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by Angus Cann on August 3, 2023

Plant-Powered Body Care

Since 1921, Weleda has been promoting a harmonious connection between plants and people. In this piece, we visit one of Weleda’s six biodynamic gardens to see how they grow the plants that power their body care-products, and learn how their sourcing philosophy aligns with Whole Foods Market’s!

Filed Under: New Story, Non-Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability, Team Members Tagged With: body care, skincare, sustainability, Whole Body

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 June 24, 2023

Growing Up

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 […]

Filed Under: Experts, Local, New Story, Perishables, Quality Standards, Sustainability Tagged With: agriculture, local, sustainability, vertical agriculture, water

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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