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Whole Cities, a project of Whole Foods Market Foundation, is on a mission to improve individual and community health through collaborative partnerships, education, and broader access to nutritious food. 

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Whole Cities Foundation Awards 44 Community First Grants to Increase Healthy Food Access in Local Communities Across the U.S.
Today, Whole Cities Foundation, an independent nonprofit foundation established by Whole Foods Market, announced 44 new Community First Grant recipients. Now in its second year, the Community First Grant Program aims to support partnerships between Whole Foods Market Team Members and locally led, fresh food access projects.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Englewood Square Celebrates 1st Year: 'We Are Growing Something Good'
Whole Foods and Englewood Square marked its first anniversary in Englewood Monday with a big celebration featuring the mayor, aldermen and local entrepreneurs.

“It’s a good day for me,” said Ald. Toni Foulkes (16th). “I’ve been walking these streets since I was seven.”

“I know that JoAnn is watching,” Foulkes said about the late Ald. JoAnn Thompson (16th), who had the vision for Englewood Square.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

In Keney Park, a 'Mobile Kitchen' Prepares to Roll Into Food Deserts
Herb Virgo’s vision arrived on four wheels, painted a yellow as bright as the future he hopes it’ll bring to the North End.

A decommissioned school bus, a relic from the Springfield school district, sits behind the greenhouse operated by the Keney Park Sustainability Project, which Virgo directs. By Thanksgiving, the bus’ transformation will be complete, creating a mobile teaching kitchen, a roving oasis to bring relief to the food deserts of Hartford’s poorest neighborhoods.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

A Year in, Whole Foods' Englewood Project Still a Work in Progress

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Local Organization Rolls Out a Mobile Kitchen in Efforts to Bring Health to Hartford
Eating healthy can be costly but not doing so can come at a cost to your health. Since many in Hartford don’t have access to food, a local organization plans to bring it to the city’s poorest areas.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Annie’s John Foraker Calls on Bezos to End Food Deserts by 2027
Right before the U.S. equity markets opened on Friday, June 16th my phone erupted with texts from numerous industry friends on the announcement of the Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods. I have been in this industry for decades, and, for me, this was one of the most exciting and interesting days I can remember for the organic movement, certainly since the release of the USDA organic standards in 2002.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Building Thriving Local Food Systems

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Cities Fast Facts
Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit established by Whole Foods Market in 2014, partners with U.S. neighborhood efforts to build thriving local food systems and grow community health. The foundation collaborates with community-led initiatives to broaden access to fresh, healthy food and high quality nutrition education.

Media & Communications

Whole Foods Market Opens New Location in Newark, New Jersey
Whole Foods Market, America’s Healthiest Grocery store®, will celebrate the opening of its much anticipated Newark, New Jersey, location on Wednesday, March 1.
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