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Zero-Packaging Grocery Store to Open in Austin, Texas
Hold the packaging: Austin, Texas will get the country's first "package-free, zero waste grocery store" this fall.
Culture
Why Are We Fooled By Urban Outfitters?
We shouldn't be so surprised that major corporations don't support our values, even if they have an alternative vibe.
Lifestyle
Dude, Where's My Kombucha?
The federal government is looking into the fermented tea's alcohol content. That's not the only thing that's wrong with it. When Lindsay Lohan...
Culture
Actually, Whole Foods Isn't That Expensive
A new report from the Boston Globe argues that all that stuff about Whole Foods being too expensive is hooey.
Education
Whole Foods Wants to Put 300 Salad Bars in Public Schools
Hat tip to Julie's Health Club blog over at The Chicago Tribune, which pointed to a collaboration between Whole Foods and the Food, Family,...
Culture
Intermission: It's Getting Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot
Ironic hip-hop meets kombucha and quinoa.
Business
Whole Foods Moves to Wholly Recycled Plastic (Partly)
With Whole Foods stores sprouting up like so many stalks of bamboo, you might wonder if the company is really sustainable. Well, it's getting...
Lifestyle
Whole Foods Takes on Organic Label Claims
Jeremiah McElwee, head of Whole Body—Whole Foods Market's body-care section—on the company's stringent new organic-claims standard. "Organic."...
Environment
Get Schooled on Sustainability at TreePeople's Green City Fair
This weekend Angelenos can learn how to live responsibly in the big city at TreePeople's first-ever Green City Fair.
Lifestyle
The New Nutrition Labels for Fast Food Menus: Who Will Read Them?
The federal government is rolling out mandatory nutrition labeling for fast food menus. But they won't make a difference if they're ignored.
Culture
Now and Then: Dunkaroos Vs. Annie's Bunnies
Our last installment of our "Now and Then" series compares the straight-up junk food of the 1990s to nowaday's faux-healthy snacks.
The Community Board
Fun at Trader Joe's
If GOOD was a supermarket chain, I think it would be Trader Joe's.Check out this fun video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdB7GDZY3Pk(p.s. I have...
Lifestyle
The Decade in Food
Ten years of organic, local, and a lot of unsavory processed food. This decade has changed our relationship with food. Food went from a fringe...
Lifestyle
What Does "Organic" Really Mean?
When you're trolling the aisles at the grocery store and you slip from the cereal aisle to the shampoo section, do the definitions change? If it...
