Chris Slick is the Senior Global Coordinator for Exclusive and Store Brands for Whole Foods Market. When he’s not working to bring great 365 Everyday Value® organic products to market, you can find him collecting comic books, and watching the Doctor Who series on BBC America. It’s hard to believe it’s been more than twelve [...]
Posts tagged ‘Organics’
Celebrate Organics with 365 Everyday Value®
Posted September 18th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Fridge Door Organics
Posted July 25th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
You wouldn’t think there’d be much opportunity for a better choice when it comes to something as simple as mustard, and for the most part, there isn’t…unless you care whether the mustard seed it’s made from was sprayed with toxic and persistent pesticides or herbicides and whether some of those chemicals may have ended up [...]
Urgent Action Needed to Support Organics and Non-GE Crops
Posted January 20th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
We hope everyone reading this will consider taking action immediately (click here to act now) to help ensure both organic and non-genetically engineered (GE) agriculture remain viable options in the U.S. We believe farmers have a right to grow foods without fear of contamination from others’ GE crops—and that consumers have a right to make the choice to [...]
Fall Into Organics: Butternut Squash
Posted October 20th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
This week’s peak pick for our Fall into Organics celebration is a classic recipe favorite, Butternut Squash. Winter squash, also known as hard squash, is available in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes but Butternut is amongst the most common. Butternut is a versatile veggie with sweet, nutty taste similar to that of pumpkin. [...]
Fall Into Organics: Bartlett Pears
Posted October 13th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Our Fall into Organics celebration is well underway, and our favorite pick for this week is Bartlett Pears. Known for their quintessential “pear flavor,” Bartletts are aromatic, sweet and juicy with a soft, smooth texture. Grown domestically in California, Washington State and locally in many regions, organic Bartlett pears are available domestically from August through [...]
Fall Into Organics
Posted October 13th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Whole Foods Market offers a quick introduction to the basics of organic farming. Learn some of the principles of organic agriculture, as well as hear from several farmers who choose to farm organically. Whole Story
Fall Into Organics: Gala Apples
Posted October 6th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Are you celebrating fall with organic produce? We are! Our favorite pick for this week is gala apples. Grown domestically in California and Washington state (and, if you are lucky, locally), the domestic harvest season can start as early as August and finishes, depending on weather, in early November. Galas are a sweet, versatile apple [...]
Fall into Organics: Red Grapes
Posted September 29th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
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 [...]
Americans are sold on organics
Posted August 13th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (1).
From ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP Over the past decade, organic produce sales have soared from 3 percent of the retail produce market in the U.S. in 2000 to nearly 11 percent last year, to .5 billion. According to surveys by the Organic Trade Association, organic produce’s precipitous trajectory barely slowed when the global financial crisis took [...]
Driftless Organics
Posted July 29th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
Driftless Organics - Soldiers Grove, WI For the owners of Driftless Organics, farming is their dream job. When you grow everything from Asparagus to Zucchini, it’s vital to love what you do. To them, healthy soil is the foremost reason to farm organically. But, of course, the taste is another good reason — they’re confident their [...]