whole foods

Grinders

• Eating, Bitching
  Two exchanges between food purveyors and critical eaters prove a point: The pen is mightier than the fork.
• Beyond Pablum
  The San Jose Mercury News devotes this week's food section to the increasingly gourmet world of baby food.
• Grocery Chains Create Celebri-tillers
  Local farmers are getting star treatment by major food retailers these days, and we're not just talking Whole Foods: Regional grocery chains and even Wal-Mart are jumping at the chance to court the...
• In Trouble Again, Naturally
  Wal-Mart's organics program hits a snag in Wisconsin, where the retailer learns the hard way that "natural" and "organic" don't mean the same thing.
• Sustainability Smackdown
  Journalist Michael Pollan and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey are planning to meet mano a mano on February 27 in the face-off that has the San Francisco Bay Area food-politics community buzzing with ex...
• Pollan Debate Gone Civil
  After nearly a year of trading public missives about the state of sustainable food, Michael Pollan and John Mackey met for a live debate this week. The thoughtful discussion wasn't the smackdown th...
• Whole Foods, Wholly Embarrassed
  John Mackey's wacky anonymous postings leave organic egg on his face.
• I'm Not Silly Enough to Stand in Line for a Canvas Bag
  Anya Hindmarch's "green" tote bag is the iPhone of the grocery shopping world.
• Urban Foraging
  Move over farmers' markets, there's an even cheaper, and arguably more environmentally friendly, way of getting your produce.
• Prewashed Vegetables, Take Two
  An update on the washed-out organic farms in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
• Goodbye, Plastic Bags
  Whole Foods announces it will stop offering plastic bags by Earth Day.
• The Coolest Chicken
  Air-chilled chicken looks better, may taste better, and doggone it, people like it.
• Mackey's Back
  After being embarrassed by his online postings, the Whole Foods CEO has been cleared by the SEC and is blogging again.
• The Organic CEO
  The view from the top at Whole Foods.
• Grody to the Max
  E. coli linked to Whole Foods beef; dead lizard found in Applebee's salad.

Stories

• How Much Does It Cost to Go Organic?
  We try it for a week and check out the tab
• The Year in Food 2007
  Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more
• What’s a Generic Product?
  They’re often made by big-name brands, without the actual branding
• Microwave Bean-and-Cheese Burrito Taste Test
  Food or foe?
• Eat Well and Save
  Tips for spending less on good food