Store Calendar

Ongoing Events:

Happy Hour on the Patio!

Thursdays - Saturdays, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Take a load off! Join us on the patio for cheap sandwiches, appetizers and other grillables along with beer specials and more! Live entertainment on select dates! Pssst...we hate being wet or sweaty so Happy Hour on the Patio is cancelled when it's raining or when it's over 95 degrees.

Fridays: Fridays Five After Five

Every Friday, 5:00- 7:00 p.m.     $5/punch card

Join us every Friday for a bit of grown up play-time, as we prepare wine pairings with a complimentary culinary delight. Purchase your all access punch card at the door. Reuse your Whole Foods Market Five After Five Glass from previous weeks and receive $1 off admission!

Saturdays: Dishin' It at Whole Foods Market

Every Saturday, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.     Free

We can cook anything! And we'll show you how, provide recipes and tips and even give you a delicious sample too.

Saturdays in July: Sushi Happy Hour

In the Main Café, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Chose from cooked, raw or veggie rolls. Pick and chose from all of your favorites to build a delicious combo! Combos are a steal at $4.50 for 6 pieces or $7 for 12 pieces.

Sundays: Giving Grill Sunday

Every Sunday    12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Celebrate summer and our community during these weekly grill-outs! Feast on freshly grilled foods and savor the thought that a portion of the proceeds will benefit a non-profit whose mission is tied to Whole Foods Market's core values.

July 5^th: Whole Planet Foundation, www.wholeplanetfoundation.org

July 12^th: WCBE, www.wcbe.org

July 19^th: Columbus House Rabbit Society, www.columbusrabbit.org

July 26^th: The Open Shelter, www.theopenshelter.org

Aug 2^nd: La Leche League of Greater Columbus, www.lllohio.org/groups/columbus.html

Aug 9^th: Columbus Audubon Society, www.columbusadubon.org

Aug 16^th: The Waste Not Center, www.wastenotcenter.org

Aug 23^rd: Homeless Families Foundation, www.homelessfamiliesfoundation.org

Aug 30^th: Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed, www.olentangywatershed.org

• Tuesday, July 7th

  Half Pints Club: Summer Carnival

  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. No Cost, Registration Requested

  With Jan Bonner, Marketing Team  

  We're mixing it up this summer with a full two hour block for Half Pints; drop in and out as your schedule permits! Come to the kids' café to play carnival games while you learn fun nutritional facts, take home samples, and win some prizes! Remember, we begin at 2:00 p.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. Parents are asked to stay with their children during the program.

   

• Tuesday, July 7th

  Customer Connection Group

  6:00 p.m. Free, Registration Required

  We want to help improve your experience at Whole Foods Market. Join us for an open discussion to express your ideas, suggestions for improvement, and concerns about our store. Light snacks will be provided as well as a chance to voice your most passionate opinions about our store and its every department. Please let us know of any dietary restrictions or allergies you might have; we're happy to accommodate them. We look forward to hearing your opinion!

• Friday, July 10th

  Got 5...Minutes, That Is!

  12:00 p.m. Free

  In the Produce Department

  With Jan Bonner, Demo Specialist and Heather Stegal, Columbus-Metro Store Trainer

  Join Jan and Heather during our newest installment of quickie tastings. This week we begin with Ginger! We promise it will only take 5 minutes to learn about this unique ingredient and taste test it in a simple dish.

• Saturday, July 11th

  Saturday Sips: Grill Out Greats

  4:00 and 5:00 p.m. $10, Registration Required

  In the Main Café

  Join us each month for sips, snacks and relaxation. Enjoy 10 wines along with music, cheese and antipasti for one low price!  Live entertainment by guitarist John May!

  After the tasting, have dinner with us at one of our dine-in restaurants. Show your Saturday Sips punch card for exclusive specials at the 161 Diner or the Trattoria! Space is limited at our restaurants and is available on a first come, first serve basis. No reservations accepted. No rain checks are permitted on specials.

• Thursday, July 16th

  The Brew Review

  5:00 - 7:00 p.m. $5/punchcard

  Beer lovers unite! Frothy, heady, hoppy, refreshing and just plain delicious! Beer styles and flavors are just as varied as wine and cheese and now we have just the thing for the beer-curious! Join us for an informal session of tasting and Q & A with our resident beer buffs!

