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LOCALS ONLY!
by bethesda, June 16, 2009 | Permalink
Our local vendor list is growing daily. That means we’re doing our best to bring you quality local products from the area.
For Whole Foods Market Bethesda, local means produce and products from Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia.
To celebrate and share some of our favorite local products, we are hosting a LOCAL Tasting Event on the 2nd Saturday throughout the summer.
Our first event took place on June 13th and was a huge success. Vendors from all over the region came out to meet customers, introduce new products and sample old favorites.
The Farm at Red Hill of North Garden, Virginia brought homemade hummus, dips and salsas. Much of the farm’s produce is grown year round in greenhouses. Learn more about their farm here.
The Farm at Red Hill
The Crab Ladies of Frederick, Maryland are new partners of Whole Foods Market. After a tremendous reception at our new Annapolis store opening, we knew we had to get them into our Bethesda store. With three uniquely flavored, gluten-free options, this local product proves that Maryland really is all about its crab cakes.
The Crab Ladies
Asmar of Alexandria, Virginia has long provided us with delicious hummus, adjiki, tabouleh and “chicken” and “tuna” veggie salads. A tried and true favorite, their products are perfect for a summer party or healthy snack.
Asmar
Perfect Organics of Falls Church, Virginia offers body care for the whole family. They use only the best ingredients to create its lip balms, body wash, body scrub and more. Give the perfect gift, or enjoy your own spa day treat.
Perfect Organics
Applegate Farms of Bridgewater, New Jersey offers a wide selection of deli meats and cheeses perfect for a summer sandwich as well as products in our meat department including hot dogs and chicken nuggets—kid favorites. Better than the taste is the quality and commitment of Applegate to provide organic and natural products that are hormone and antibiotic free.
Applegate Farms
Wagon Wheel Ranch of Mount Airy, Maryland provides fresh, local lamb. This product is unique to only a select number of area Whole Foods Markets. The lambs are fed a diet of grass and mother’s milk. This items popularity means that it quickly sells out each week in our store.
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese of Boyds, Maryland fills our Specialty department with award-winning goat cheese. Their 100% American Farmstead Goat Cheese means that all of the cheeses are created from milk exclusively from the goats they raised on the Cherry Glen Farm to provide uniquely flavored, ever popular varieties.
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese
American Hearth Gourmet Bakery of Baltimore, Maryland delivers a variety of fresh, natural whole loaf bread. Find your favorites in our bakery today.
Join us on July 11th and August 8th from 12 noon to 2 p.m. and meet even more great
LOCAL vendors!
A Nickel For Your Thoughts
by bethesda, May 5, 2009 | Permalink
Nickels for Non-Profits recipients Dave Feldman with Bethesda Green and Susan Kirk with Bethesda cares join Jill Ward with Whole Foods Market to make the organizations first donations.
On Friday, May 1st we launched Nickels for Non-Profits. This new program is one more way Whole Foods Market customers can give back to your community. Each time you shop Whole Foods Market with your reusable shopping bags you’ll be given the option of applying your 5¢ bag refund to your grocery bill or donating it to one of the month’s selected non-profits! 5 reusable bags equals a 25¢ donation…it’s that easy. And each nickel counts!
In order to kick-off this exciting new program we’re proud to partner with 2 amazing non-profits doing great work for the Bethesda community. Bethesda Cares and Bethesda Green are wonderful examples of what makes living, working and playing in Bethesda so unique.
Bethesda Cares, Inc. was founded in 1988 with the purpose of providing services to the homeless on the street and preventing homelessness by helping with financial grants that keep people facing eviction in their homes. For people on the street, who are primarily men, they provide food, clothing and medical care among other services. For people living on the margin, who are primarily single women with children, they provide the safety net.
Bethesda Green is new on the scene, but already making a big name for itself. As a non-profit committed to reducing the community’s environmental footprint, attracting environmentally-conscious consumers, and promoting an environmental ethic, Whole Foods Market is glad to support their work in the community.
Both of these organizations are worthy of your donation. We hope the next time you shop with us you’ll consider donating your bag refund to one or both of them.
If you would like to suggest a future Nickels for Non-Profits recipient, please email Jill Ward, Marketing Specialist/Community Liaison.
We ♥ Earth Month!
by bethesda, April 22, 2009 | Permalink
We think Earth Day is great. Really great! In fact, we think it’s so great that we celebrate our Earth Day everyday. Some of the ways we celebrate are BIG–like composting. We compost everything we can from food scraps to paper coffee cups. And some of the ways we celebrate are small–like shutting our computers down each night.
In April we highlight easy ways to “green” your life. 30 ways in 30 days (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/earthmonth/index.php) is a cool brochure–printed on recycled brochures that shows you how simple changes can lead to a big difference for our planet. So this month we’ve had product swaps. Customers have brought in their paper and plastic bags and swapped them for reusable bags. They’ve also brought in conventional cleaners and swapped them for All-Natural Sun & Earth All-Purpose cleaner. And they’ve even brought in their one use water bottles and swapped them for a Whole Foods Market BPA FREE multi-use water bottle. From all-natural cleaning product swaps to a 5% Day to benefit Potomac Conservancy (on April 29th) we’re working really hard to do our part.
