Guayaki Yerba Mate is native to an eco-region that borders Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, home to indigenous peoples and over 300 species of flora and fauna. Deforestation due to logging and monoculture has led to rapid loss of biodiversity, soil erosion and carbon emissions in this area. Guayaki has a business model …
Even small cracker boxes can make a big impact!
At 34 Degrees we strive to provide healthy, wholesome food to our consumers. There are many entrepreneuring individuals across the globe who are working in impoverished environments to provide similarly healthy foods to Whole Foods Market Stores. As a team of entrepreneurs ourselves, we are excited to partner with the Whole …
Celebrating Fair Trade Month: Steaz
A big thanks to Steve Kessler, Co-Founder of Steaz, for contributing to this post One of the coolest things about shopping at Whole Foods Market is how your purchase helps change the world through one of the many programs Whole Foods Market supports. What’s even more exciting is when some of …
Changing Lives
Look how our partnership with Guayaki is changing lives in South America! Guayaki, supporter of the Whole Planet Foundation’s $10,000 Fund, is the first to bring you certified organic, fairly traded and rainforest-grown yerba maté. Guayakí works with farmers in South America to promote sustainable growing practices, to preserve and …
The Journey Begins
A HUGE thanks to Payal from Cafe Spice for contributing to this blog! My Journey Begins When Café Spice proposed to donate to the Whole Planet Foundation, I decided to take the trip to Kerala with the group. The WPF asked if I’d like to blog about the visit, …
Volunteer
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead It wasn’t too long ago that I was still in school and on a Friday afternoon, I may or may not have been sleeping in class (shhh, don’t …
I Love Whole Foods Market!
I would never have begun to imagine when I scored a job with Whole Foods Market as a grocery sacker/cashier in 2002 that I would end up getting to help people help other people all around the world, but nonetheless, here I am! So far with Whole Planet Foundation I …
I’ve Got The POWER
For whatever reason, I’m attracted to grocery stores. Maybe it’s my love for food, meeting people – think about it, everyoooonne has to buy food (and when I say everyone, I really mean every type of person. Once when working for a small grocery store here in Austin, I met …
Returning Home
Thanks to Whole Foods Market Team Member, Bill Parent, for contributing to this post. As my second TMVP trip comes to a close, I’m grateful for the opportunity to have volunteered twice with the Whole Planet Foundation. This time, in Peru, proved to be more of a physically demanding project …
Team Member Volunteer Update from Peru
Thanks to Whole Foods Market Team Members, Dorothy Mankey and Mike Norrie, for contibuting to this post. Last week two Pacific Northwest Team Members boarded a plane for Peru to participate in the Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Program! Mike Norrie, Cambie ASTL, and Jeffrey Pump, Park Royal Village Customer …