• Saturday, July 18th - Saturday, July 25th

  A Week of Growing Home

  This is the week we celebrate all things local. This is the week we showcase our commitment to our community, who we are as a company and as a store! This is the week we GO BIG and BRING IT HOME! Tractors in the store! Farmers in the aisles! Goats on the patio! Hands in the dirt! And LOVE in the FOOD! Own it, embrace it, take part in it and get involved. See the schedule below.

• Saturday, July 18th

  The Fall Vegetable Garden - Planning, Planting, Harvesting & Putting the Garden to Bed

  11:30 a.m. Free, Registration Required

  With Mike Hamilton, Shade River Farms, Athens, OH and Steve Tornes, Whole Foods Market® Garden Center Specialist

  It doesn't get any more local than your own back yard! Get an informal lesson from Steve and Mike on gardening fall vegetables like arugula, lettuces and herbs. Heck, if you're a procrastinator, consider this a head start on next spring!

• Sunday, July 19th

  Farm Tour: Northridge Organic Farm

  2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Free

  4211 Van Fossen Road, Johnstown, OH

  Join Mike and Laura Laughlin at their family farm to see firsthand how they are working to meet the growing demand for healthy, wholesome and delicious locally grown foods. The Laughlins have owned and operated Northridge Organic Farm for 15 years and have been certified organic producers for 21 years. Mike and Laura, along with three full-time seasonal employees, manage 35 acres in specialty crop production and pasture-raised lamb. Northridge Organic Farm is known throughout central Ohio for its certified organic lamb, as well as a variety of heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, and many unusual varieties of vegetables. The Laughlins have successfully integrated livestock and vegetable production. This integrated approach has allowed them to diversify their range of products for sale and allowed them to integrate perennial forage production into their vegetable crop rotation. Their products are available at most natural food stores throughout central Ohio and are also available through a number of local farmers' markets and gourmet restaurants.

  This tour is co-sponsored by Columbus area Whole Foods Markets. Whole Foods Market is dedicated to selling the highest quality natural and organic products available, and features Northridge Organic Farms in its central Ohio stores. During the tour, folks from the Whole Foods Market team will talk about the store's efforts to sell locally produced foods.

• Tuesday, July 21st

  Cooking Up a Story: Tops & Bottoms

  1:00pm-1:45 p.m., Grades 1-3 and 2:30-4:00 p.m., Grades 4-7 $5, Registration Required

  Literature inspires the best in us so why not stop by for a story and learn to whip up a snack mentioned in the story. We will enjoy a sample of the products with the story and each child will work to make a product to share at home. Parents are encouraged to stay and partner with younger children as they bake carrot spice cake; older children are making homemade summer berry muffins!  Recipes are age appropriate. Space is limited so hurry to sign up. 

• Tuesday, July 21st

  Be a Hometown Hero Blood Drive

  1:00 - 7:00 p.m. Free, Actually we'll give you $5 when you donate!

  Come to give blood at the Red Cross blood drive and lend a hand to your neighbors in our community. Your donation can save up to three lives making you a hometown hero. You can give knowing you're making the difference of a lifetime to patients undergoing surgeries and cancer treatments. Show pride for your community by giving your neighbors the gift of life. A $5 Whole Foods Market gift card will be provided to every donor.

• Wednesday, July 22nd

  Kids' Agriculture Day: Animals & Produce & Music, Oh My!

  4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Free

  Join us on the patio for a family-friendly agricultural experience! Meet animals and farmers from Stratford Ecological Center, reconnect your child with nature with the folks from the Leave No Child Inside Central Ohio Collaborative, enjoy the musical talents of Jenny Morgan (5:00 - 7:00 p.m.) and take a leisurely stroll through our kiddie farmers' market.  For more info surf the web: stratfordecologicalcenter.org, natureneedskids.com, and kidsandnature.org.

• Thursday, July 23rd

  Community Giving Day for Ohio Ecological Foods & Farm Association

  All Day at both Columbus Locations

  On this day, 5% of the day's net sales at both Columbus locations will be donated directly to OEFFA, a membership-based, grassroots organization, dedicated to promoting and supporting sustainable, ecological, and healthful food systems. For more info see www.oeffa.org.

