Whole Foods Market Community Giving Day to benefit Farm Fresh Rhode??Island??
Five percent of net sales to benefit Farm Fresh Rhode Island on July 26
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Pawtucket,??Rhode Island????? Farm??Fresh Rhode Island announced that it will receive five??percent of net sales??from all Whole Foods Market locations in Rhode Island on Thursday,??July 26 as??part of the company???s quarterly Community Giving Day.
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The path food travels ??? the food system ?????includes everything from growing and??harvesting to processing, packaging,??transporting, selling, eating, and disposing of food.??
Farm Fresh Rhode Island???s??mission is to grow that system to be sustainable and healthy??for both the??farmers and eaters in the region.
Farm Fresh Rhode Island offers farmers??markets and transparent enterprise systems that help New England farmers,??fishers, and??small food businesses reach more customers.
And they work with the??community through??outreach, incentives, and educational programs to increase??the accessibility and??affordability of fresh, local foods.
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More than 465 Whole Foods Market locations will??participate in the Community Giving Day??by donating to organizations, projects??and programs that support the mission of ensuring??access to healthy food for??all.
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WHAT:??Whole Foods Market Community??Giving Day to benefit Farm Fresh Rhode Island
WHEN:??Thursday, July 26, 8:00 a.m. ??? 9:00 p.m. (Garden City Center &??Waterman Street)??8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. (University Heights)
WHERE:??Whole Foods Market -??151??Sockanosset Crossing Road, Cranston RI 02920;??Whole Foods Market -??601 North Main Street, Providence RI 02904;??Whole Foods Market??-??261 Waterman Street,??Providence RI 02906.
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About??Farm Fresh Rhode Island
Farm Fresh Rhode Island envisions??a New England abundant with diverse family farms and??fertile soils, with??locally and honestly produced foods and flavors at the heart of every table.??Originally inspired over a decade ago by a Brown University student project,??they were founded??in 2004, incorporated in 2006, and received 501(c) 3??nonprofit status in 2007. Today their??mission is much as it was from the start????? to grow a local food system that values the??environment, health, and quality??of life of the farmers and eaters in the region. For more information, visit??farmfreshri.org.
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About??Whole Foods Market????
For 39 years, Whole Foods Market 365 has been the world???s leading??natural and organic foods??retailer. As the first national certified organic??grocer, Whole Foods Market has over 470 stores in??the United States, Canada and??United Kingdom. To learn more about Whole Foods Market,??please visit??media.wfm.com??