole Deal. We’re “falling” all over ourselves to offer you the best of autumn on a budget. In this issue, you’ll find over + in coupons online and in the in-store print guide. Plus, there are 12 new recipes for Thanksgiving and for every day at less than per [...]
Gene Logsdon: Too Many Farm Markets?
From GENE LOGSDON I never thought I would see this happen: throughout the local foods movement, there are complaints now from the farmers saying that there are too many markets and marketers. That means less money for each farmer, the ancient problem that never goes away. Lynn Byczynski had the courage to bring the issue [...]
Fall into Organics: Red Grapes
We love organic produce. And this fall, we are celebrating some of our favorite organic fall picks. Here’s the first: red grapes! Our organic grapes are grown in the Coachella and San Joaquin valleys in Southern California, a perfect growing region with its combination of deep, fertile soils and plentiful sunshine. Late summer/early fall is [...]
Harvesting Mystery Pumpkins
September is an overlap month in the world of vegetables. Tomatoes, squash, corn and other summer vegetables are still available in abundance and while most of these are still quite good, the cool fall evenings and crisp mornings bring with them that familiar tug in my tummy to the hardier greens and roots of fall. [...]
The Ketchup Memory – Remaking Dad’s Favorite Condiment
From CULINATE [...] My father detested store-bought ketchup, eschewing it for his lumpy, chunky, vinegary, altogether icky homemade version. I remember tasting it once and never going back… My goal: to cook up the exact taste I remember detesting as a child, the same one that my father and brother loved so much. I begin [...]
Hear Indie Band Guster’s Easy Wonderful
An inspired indie band dedicated to the environment? Music to our ears! Fifteen years into their career, Guster is operating at the peak of their creative powers,creating inspired music and practices for the entire music industry. In 2004, band member Adam Gardner and his wife Lauren Sullivan started Reverb – a non-profit organization dedicated to [...]
Top Honors from Cooking Light’s 2010 Taste Test Awards
Read on for a chance to tell us which products meet your personal taste test and you might win a year’s subscription to Cooking Light. I’ve always been a sucker for store brands, even before I had ever heard of Whole Foods Market. Why pay more for the same thing, I say. The problem is [...]
Hear Indie Band Guster’s Easy Wonderful
An inspired indie band dedicated to the environment? Music to our ears! Fifteen years into their career, Guster is operating at the peak of their creative powers,creating inspired music and practices for the entire music industry. In 2004, band member Adam Gardner and his wife Lauren Sullivan started Reverb – a non-profit organization dedicated to [...]