• Thursday, July 23rd

  Locavore Tour

  6:30 p.m. Free, Registration Required

  Join the local movement. Take a stand in the local revolution. We've got more local products than ever. So come can enjoy this small group session for a local experience like never before!

• Friday, July 24th

  Got 5...Minutes, That Is!

  12:00 p.m. Free

  In the Produce Department

  With Jan Bonner, Demo Specialist and Heather Stegal, Columbus-Metro Store Trainer

  Join Jan and Heather during our newest installment of quickie tastings. This week we begin with Pesto made with locally grown herbs! We promise it will only take 5 minutes to learn about this unique ingredient and taste test it in a simple dish.

• Friday, July 24th

  Fridays Five After Five: Local Harvest Edition

  5:00 - 7:00 p.m. $5/punchcard

  Join us as we extol the virtues of locally produced food and wine during our weekly tasting event!

• Saturday, July 25th

  Shake the Hand that Feeds You

  4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Free

  Meet the local farmers, producers and artisans who provide their great products for sale at Whole Foods Market. Hear their stories and history of how their companies were founded and how they produce such great products! Of course, samples abound during this meet & great occasion!

• Saturday, July 25th

  Farmers' Ball: A Field to Plate Dinner Celebration

  6:30 p.m. $75 with 100% of the proceeds to benefit OEFFA, Reservations Required

  Enjoy a beautiful and rustic family-style feast prepared by our talented chefs all from locally-sourced products! From Ohio wine and farmstead cheeses to locally-raised meats and produce picked right from the field; this meal will excite and delight your senses like never before! Live bluegrass entertainment by Death by Banjo will add to the fun.. Remember, 100% of the proceeds benefit Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association, helping to grow Ohio's fine agriculture industry!

  On the Menu 

  CHEESE COURSE:

  ¤ BLUE JACKET DAIRY ARROWHEAD HERB CHEVRE ¤

  WATERCRESS

  FRESH BERRIES

  Harpersfield Pinot Gris, Grand River Valley, Geneva, Ohio

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  SALAD:

  ¤ ROOT VEGETABLE FENNEL CARPACCIO ¤

  LEMON LAVENDER OIL

  Kinkead Ridge Viognier Roussanne, Ohio River Valley, Ripley, Ohio

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  MAIN:

  ¤ OHIO BEEF RIB ROAST ¤

  TRIO OF SMOKED ONIONS

  ROASTED MUSHROOMS

  ¤ PAN ROASTED GREAT LAKES WALLEYE ¤

  CITRUS AND FENNEL POLLEN

  HUNGARIAN HEIRLOOM CUCUMBER SALAD

  LEEK BRAISED TINY RED POTATOES

  Laurello Cabernet Franc, Grand River Valley, Geneva, Ohio

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  DESSERT:

  ¤ COUNTRY PASTRY TART FEATURING SNOWVILLE CREAMERY ¤

  Firelands Ice Wine, Sandusky, Ohio

  Though we will endeavor to provide the menu just as it is listed above, ingredient availability may dictate some changes. We do however promise a gastro-experience that will keep you talking about it for years!

• Sunday, July 26th

  Healthy Cooking Live! with Steve

  1:00 - 4:00 p.m. $35 Demonstration, Registration Required

  Learn the principles and techniques that will help you cook tasty food with far less salt, fat, sugar, meat, and high fat dairy from a CIA trained professional Chef with a compelling personal lifestyle modification story that actually eats this way every single day! 

  Each 3 hour Healthy Cooking Live! demonstration includes a full buffet with food prepared right in front of you from start to finish!  Read more about this cooking demonstration at the "Healthy Cooking Live!" link at www.FoodCanHeal.com. Space is limited to 40 seats so register today!

