Store Calendar

• Saturday, March 13th

  Pre-Patty's Day Beer Tasting

  1-4 p.m.

  Join us for a tasting of great brews and Irish foods!

• Wednesday, March 24th

  Kids Night! Healthy Family Fun

  5-7 p.m.

  All are welcome to an open house where you can sample healthy, wholesome and delicious products. Visit our sample stations setup throughout the store, receive a surprise free product and recipe to practice shopping and cooking at home. Drop in anytime between                  5 and 7 p.m. and enjoy trying new foods! 

   

• Saturday, March 20th

  Whole Planet Foundation Fundraiser: $5 Wine Tasting with Keepsake Wine Glass

  1-4 p.m. $5

  The Whole Planet Foundation  is a non-profit foundation established by WFM to create economic partnerships with the poor in developing-world communities that supply our stores with product.

  The Whole Planet Foundation provides microcredit -small loans-  to women in developing countries to start a business and break the poverty cycle.  The creation of this foundation directly connects Whole Foods Market customers and Team Members to the villages in developing countries that supply us with products. Would you like to help?

   

  To raise funds, we are hosting two unique tasting events for a $5. How does it work?

  Whole Planet Foundation Fundraiser: $5 Wine Tasting with Keepsake Wine Glass

  Saturday, March 20^th  from 1-4 p.m.

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  Whole Planet Foundation Fundraiser: $5 Beer Tasting with Keepsake Glass

  Saturday, March 27^th  from 1-4 p.m.

   

  Receive a full-size wine glass, yours to take home.  Peruse our numerous sample stations, receive beer or wine pours and stroll the store with glass in hand.  We will also provide hearty food pairings, more than our typical sample size portions.

  Learn about successful loan recipient stories, and how Whole Planet Foundation has literally changed the life of individuals through self empowerment http://www.wholeplanetfoundation.org/newsroom/videos

• Saturday, March 27th

  Whole Planet Foundation Fundraiser: $5 Beer Tasting with Keepsake Glass

  1-4 p.m. $5

  To raise funds for The Whole Planet Foundation, we are hosting two unique tasting events for a $5. Please see above listing for details!

• Wednesday, March 31

  New! Healthy Eating Customer Tour

  10-11 a.m. (Sign-up required)

  Your Health Starts Here:

  Whole Foods Market believes in promoting the Health and Wellness of our customers, team members and community through education and support.  Sign up for our free tour and let us show you hot spots to shop.

  We will highlight health-supportive foods in many different sections in the store.  It will include produce, bulk, grains, meat and seafood, dairy, prepared foods, and bakery. We will learn about ANDI scores and have a healthy snack during the tour. 

  Registration limited to 15. Please sign up by visiting our Customer Service desk or calling 703-706-0891.

• Wednesday, April 7th

  5% Day benefitting Carpenter's Shelter and Free Tasting Event of Sweets & Desserts

  5% OF THE DAY'S SALES

  will be donated to Carpenter's Shelter, Northern Virginia's largest homeless shelter

  Carpenter's Shelter's mission is to end homelessness through services, education and advocacy.  In addition to their residential shelter, they provide daily access for up to 250 unsheltered homeless to shower, do laundry and attend to their basic needs.  Carpenter's Shelter is Northern Virginia's largest homeless shelter, and receives help from 1,000 volunteers annually.  

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  Join us for a Free Tasting Event of Sweets & Desserts

  Wednesday, April 7^th from 5-7 p.m.

  Make a sweet difference and help end homelessness one child at a time.

   

• Thursday, April 22nd

  Earth Day: Reuse Fair

  5-7 p.m.

  Remember your three R's?  Reduce, Reuse and Recycle?  Recycling is the last step-  learn to reuse those old products! 

  Join us for our Earth Day Fair as we demonstrate clever ways to reuse products and their packaging.  Share tips for reusing containers and new uses for common household items!

• Saturday, May 1st

  Local Festival: The First Signs of Summer

  1-4 p.m. A Free Local Food Tasting

  2:30 p.m. Book Signing: Meet Diane MacEachern, local author of Big Green Purse

  About the author: Diane MacEachern is an award-winning entrepreneur and leading green expert who seeks to inspire consumers to use their consumer clout to protect the planet and themselves.  A best-selling author, Diane's "how to go green" books have collectively sold almost a half-million copies. Her most recent,  Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World, captures the many practical lessons Diane learned raising two kids to turn off the lights, save gas, recycle and mostly like organic food.  Diane lives with her family in the energy-efficient home they helped design and build in suburban Washington, D.C.

• Great Bites at a Great Value

  Our demo team will be out and about sampling items that are easy on the pocketbook and great on taste.  Hope you catch us in the act!

Notices

• Custom Floral Arrangements

  Whole Foods Market Old Town creates custom arrangements fit for any occasion – from weddings and anniversaries to birthdays and births! Whether you’re hosting a party, in the dog house, or simply want to brighten up someone’s day, flowers make the perfect gift! Contact our floral department at 703-706-0891 for more details!