Thanks to our awesome non-profit partners in the community, we don’t have to do it alone! On April 21st, 4 of the areas best examples of how to walk the walk when it comes to being green joined us for a Non-Profit Green Fair.
Audubon Naturalist Society is a one of the areas most recognized and respected organizations. Since 1897, ANS’s mission has been to foster stewardship of the region’s environment by educating citizens about the natural world, promoting conservation of biodiversity and protecting wildlife habitat. One of their premiere events is the Audubon Nature fair on May 3rd from 11am to 5pm at Woodend Nature Sanctuary.
Bethesda Green is one of the areas youngest non-profits. In spite of their age, they have already done so much to help green Bethesda. This organization is committed to reducing the community’s environmental footprint, attracting environmentally-conscious consumers, and promoting an environmental ethic. When Whole Foods Market Bethesda kicks off its Nickels for Non-Profits event on May 1st, Bethesda Green will be a featured recipient.
Bethesda Transportation Solutions is based in downtown Bethesda and provide free resources to commuters and employers looking for “another way” to get to work. Whole Foods Market Bethesda has been partnering with BTS for several years on Bike to Work Day, a regional event with a pit stop at Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues. This year’s event will take place on May 15th from 6:30-8:30 am.
Calleva is a local summer camp and so much more. This organization’s mission is to get people outdoors and to responsibly educate them in the outdoors. Calleva caters to the youth through its summer camps and school programs and adults through corporate and instruction programs. They also have a really terrifying Haunted Forest in the fall that shouldn’t be missed!
How lucky are we? So, we’ll keep doing our part. And they’ll keep doing their part. We’d love to know some of the ways you are living a little more green. Also, check out photos of the Green Fair on our Flickr!
-Bethesda
Knock! Knock!
by bethesda, April 10, 2009 | Permalink
…ORANGE you glad I didn’t say banana? Ok, all joking aside, this post is about all of the ORANGE signs you see around our store. Did you know that we use these signs to call out sales (Hot Deals!, Great Buys, More of the Good Stuff for Less, Value Dots, Weekend Hot Deals! and more)?
So what does all of this mean?
Hot Deal! These are weekly lists of approximately 10 items that we want to call to your attention. They are deeply discounted and sale items, but not just any items. These are products we think you’ll really enjoy! (Insider’s Tip: New lists come out each Wednesday)
Great Buys Great buys usually, but not always, call our national brands that you can find at other retailers. Because we are committed to offering you low prices on national brands, these signs highlight our lower prices. We monitor these prices often to be sure that we are passing on the best deals to you!
More of the Good Stuff for Less We’re always looking for ways to save you money. One part of this program is our 10% case discount. If you buy a case of anything (yogurt, water, nutrition bars, cereal, frozen pizza, diapers…ANYTHING) you receive 10% off of that product. This is a great way to stock up on things your family loves and save money too.
Value Dots
Down each of our aisles, you’ll see these small dots calling out big savings. Items with a Value Dot range between 49¢ and $4.69.
Weekend Hot Deals! In addition to our weekly Hot Deals!, each weekend we call out items from our MEAT, SEAFOOD and PRODUCE departments that have been dramatically reduced to save you money. These deals run from Friday through Sunday and are a great way to kick-off your weekend.
So, next time you’re shopping, shop ORANGE and save!
White Oak Pastures joins the Whole Foods Market Bethesda family!
by bethesda, April 8, 2009 | Permalink
The Bethesda store was all a buzz last Saturday when Will Harris of White Oak Pastures of Bluffton, Georgia stopped in to share his grass-fed beef with customers and team members. Will is a 4th generation farmer–a tradition that will be proudly carried on by the 5th generation, his three daughters.
Whole Foods Market partnered with White Oak Pastures through the Local Producer Loan Program making it possible to provide the freshest domestic grass-fed beef from farm to store for our customers. If you were lucky enough to meet Will last week and sample some of his delicious beef, you know what we’re talking about.
White Oak Pastures grass-fed beef is delivered weekly and is available in limited supply. We typically receive a variety of cuts of beef on Fridays and it’s gone before the weekend is over! Whether you’re new to grass-fed beef or you’re looking for a domestic alternative, stop in today and check out grass-fed beef from White Oak Pastures!
Check out pictures of Will’s visit as well as other great events here at WFM Bethesda: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whole_foods/tags/BET/
Be Beautiful! Be Green!
by bethesda, April 7, 2009 | Permalink
On Wednesday, April 8th from 3-6 p.m. our Whole Body Department will host the first ever Be Beautiful! Be Green! event. This event will feature 3 of our favorite cosmetic and body care lines: Perfect Organics, Sensuous Beauty and Derma E. Author Edward Allan Faine will also be on hand to discuss the impact of our beauty routines on the environment. Stop in and check out easy ways to green your routine!
Come for the food, stay for the BLOG!
by bethesda, April 2, 2009 | Permalink
That’ s right…we’re blogging! About what you ask? Well, we’ve got great food, so we’ll blog about that. And we have great Team Members, so we’ll blog about them. And our sales are great too, so we’ll DEFINITELY be blogging about the sales!
Check back often! -WFM Bethesda
