April 22nd is Earth Day and is the most celebrated environmental event worldwide. Earth Day has evolved into Earth Month and many public events are put on to help support it through the month of April. These events will help you gain the practical knowledge and tools you need to lessen your impact on the environment.
Whole Foods Market in The Village has planned many events in support of Earth Month. Come down and take part in these great activities.
Friday, April 17th - 3-5pm:
Official Kids Club Event:
After School Special - Paint and Plant a Garden Pot
Kids
will have fun painting our new, compostable garden pots made from rice husks and
planting their own mini bean garden.
Moms and Dads! Relax and have a sample
of Whole Trade certified Allegro Coffee.
Saturday, April 18th - 12-4pm:
Outdoor
Earth Day Celebration
We’ll have gardening ideas,
local and green friendly product demos, and educational tables from
environmentally minded groups in the community. Enter to win a Whole Foods
Market Canvas bag or an eco–friendly gift basket! Create a special memory and
get your photo taken at our green photo booth!
Sunday, April
19th - 12-3pm:
Earth Month trivia day
Every ∏ hour we’ll ask a guest to
spin the trivia wheel and if they answer the Earth month trivia correct, they
win!
Prizes include a go-green home cleaning kit, locally produced products,
and a Whole Foods Market canvas bag.
Tuesday, April 21st - 3-5pm:
After
school special - Teens turning Green - make your own fresh face
mask
Make sure to tie your hair back because we’re making face
masks!
Using only natural and organic ingredients, we’ll show you how to make
the perfect fresh face mask for your skin type.
Wednesday, April
22nd:
5% Community Support Day for Environmental Youth
Alliance
For over 15 years, EYA has been connecting people with the
world: people to natural spaces, communities to resources, youth to capacity,
business to sustainability, government to grassroots action and inspiring ideas
with a place to actualize them.
Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA) is a
local youth driven non-profit organization dedicated to the health of our urban
environment, our planet & the well-being of its people. By providing young
people with meaningful employment, in projects that benefit our communities, we
support our environment socially as well as ecologically.
For more
information on EYA, stop by the store and talk to one of their
volunteers.
Thursday, April 23rd:
It's our 1st anniversary of no plastic bags! Stop by the guest service desk for
the unveiling of our last plastic bag.
