Everything is Peachy-keen!
by cary, June 25, 2009 | Permalink
Summertime is in the air!
Just walking into the store right now, you can tell that the season of nature’s bounty is upon us. Local strawberries are bursting with their berry goodness. Local zucchini and yellow squash are brightly calling as you approach. Local tomatoes of different shapes, sizes, and hues are practically begging you to slice them up and enjoy that sweet taste of summer.
For a great deal, check out the sweet Georgia and South Carolina peaches that are on sale for 99 cents a pound! These are a perfect summer treat whether you dish them up with yogurt and drizzle with honey, grill them with some brown sugar and top with ice cream, or even freeze to use in smoothies all summer long….this is a great time to load up on this perfect summer food!
For a real treat (and a real good time!) be sure to come by the store this Friday night (June 26th) for our Peach Party! The peach pie eating contest begins at 5:30, and whether you want to participate or just watch this festive celebration of this beloved fuzzy fruit, a good time is sure to be had by all. You’ll also find a plethora of peach centered foods and drink to sample throughout the store. Also, to kick off the pie eating contest we will reveal the winning Peach Poem, a tribute to this yummy summer fruit submitted by one of our Twitter followers.
Hope to see you there!
Release Your Inner (Peach) Poet for a $50 WFM Gift Card
by cary, June 20, 2009 | Permalink
We’re celebrating peach season with a Peach Party so we want to hear all your Peach Poetry! Submit your poems on Twitter @wfm_cary in 140 characters or less. Be it a haiku or a Muhammad Ali- style quip, we want to hear you sharing the peach love. The lucky wordsmith will win a $50 Whole Foods Market Gift Card, a peach pie and an invitation to recite your poem during our Peach Party before the Peach Pie Eating Contest. Deadline to enter is Thursday, June 25th at 5 p.m.
Watch Our Garden Grow!
by cary, June 10, 2009 | Permalink
Zucchini
- Planting the garden in May.
About a month ago we planted our first “Community Garden” here at Whole Foods Market in Cary. So far, so good- mostly everything is still alive, if not thriving, and we’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from customers, visitors, team members and the geese that apparently are not flying any further north for the summer (a scarecrow is coming soon to deal with that constituency!). If you don’t have a garden up and running yet, we still have a few bedding plants that would be perfect for a container garden and a great selection of herbs. All of the stuff we planted is looking great in case you need convincing about the quality of our garden center plants or inspiration to plant your own.
Zucchini
When we originally decided to plant the garden, it was mostly to provide a more Whole Foods Market-type of landscaping, but as our plans grew, no pun intended, our intent changed as well. Since what we have is not the traditional community garden that is cared for by members of the community, we realized this would be a good opportunity to help our friends at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle(IFFS) with their new Plant a Row for the Hungry (PAR) program. IFFS is doing their part with the recently initiated Farm and Community Garden project that includes the PAR program, a production and teaching farm and the implementation of several community gardens in Wake County neighborhoods. So, besides pledging the fruits (and vegetables) of our garden to IFFS/PAR, we would like to invite our customers to share their garden bounty with our neighbors in need. We will be a drop site for anyone interested in donating produce to the PAR program. If you are interested in donating any of your fresh produce please stay tuned for details about when you can begin dropping it off here at the store. Until then, enjoy these pictures of our garden, or even better come by and check it out in person!
The garden now
