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Walter Robb,co-CEO, shares our Revised Team Member Language Guidelines on behalf of the Whole Foods Market Leadership Network.

I'd like to begin this post with two statements regarding the recent incident involving two of our team members in one of our Albuquerque, New Mexico stores.

First, we sincerely apologize that a section of our handbook regarding team member interactions in the workplace was not clearly written, and for any misunderstandings or offense it has created. Its intention was to foster inclusion, not exclusion.

Second, our senior leadership team has reviewed and changed the wording of this section and will ensure that this new wording and, more importantly, the intention behind it is reviewed and discussed at the next team member meeting at every store and facility throughout the company, which will be within 45 days time. The original as well as the revised guidelines in their entirety are...

The arrival of warmer temperatures and peak-season summer produce means serious salad-making opportunities. What do I mean by “serious” salads? A salad that is a meal on its own, that goes beyond a standard green salad. I like to keep my kitchen stocked with some basic ingredients so that whatever beautiful summer produce I come home with, or whatever garden-fresh produce a neighbor generously shares, I’m ready to put together a hearty salad.

Here are the key salad-making supplies I keep on hand:

1. Canned beans—especially black, garbanzo and white. Keep several cans around and you’ll be ready to turn any salad into a satisfying meal. ...