The Pacific Northwest’s beauty and natural resources have drawn folks to move and live there for centuries, creating a vibrant mix of nature, technology and culture that permeates the region’s communities. NW Farms is part of that vibrant mix. The vertical hydroponic farming company is run by a family whose aim is to provide clean […]
Sustainability
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 […]
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, […]
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. Behind the Scenes: Patagonian Lamb G.A.P Standards: Sheep What’s Next?
Sourced for Workers’ Rights
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 a Sourced for Good […]
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 produce food, […]