Well, I didn’t say it. Actually John Mackey, the chief executive of a London area Whole Foods, said it. According to the Telegraph, Mr Mackey noted that shoppers have been let down because Whole Foods, or his Whole Foods maybe in particular has been filling the shelves with fat-laden products.

He said: “We sell a bunch of junk. We’ve decided if Whole Foods doesn’t take a leadership role in educating people about a healthy diet, who the heck is going to do it?” True that. Especially on the heels of the recently launched Whole Foods healthy site for school lunches – …read more

If you like to eat out but worry that it might lower your footprint, you have to take a look at a great eco-site, the Green Restaurant Association.

What’s the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) all about?
GRA is a national non-profit organization who provides “Services in research, consulting, education, marketing and community organizing.” Restaurants represent about 10% of the U.S. economy, and the GRA’s goal is to help make them as sustainable as possible.
The GRA serves both restaurants who’d like to become green or greener, and consumers looking for a green place to dine.
Services for consumers include…

You can search a list …read more

In Chicago this weekend? Stop by Green Festival, a two-day event at the Chicago Navy Pier, which celebrates everything that’s working in our communities—for people, business and the environment. Here, green means safe, healthy communities and a strong local economy.
This the second year Green Festival has paid a visit to Chicago. This year, they are expecting over 350 vendors and 30,000 attendees. Wow!
What to expect?
Green Festival attendees will explore the latest in clean technology, green building, socially responsible investing, eco-fashion, renewable energy, green careers and green collar jobs, natural foods, groundbreaking films, eco-tourism and more.  The wide selection of workshops, …read more