April 2013

Tue
02
Transportation
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM @ Earth
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Transportation
Tuesday, April 2nd
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Earth, Free

Bus, train, bike or feet? Which is your favorite non-car transit?

We are earthlings. Join us.

 

 

Select your local store

Mon
08
Food
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM @ Earth
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Food
Monday, April 8th
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Earth, Free

What's your favorite way to enjoy locally sourced ingredients?

We are earthlings. Join us.

 

 

Select your local store

Sat
13
Fermentation 101 with Nina Sheehan
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ Whole Foods Market - cafe
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Fermentation 101 with Nina Sheehan
Saturday, April 13th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Whole Foods Market - cafe, Free

Fermentation is a hot topic in the food world and a great way to preserve the life of your groceries!  Join Home Cooking Expert and Master of Nursing Sciences, Nina Sheehan as she explains the health benefits and the how-to of fermentation.  This class is expected to fill up fast!  So, e-mail mw.rvf.marketing@wholefoods.com or call (708) 366-1045 to save your space!

 

 

Mon
15
Home
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM @ Earth
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Home
Monday, April 15th
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Earth, Free

Vintage charm. What is salvaged, repurposed or reclaimed in your home?

We are earthlings. Join us.

 

 

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Tue
16
Health Starts Here: Spring Dinner
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Whole Foods Market - cafe
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Health Starts Here: Spring Dinner
Tuesday, April 16th
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Whole Foods Market - cafe, $5 per person

 

Join us for our monthly Plant-Strong™ dinner.  Discover a new appetizer, entrée and dessert recipe that will satisfy your taste buds and keep the spring in your step.  These monthly dinners are best with a buddy, invite a friend!  

Sat
20
Earthlings Unite!
12:00 AM @ The Store
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Earthlings Unite!
Saturday, April 20th
12:00 AM
The Store, Free

 

Calling All Earthlings!

We're having an out-of-this-world bash on Saturday, April 20th.

Check with your local store for specific times.

Select your local store to get details.

Sat
20
Thoughtful Living Series: Going Organic on a Budget
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ Whole Foods Market - cafe
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Thoughtful Living Series: Going Organic on a Budget
Saturday, April 20th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Whole Foods Market - cafe, FREE

In this edition of the Thoughtful Living Series, we're sharing our best tips and tricks when selecting organic foods, without blowing your budget.  Our discussion will cover shopping seasonally, utilizing coupons, the Dirty Dozen/Clean Fifteen, and a quick tour of orangnic hot spots in our store.  This event is free, but registration is encouraged.  E-mail mw.rvf.marketing@wholefoods.com or call (708) 366-1045. 

 

 

Whole Foods Market has teamed up with the River Forest Library and the River Forest Park Foundation to present The Thoughtful Living Series

Sat
20
Earthlings Unite: Canning with Emily Paster
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM @ Whole Foods Market - cafe
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Earthlings Unite: Canning with Emily Paster
Saturday, April 20th
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Whole Foods Market - cafe, FREE - as part of the Earthlings Unite community event.

 

Learn to preserve the life of your food, maximize your budget and reduce food waste.  Our favorite Local Food & Family Blogger, Emily Paster, will introduce her favorite recipes for Spring. 

 

                

Mon
22
Energy
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM @ Earth
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Energy
Monday, April 22nd
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Earth, Free

What do you do for energy? Wind? Solar? Coffee? Chocolate?

We are earthlings. Join us.

 

 

Select your local store

Tue
23
Community Support Day: Forest Park Community Garden
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM @ Whole Foods Market River Forest
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Community Support Day: Forest Park Community Garden
Tuesday, April 23rd
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Whole Foods Market River Forest, 5% of sales will be donated

Shop with us on this day and 5% of the day's total sales will be donated to Forest Park Community Garden.  The Garden will use funds raised to support volunteer and community building efforts throughout the summer. 

Events At Nearby Stores

Craft Beer Tasting in Partnership with Naperville Ale Fest!
Saturday, May 25th
12:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Whole Foods Market Beer Department,

 

 

Craft Beer Tasting in Partnership with

Naperville Ale Fest

Stop in our beer department and taste a variety of beer
we’ve chose along with the organizers of the Naperville Ale Festival in July!
Enter to win 2 free tickets to the festival
valued at $45 each!
No purchase necessary!
You must be 21 to taste beer and have proof of age.
 
We are proud sponsors of Naperville’s Ale Fest taking place on Saturday, July 20,
2013. Festival will be on the grounds of Naper Settlement and will feature over 180
unique beers from breweries around the country. Featuring food from some of
Naperville’s best restaurants and catering companies. Live music and more.
For more details go to 

 

Health Starts Here Book Club
Saturday, May 25th
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Whole Foods Market Naperville, Cost $16.95 book purchase-Sign up at Customer Service

9:00am In Our Lifestyle Center
Every Saturday throughout May
Cost: $16.95 plus tax (cost of the book)
Book Title: The China Study by Colin T.

Campbell, PhD & Thomas M. Campbell II
Join Healthy Eating Specialist Angela to
discuss this amazing, life changing book!
This is one of the most important books
about nutrition ever written—reading it
may save your life.” –Dean Ornish, MD
Meeting Dates will take place on four
Saturdays in May: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
Each class will include a book discussion as
well as a cooking demo. Pick up the book
near the customer service desk , purchase
at sign up and read at your own pace!

9:00am In Our Lifestyle Center
Every Saturday throughout May
Cost: $16.95 plus tax (cost of the book)

Chef Lena: Raw for Breakfast & Brunch
Saturday, May 25th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
In the Lifestyle Center, $40

Raw food Chef Lena will show you some breakfast basics; how to obtain your 5-a-day servings of fruits and vegetables in one 5-minute smoothie, make low-carb granola out of nuts and seeds in 5 minutes, how to make dairy-free nut milks and morning breakfast oatmeal out of raw oats and chia seeds, and how to use leftover almond meal to replace flour in decadent gooey cinnamon rolls.

You can enter to win a $15 gift card for your raw food shopping.

Sign up at http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Suburbs-Raw-and-Living-Foods/  by 5/22.

Raw food Chef Lena will show you some breakfast basics; how to obtain your 5-a-day servings of fruits and vegetables in one 5-minute smoothie, make low-carb granola out of nuts and seeds in 5 minu