How are you doing with all of our green holiday tips so far? We’ve covered “Green Holidays” tips on party planning, holiday cards, holiday lights, precycling and Christmas trees. North Americans produce 25% more waste during the winter holidays – that’s 25 million extra tons of garbage going to the landfill. The Whole Foods Market [...]
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Green Holidays: Gift Wrap
Posted December 15th, 2010 by Admin. Comments (30).
Green Holidays: Party Planning
Posted December 12th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Before you get the party (planning) started, check out our previous Green Holidays tips on precycling, holiday cards, holiday lights, and Christmas trees. North Americans produce 25% more waste during the winter holidays – that’s 25 million extra tons of garbage going to the landfill. The Whole Foods Market Green Mission Team has gathered our [...]
Green Holidays: Practice Precycling
Posted December 9th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
The holidays are a time of joy and celebration, of getting together with family and friends and sharing the gifts of the season. This is also the most wasteful time of the year. In fact, North Americans produce 25% more waste during this time of year than any other, which equates to 25 million extra [...]
Green Beans with Pecans and Clementine Dressing
Posted November 21st, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
No Thanksgiving table is complete without some kind of green beans. Many people have a tried-and-true favorite way to eat green beans. We don’t want to knock tradition, but some of these old favorites often involve overcooking the beans and drowning them in various sauces. May we be so bold as to suggest mixing things [...]
Green Power Salute
Posted October 22nd, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
While I know we don’t do it for the awards, it certainly feels good when others recognize the importance Whole Foods Market places on green issues. Just last night, we received a Green Power Partner of the Year award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the third time. We were one of only [...]
The Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards
Posted September 15th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Green is Good, Beyond Green is BetterBy Bud DeFlaviis and Tom Herron, MBA Last year, during an event to promote energy efficient buildings, President Obama quipped that although the topic particularly isn’t a particularly “glamorous” one, it was something that he could “get really excited about it.” This light-hearted comment had the positive effect of [...]
Organic Recipe: Green Gumbo with Andouille sausage and bacon
Posted September 14th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
From NORECIPES.com Adapted Earlier this week, we had a few days that were drizzly and dreary here in New York City. It’s a bit early in the year for the sun to retreat into hibernation, but the cooler weather was a welcome respite to the penetrating heat. Although the weather has cooled down, it’s still [...]
Leading the Green Packaging Charge
Posted September 9th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
I’m thrilled to announce that our new Whole Foods Market responsible packaging guidelines for nutritional supplements and personal care products went into effect on September 1st! Creating these guidelines has been a long time (2+ years) in the works, and we are walking our talk by switching to a 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content bottle [...]
UNEP Green Economy Initiative
Posted August 19th, 2010 by Admin. Comments (2).
Go to the: Home Page Press Release The Green Economy Initiative (GEI) is designed to assist governments in “greening” their economies by reshaping and refocusing policies, investments and spending towards a range of sectors, such as clean technologies, renewable energies, water services, green transportation, waste management, green buildings and sustainable agriculture and forests. Greening the [...]
Spelt Ziti Rigati with Green Peas
Posted July 30th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Cook pasta per package directions. While pasta is cooking, heat the oil and sauté the onions about 5 minutes until golden. Add the garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add salt, pepper, sage, peas and water. Bring to a boil, reduce flame and simmer about 5 to 7 minutes. If using fresh peas, cook about 12 [...]