Think Wisely - Earth Day

Happy Earth Month to our friends and neighbors!

To celebrate our beautiful planet and the people who inhabit it, this edition of Think Wisely is focused on brands that are deeply committed to sustainable and regenerative values. Enjoy!

Cascadian Farm Organic for Happy Kids and a Healthier Planet

Cascadian Farm Products

Teach kids that food choices matter for butterflies and bees with Cascadian Farm Organic! This brand’s kid-friendly cereals and granola bars are Certified Organic and free of artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. They’re also made with ingredients that support pollinator health. Cascadian Farm partners with the Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation to help organic farmers in its supply chains successfully enhance pollinator populations, beneficial insects, and soil life. So, pour the kids a bowlful of Fruitful O’s and tell them how organic farming is better for ladybugs. Then, send them to school with Chocolate Drizzle Granola Bars, made in a peanut-free facility and with ingredients that protect butterfly habitats.* Cascadian Farm makes planet-loving eating a lesson kids will want to learn all day!

*Not all Cascadian Farm Granola Bars are made in a peanut-free facility

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Endangered Species Chocolate is Helping Tackle Ocean Plastic

Endangered Species™ Chocolate

Eat chocolate—help clean up ocean plastic! Not just any cacao-based treat will do, however. We're talking about Endangered Species—the first chocolate company to be Certified Ocean Plastic Neutral! The brand partners with 4Ocean®, a company whose boats and crews pick up plastic worldwide seven days a week. For each pound of plastic Endangered Species uses in its production stream, 4Ocean removes one from oceans, coastlines, and fragile ecosystems like mangrove forests and coral reefs.

If you need more motivation to eat chocolate for a worthy cause, Endangered Species bars are Certified Gluten-free, non-GMO Project Verified, and crafted with Fair Trade cocoa beans. With flavors like Fudgy Peanut Butter or Espresso Beans—who can resist supporting this critical work, one decadent bite at a time?!

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Fuel Your Day the Climate Neutral Way with Aloha

Aloha Protein Bars

Some protein bars are suitable for gym days or for devouring without tasting as you rush about. Aloha Protein Bars are for savoring every bite, whether you're at the office, outdoor adventuring, or meandering through Paris! Best of all, Aloha’s mission is "using business as a force for good." Among its many impact initiatives, it became the first plant-based protein brand to be Certified Climate Neutral in 2023. It's also employee-owned, a Certified B Corp, and a Public Benefit Corporation, which holds it accountable for fulfilling its mission.

Powered by 14 grams of plant-based protein, Aloha Protein Bars are low in sugar, Certified Organic, Vegan, and Gluten Free. From Lemon Cashew to Peanut Butter Cup, they ARE a force for good—to your taste buds and the planet.

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“The Future is Forested” with Caboo!

Caboo Products

“We don’t need to wipe out everything just to wipe!” Caboo hopes you consider this next time you flush because this brand is on a quest to save our planet’s lungs—the forests. To fight for forests, they craft alternatives to traditional paper products from bamboo. And you can join the effort by replacing conventional toilet paper with Caboo's Tree-Free TP. It’s kind to the body, loved by septic systems, and deeply better for the earth. It’s also Forest Stewardship Council Certified®, USDA bio-based, and wrapped in plastic-free packaging. Additionally, if you’re a parent on diaper duty, Caboo has a soft and sturdy solution—the only bamboo baby wipe that’s MADE SAFE® Certified. Wiping is inevitable. How you do it is up to you—will you Caboo?

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Re-thinking Trade with Equal Exchange

Equal Exchange Products

If you think our food system shouldn't be built on multi-national corporations and big agri-business interests—you think like Equal Exchange! Since 1986, this employee-owned brand has been committed to authentic Fair Trade. Simply put, it means they build “economically just and environmentally sound” long-term trade partnerships with democratically organized, small farmers' cooperatives worldwide. It also means the organic and fair-trade premiums these organizations receive are reinvested in their local communities. And it provides an opportunity to connect with the impact of your food choices.

Taking home Equal Exchange Organic Love Buzz Coffee benefits over 3,000 Guatemalan families through the Chajulense farmer cooperative it's sourced from. And with the brand's Organic English Breakfast Tea, you're supporting Potong Tea Garden—formerly a colonial plantation—now a thriving worker-run collective in Darjeeling, India. So… who’s ready for a cuppa of Equal Exchange in appreciation of the people who sustain our food system?

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Painterland Sisters Yogurt is Extra Creamy and Farm Fresh

Painterland Sisters Yogurts

Most yogurt is brought to you by, well… yogurt companies. Painterland Sisters Organic Skyr Yogurt comes from farmers! The women behind the brand, Hayley and Stephanie Painter, grew up on their family's 4th generation Pennsylvania dairy farm—Painterland Farms. Milk used in their Icelandic style yogurt comes from Painterland's pasture-based dairy cows (and other local farms), which are raised in a "full-circle farming" system. Even the feed the animals are given (in addition to grass) is grown and milled on the farm!

