Archive for February 2008

In the outback, a Third World Utopia

Sydney Morning Herald - They hunt and gather natural foods such as kangaroo. Out here you can measures a person’s life expectancy from the distance they live from the store.

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Sunflower gets $30 million to grow by Amy Westervelt - 2.29.08 - Sustainable Industries


Sustainable Industries
Sunflower gets $30 million to grow by Amy Westervelt - 2.29.08
Sustainable Industries, CA - 1 hour ago
Sunflower Farmers Markets, the affordable natural foods retail chain started by Wild Oats founder Mike Gilliland in 2002, announced in late December 2007 a

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Clinton changes with times

Observer-Dispatch - Tom Bell, who owns Tom’s Natural Foods Ltd. on College Street, knows that trick well. His organic food store can’t compete with the prices big box retailers offer, but he and his partner, Bonnie Wood, know their customers by name.

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Fundraiser to benefit shooting victim’s family

Wichita Falls Times Record News - Bids will be sought for everything from a three-month membership to the YMCA to dinner for two to Casa Mañana, lunch for two to Sunshine Natural Foods, a $75 gift certificate to the Wildcatter Ranch and more.

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Oil Prices Impact More Than Just Price At Pump

Denver Channel - For that reason and others, Sunflower Farmers Market, a natural foods market, is constantly shifting suppliers, buying smarter and buying bigger.

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Real Estate

Boulder County Business Report - Two Moms in the Raw, a Lafayette-based granola and natural foods company, signed a lease for 2,400 square feet of space at 1370 Miners Drive, Suite 108.

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Regulating the grocery bag - Roanoke Times


Roanoke Times
Regulating the grocery bag
Roanoke Times, VA - 2 hours ago
And while we’re on the subject of where to find reusable bags, the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op on Grandin Road also sells US-made, cotton canvas versions.

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British coming with 37 regional stores

Vacaville Reporter - It also carries a variety of organic produce and natural foods such as cage-free eggs and hormone-free meats. Each store employs approximately 20 to 30 people.

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A long way from Utopia

Age - They hunt and gather natural foods such as kangaroo. Out here you can measure a person’s life expectancy from the distance they live from the store.

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Actually they come from China

The Columbus Dispatch - The store-brand edamame is grown in China, but the natural-foods grocer also sells Columbia River Organics frozen edamame, which is grown in the U.S., said Cathy Cochran-Lewis, a spokeswoman.

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