For six days in January, a group of Whole Foods Market team members traveled to South America, visiting farms, meeting growers and seeing firsthand the benefits of our Whole Trade® flower program. Read part one, Flowers UnCut, and part two, An Elite Community. Our first day in Quito was an amazing introduction to a place, [...]
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Social Responsibility at 10,000 feet: A Whole Trade Story
Posted February 7th, 2012 by Admin. Comment (0).
An Elite Community: A Whole Trade Story
Posted February 3rd, 2012 by Admin. Comment (0).
For six days in January, a group of Whole Foods Market team members traveled to South America, visiting farms, meeting growers and seeing firsthand the benefits of our Whole Trade® flower program. Read part one, Flowers UnCut. Our journey began in Bogota, Colombia, home of one of our largest Whole Trade® growers, Elite Flowers. Despite working [...]
Flowers Uncut: A Whole Trade Story
Posted February 2nd, 2012 by Admin. Comment (0).
An avid lover of food and travel, Nick Heustis has worked for Whole Foods Market for 12 years and is currently the Associate Marketing Coordinator for the Northern California region. Flowers are a symbol of celebration and emotion; they convey feelings, life and vitality. They add color and warmth to our homes, and at the other [...]
Introducing Whole Trade Bell Peppers
Posted January 3rd, 2012 by Admin. Comment (0).
After several years of work by our grower and certifying partner, we’re pleased to announce that we can now offer Whole Trade® bell peppers to our customers. Grown in greenhouses outside the city of Culiacán in Sinaloa, Mexico, loose and packaged Whole Trade bell peppers will be available in most of our stores from January [...]
Whole Trade Holiday Flowers
Posted December 11th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Our floral departments are all dressed up for the holidays! Along with providing your traditional favorites in fresh, vibrant colors, we think this is the perfect time of year to reflect on how our Whole Trade® Guarantee provides beautiful blooms that can change someone’s world. From Costa Rican lilies to Ecuadorean roses, our Whole Trade [...]
Tea Bread with Whole Trade Mangoes
Posted May 22nd, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
We are so excited that Whole Trade® Guarantee Francique mangoes are in stores companywide! Make sure you get them while you can – the plump and juicy Francique variety is unique to Haiti and available only during a short season each spring. If you watched this video, you got to see Haitian mangoes being harvested [...]
Equitable Pay Through Whole Trade Mangoes
Posted May 21st, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Whole Foods Market is the sole buyer of organic and Fair Trade Certified mangoes from small Haitian growers, sometimes buying from a family with just one tree. The Whole Trade® Guarantee ensures growers receive equitable pay — a key point since this mango crop is a major source of income for many of these farmers. [...]
Whole Trade Pineapple Supports Workers
Posted April 14th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
It’s been just over a year since we launched Whole Trade Pineapple, featuring fresh fruit from just four farms in Costa Rica that meet our high quality standards and the high social and environmental standards of our Whole Trade Certifier partners at the Rainforest Alliance and Fair Trade USA. Much of our Whole Trade Organic [...]
Fair Trade and Organic Coconut Oil
Posted March 29th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
More and more coconut products are coming onto the market recently. There’s the hydrating coconut water and the refreshing non-dairy coconut milk. Heck, there’s even coconut milk ice cream. But have you ever tried coconut oil? Don’t feel left out, not a lot of people here in the US have. The coconut has been an [...]
Whole Trade Lilies from Plantas y Flores
Posted December 13th, 2010 by Admin. Comment (0).
When you visit our stores this holiday season, chances are you are going to notice some of the beautiful flowers available to dress up your home for the holidays. I’ve been partial to the Asiatic Knockout lilies, which are deep red in color with an open bloom — perfect for the holidays! These and other [...]