Painterland Sisters yogurt is extra creamy and naturally high in protein, with 16 grams or more per serving. It's sweetened only with fruit and a dash of cane sugar, packed with probiotics, and lactose-free. Go "farm to spoon" this Earth Month with Painterland Sisters Skyr—from Blueberry Lemon to Passion Fruit, you'll want to try them all!

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Earth Month Goals Start at Breakfast with Nature’s Path

Nature’s Path Products

Oatmeal may seem like an unassuming breakfast choice, but Nature’s Path Regenerative Organic Certified® Oatmeal packets give this ordinary grain big impact! The Regenerative Organic certification is built on the pillars of animal welfare, fairness for farmers and workers, and land-management practices that heal the soil, enhance biodiversity, and sequester carbon. Which means, you're investing your grocery budget in a healthier, more resilient future when you choose foods produced with these practices. When you choose Nature’s Path, you're also supporting a company committed to only organic ingredients. Their manufacturing facilities are Zero Waste Certified, and they pursue sustainability initiatives throughout their operations. So, pick your favorite oatmeal flavor, Dark Chocolate & Cocoa, or Berries & Cream and join Nature’s Path for breakfast. Sometimes it's “bite-size choices” that make “planet-size change"!

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B is for Beauty and Biodiversity at Weleda

Weleda Products

"Clean beauty" isn't just a buzzy phrase at Weleda—it's a commitment to ecologically sound excellence! This brand creates skincare using potent, plant-based ingredients while championing biodiversity, ethical sourcing, and transparency through third-party certifications. Weleda skincare is NATRUE-certified natural—a standard that mandates sustainable production practices and environmentally friendly processes. Their six biodynamic medicinal plant gardens are biodiversity hotspots, supplying many of their raw materials. They’re dedicated to seed preservation, including through partnerships with organizations like Save our Seeds, and their supply chains are audited to the Union for Ethical Bio Trade standards. Refresh tired eyes and target early signs of aging with Weleda's Smoothing Day, Night, and Eye Cream collection. And become a biodiversity champion while you’re at it.

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Find this Nutritional Gem in the Natural Grocers® Brand Bulk Aisle

Do you hemp? Yes, we mean that as a verb because Natural Grocers Brand Hemp Seeds will power up your day! Boasting 10 grams of protein and 12 grams of omega fatty acids, this nutty goodness can nutritionally supercharge anything you pair it with, from salads to smoothies to baked goods. And our hemp also empowers climate-friendly farming practices. It’s Regenerative Organic Certified® through our supplier partner, meeting the world’s highest organic agriculture standards—rooted in soil health, animal welfare, and farmer wellbeing. You’ll find it in the refrigerated section of our bulk aisle to ensure superior freshness. And while you’re there, score a bag of our Organic Hemp Chia Flax Blend, too, boasting 5 grams of fiber and 10 grams of omega fatty acids! Hemp it up for a healthy you and a happier planet!

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Chicken tastes good—Mary’s Heirloom Tastes Better

Mary’s Chicken

If chicken dinner is, for you, a winner-winner, upgrade to Mary's Free Range Heirloom Chicken! This slow-growth, full-flavored breed is Better Chicken Commitment Approved, Animal Welfare Certified Pasture Raised, and Non-GMO Project Verified. And despite that being a mouthful, these standards produce mouthfuls of deliciousness without the negative impacts of industrialized poultry farming. Mary's Heirloom birds are raised on pasture, with abundant grass, vegetation, and shade. And, they're housed in barns enriched with features to encourage natural chicken behaviors, room to move about, and never given antibiotics or animal by-products. It’s a way of raising chicken that doesn’t contribute to antibiotic resistance, harmful air and water pollution, or an unsavory heap of other issues that are consequences of industrialized animal agriculture. With whole chicken, breasts, or ground selections to choose from, it's easy to put your values on the menu with Mary's Heirloom!

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Ancient Nutrition Is Starting a Farm-to-Capsule Regenerative Revolution

Turmeric supplements are easy to find. Ancient Nutrition Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC) Turmeric is one of a kind! It's the first triple-certified turmeric formula: ROC, USDA Organic, and Non-GMO! It contains not one but three types of turmeric—blue, green, and gold—grown on the founders' farms in Tennessee and Missouri. And its bioavailability is enhanced through fermentation with turkey tail mushrooms and probiotics. But that’s not the end of the story. Choosing this brand is an investment in your health and a healthier planet!

Ancient Nutrition champions regenerative organic agriculture, believing it plays a key role in addressing climate change. Its founders' farms are the first in their respective states to be regenerative organic certified, and it's estimated that the 1.5 million-plus perennials planted on these farms to date could sequester 400,000+ metric tons of CO2 in the next 40 years. So, are you ready to support healthy joints, a healthy inflammation response, and a healthier future for the planet at the same time? Sounds like a one-of-a-kind opportunity to us!

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