by Quality Standards Stories
On the Ground
On the Ground It’s hard to overstate the effect that Denise Breyley has had on the food scene in the Pacific Northwest; from mentoring emerging brands to chasing down all the latest trends, Denise has been an unwavering champion of artisanal, local food. After an illustrious 28-year career at Whole Foods Market, Denise recently retired…
Patagonian Lamb
Patagonian Lamb Our lamb from Chilean Patagonia comes from animals raised without antibiotics and added hormones. They’re Animal Welfare Certified to Global Animal Partnership’s Level 4, which includes being raised on pasture with no feedlots allowed. https://youtu.be/O2RdMEiehmQ “Patagonia being almost endless, gives us the possibility to have a different variety of climates and soils, different…
Sourced for Workers’ Rights
Sourced for Workers’ Rights fo Bloomia is nestled in the community of King George, VA. The company has been growing change through hydroponic flowers and a unique relationship with Whole Foods Market that supports worker voices and wages.The win-win-win relationship between Bloomia, their workers and Whole Foods Market that has resulted in both profitability and…
Farm to Tablet
Farm to Tablet We’re serious about better body care for you and your family — because what goes on your body is just as important as what goes in it! Excellent sourcing means knowing where our products come from, how they’re grown and what ingredients they contain. “Our purpose in the whole Body Department is…
Growing a Legacy
Growing a Legacy What causes a couple to give up six-figure jobs, a comfortable hip and urban home, and their neighborhood friends to dive headfirst into agriculture, an industry plagued with uncertainties and instability?For the family behind Jones Farm Organics in Hooper, CO, it is with the hopes of changing the system of how we…
Restarting Dairy
Restarting Dairy How far have we strayed from where milk started? It just comes from a cow, after all. Right? Well, it’s much more complicated than that, but the Alexandre Family Farm is turning the clock back to focus on farm practices and a type of milk from the beginning days of dairy production. Over…