  On the menu:

  • Rice and Beans
  • Braised Field Greens
  • Chick Pea Chowder
  • Chick Pea Tabouleh with Cucumber
  • Whole Grain Pilaf with Wild Rice
  • Kamut and Kale Salad
  • Whole Grain Oatmeal

  Up for discussion:

  • Why is it so hard to cook tasty food with less salt, fat, & sugar?
  • Kitchen organization for healthy cooking; the basics
  • Using a pressure cooker; the basics
  • What food to keep on hand
  • What equipment to have in your kitchen

• Tuesday, August 4th

  Half Pints Club: Lunch Bunch

  11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Free, Registration Requested

  With Jan Bonner, Marketing Team

  We're mixing it up this summer with a full two hour block for Half Pints; drop in and out as your schedule permits! Back to school is around the corner...let's gear up with some healthy & delicious lunchbox ideas! Remember, we begin at 11:00 a.m. and end at 1:00 p.m. Parents are asked to stay with their children during the program.

• Sunday, August 9th

  Healthy Cooking Live! with Steve SUMMER EDITION

  1:00 - 4:00 p.m. $35

  Learn the principles and techniques that will help you cook tasty food with far less salt, fat, sugar, meat, and high fat dairy from a CIA trained professional Chef with a compelling personal lifestyle modification story that actually eats this way every single day!  The summer edition is designed around salads and items that require less cooking time.

  Each 3 hour Healthy Cooking Live! demonstration includes a full buffet with food prepared right in front of you from start to finish!  Read more about this cooking demonstration at the "Healthy Cooking Live! Summer Edition" link at www.FoodCanHeal.com. Space is limited to 40 seats so register today!

  On the menu:

  • 4^th of July Curried Slaw with Chick Peas and Dried Mango
  • Quinoa Salad with Edamame, Sweet Corn, and Black bean
  • Mixed Greens the Right Way
  • Saffron Israeli Cous Cous with Spinach, Black Olive, and Ripe Tomato
  • Quick Cook Four Bean Chili
  • "Hoppin' John" - Brown Rice & Black-Eyed Peas
  • Summer Ratatouille
  • Whole Grain Oatmeal with Walnuts and Fresh Berries

  Up for discussion:

  • Chronic disease: the modern dietary dilemma.
  • Why is it so hard to cook tasty food with less salt, fat, & sugar?
  • Kitchen organization for healthy cooking; the basics
  • Using a pressure cooker; the basics
  • What food to keep on hand
  • What equipment to have in your kitchen

• Tuesday, August 25th

  Autism Hope Action Plan Seminar Presented by the Autism Grass Roots Tour

  6:00 p.m. Free, Registration Required

  With Raun K. Kaufman, CEO of The Autism Center of America^TM and Kristin Selby Gonzalez, Director of Autism Education for Enzymedica^® and mom of a son with autism

  Hear Raun K. Kaufman share the story of his complete recovery from autism! This event is perfect for family members and health professionals seeking autism education. The Autism Grass Roots Tour is an initiative of the Autism Hope Alliance, a nonprofit foundation working to promote education about autism and provide immediate help for children challenged by autism and other neurological difficulties. Find more information online at www.agrt.org.

  Attend this FREE LECTURE and LEARN:

  • Where to begin after a diagnosis
  • What to add to existing treatments
  • Biomedical treatments
  • Dietary intervention
  • Sensory integration
  • Educational, enzyme and play therapies
  • Living toxin-free
  • How to stay inspired

• Coming Soon

  Let your imagination run wild with what we might have up our sleeves for these events...coming this summer:

  • Dog Days of Summer Dog Wash & Pet Adoption
  • Back to School Bash/Autism Awareness Weekend 
  • Autumn Crush Wine Festival

Announcements

Registration and Payment Policies

Class Sign-Up: To sign up for a class or to receive more information, contact Customer Service at 614-760-5556. To guarantee your place in a class, payment, registration and student waiver must be received when you enroll. If a class has insufficient enrollment number, it will be cancelled 24 hours prior to the start of the class. We will contact you by phone regarding cancellation. You will receive a full refund.

Cancellations: To cancel your class registration please contact Customer Service. A full refund will be credited if you cancel 48 hours prior to the start of the class. 

Children Attending Adult Classes: For the enjoyment of all class attendees, we kindly ask that only children age 12 years and older attend adult classes. We’re excited to have younger children participate in age-appropriate classes available on our calendar.