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by Angus Cann on October 24, 2023

Organic Integrity

At Whole Foods Market, we’ve always been dedicated to supporting Organic agriculture. In fact, we helped to develop the very first USDA Organic standards! But we didn’t stop there. Every year each one of our more than 500 stores is visited by a third-party certifier who ensures that we are properly storing, handling and merchandising […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Team Members Tagged With: Certified Organic, certified organic retailer, core values, farming, Organic, organic standards, standards

by Angus Cann on October 10, 2023

Cultivating the Future

Whether it’s traipsing around an oyster bed, sailing out to the fishing grounds, or keeping up with the latest academic research, our Quality Standards team is always striving to push our standards higher while staying ahead of industry trends and customer demand. Click here to learn about our Quality Standards for seafood. Fish Processors of […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, Local, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Team Members Tagged With: aquaculture, farmed fish, fish, kelp, local, oysters, seafood, shellfish, standards, trout

by Joseph Xu on September 25, 2023

Happy Hens

What started as a small pasture and a group of hens has become a business with more than 300 small family farms. Pasture-raised eggs from Vital Farms provide for the people who buy them and the family farmers whose chickens produce them, all while pushing standards forward. Click here to learn about WFM Welfare Standards […]

Filed Under: Communities, Local, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Team Members Tagged With: agriculture, chickens, dairy, hens, local, pasteur raised, poultry, standards, vital farms

by Joseph Xu on July 13, 2023

Seeds of Change

Nestled in the heart of Costa Rica are the seeds of a new society at EARTH University. Founded in 1990, EARTH University has focused on giving young people from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and other regions an innovative educational approach to solve the world’s greatest problems around food systems. Part of students’ tuition is […]

Filed Under: Communities, Local, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability, Team Members Tagged With: academia, agriculture, costa rica, earth university, sourced for good, sustainability

by Joseph Xu on April 11, 2023

New York Made Me

What does supporting Local mean in New York? For a city built on transplants with hopes and dreams, it means supporting community initiatives, music, and food and beverage, and how they’re all connected. In these Whole Story videos, hosted by Nguyen Coffee Supply founder Sahra Nguyen, we see how Whole Foods Market’s support of local […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, Local, New Story, Sustainability Tagged With: aapi, asian, local, nyc

by Joseph Xu on March 29, 2023

Zero Water Beauty

Inspired by the beauty around them in the land of 10,000 lakes, a group of friends came together with one mission: inspire a movement away from single-use plastics through beauty products. Jay and Nora Schaper had already been making soaps and working with local co-ops to distribute their products. They decided to shift their focus, […]

Filed Under: Communities, Experts, Local, New Story, Sustainability Tagged With: soap, sustainability, water

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