For the past 20 years, it has been the avowed mission of Seventh Generation to help us protect our world with naturally safe and effective household products. Which is one of the reasons, we at Whole Foods Market, love them so much. Another is they offer an amazing array of green cleaning products that actually work. From botanical disinfectants to powdered detergents that really do dissolve to an all-purpose cleaner, that despite being plant and mineral derived, has been able to cut through any number of steadfast and stubborn messes in my own home, Seventh Generation delivers effective products without the carbon footprint we’ve come to accept as inevitable if we want a clean home.

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At Whole Foods Market, we offer a lot of great products, and many of the companies who make them are doing amazing humanitarian works as well. We’d like to take a moment of your time to introduce you to two truly extraordinary vendors of ours: Three Sisters Cereal and Odwalla. These two companies are both doing their part to help with relief efforts in Haiti, each in their own unique way.

Three Sisters, the natural cereal company, has teamed up with the American Refugee Committee and will, for the month of April, donate $1 for every bag of its Three Sisters® brand cold cereal or box of Three Sisters® brand instant oatmeal purchased at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide, up to a maximum of $100,000.

Odwalla, the California juice company, has specially created “Haiti Hope Mango Lime-Aid” to help rebuild Haiti’s devastated mango export industry. 100% of the profits from the sale of this special lime-aid are donated to the Haiti Hope Project. This partnership is committed to the long-term needs of the Haitian people and to supporting a sustainable mango industry with Haitian farmers.

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Spring is in the air again!  The days are getting warmer, the flora is blooming, and the Easter bunny is hiding right around the corner. What better way to celebrate than by helping him fill his basket with beautiful, naturally decorated eggs? Read on for instructions and tips on how to create beautiful eggs using natural dyes, how to keep them safe for consumption and different, yummy ways to prepare them for eating!

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