Store Calendar

Events

• Sunday, March 14th

  Daylight Savings Time Begins

• Tuesday, March 16th

  Fun Foodie Tuesday Night

  6-7p Free

  Demo Menu: Shephard Pie with green beans & carrots

• Wednesday, March 17th

  St. Patrick's Day Observed

• Thursday, March 18th

  Spring Fling - Metro Event

  5-7pm FREE

• Friday, March 19th

  St. Joseph's Day Observed

• Saturday, March 20th

  A Taste of Spring

  12-2pm FREE

• Saturday, March 20th

  WWOZ Brass Pass Pickup Table

  11am-6pm

• Tuesday, March 23rd

  Fun Foodie Tuesday Night

  6-7p Free

  Demo Menu: Eggplant & Portobello Napoleons with grilled polenta

• Saturday, March 27th

  Easter Egg Hunt

  1pm Free

• Saturday, March 27th

  Skin Organics by Ann Web Beauty Demo

  2-5pm Free - in our Whole Body Department

  About Skin Organics:

  I developed my passion for skin care at a young age when I faced my own struggles with severe cystic acne. I had limited resources for receiving medical treatments in the small town of Gueydan, Louisiana, so I traveled to neighboring cities to get access to every book, article, and medical journal that I could find. I learned early on that creating beautiful skin goes far beyond topical medications and antibiotics.

  During my search I found that most dermatological treatment protocols were the same until I met Dr. Brent Schillinger. I was fascinated by his hands-on, specialized acne protocols that finally brought about a positive change in my skin. This fateful meeting began my journey into the world of esthetics. I would go on to work for the PGA Spa, The Florida Center of Cosmetic Surgery, and serve as Cosmetic Director for the Austin Plastic Surgery Center while maintaining an esthetics studio in my home.

  Making products came about when I recognized a need for affordable, clean products for my local clients. I had already contributed to the development of two other product lines, and I was ready to put more than 10 years of research and labor into a line of my own.
  I envisioned a product line that was affordable, simple to use, and contained the best pharmaceutical-grade ingredients available.

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• Monday, March 29th

  Extending our Store Hours

  8am - 10pm

  Beginning today our Veterans store will stay open until 10pm for your convenience.

• Tuesday, March 30th

  Fun Foodie Tuesday Night

  6-7p Free

  Demo Menu: Lemon Grilled Chicken wtih Barley & Tomato Salad

• Friday, April 2nd

  Good Friday

• Sunday, April 4th

  Easter Sunday

• Thursday, April 22nd

  40th Anniversary EARTH DAY Celebration

• May 5th

  Cinco De Mayo

CLASSES

• Every Tuesday Evening

  Fun Foodie Night

  6-7pm Free

  Come sample & learn with us.  Each week we feature something different! Tastings/Pairings/Demos/Classes/Education on new products

  Sign up at the Pontchartrain Grill. Reserve your spot now! Seating Limited to 15 persons. 6-7pm

• The Last Thursday of Each Month

  Cheese & Wine 101

  7-8:30pm $10 Donation

  Treat yourself & a friend to an interactive, delicious and dynamic learning experience!  Explore the world of hand-crafted cheeses and wines in a unique way.  Let us provide you with a roadmap for matching various cheese types with the wines that best suit them.

  This unique, hands-on exploration of the world's finest cheeses is the perfect overview for any beginner.  We will introduce cheese basics, including milk types, ripening processes and flavor profiles as well as how to shop for, care for, and serve fine cheeses.

  We will also guide you through choosing wines that compliment each cheese type. You'll be invited to sample some of the cheese and wine pairings and discover what suits your own personal taste.

  Due to the enormous response we will hold the class in our Cafe Seating Area. Each tasting class lasts approximately 90 minutes.

  Minimum of 4 different wines and  4 different cheeses will be tasted

  Cheeses, olives and cold-cuts will be served to illustrate some food and wine pairing principles and classical matches.  

  Limit 15 persons per class- Sign up today at the Specialty Cheese Counter.

• Wednesday thru Sunday - WEEKLY

  Great Value Wines

  5-7pm Free

    If you like opening a different bottle of wine frequently with dinner you might find that the budget does not always support the expensive stuff. Surely, the wine world must have a couple of decent choices under $20 but how do you find those?...

  Join us in discovering great value wines - affordable, delicious choices under $20. We will introduce a selection of them. We will not only be opening wines that received high scores from professional wine critics, we will also open bottles that are ranked as favorites among our team members. These are the wines that got the highest vote by regular wine drinkers, that is, by people like you.

  Join us each week in our Specialty Department and let our Team Members show you the Greatest Deals.

• Saturday & Sunday - WEEKLY

  Vendor Wine & Beer Tastings - Specialty Department

  1-4pm Free

  Join us for wine & beer tastings.  Every weekend new, exciting and affordable selections are introduced. Introduction to structural characteristics and flavor profiles of the major grape varieties and their nuances across leading wine regions.

Notices

• Every Wednesday

  Double Sales Flyer

   If your resolution is to save money and eat healthier - shop with us on Wednesdays! Because on Wednesday it's double flyer day -- you get the sale items from last week and this week - it's like two sales at once, and it only happens on Wednesdays!

  It's our not-so-subtle way of saying, save with us! So shop, save, and feel better about what you're feeding your family! See you Wednesday -- at Whole Foods Market Veterans!

• Free WI-FI (Wireless Internet Access) 

  Did you know our store offers Free Wi-Fi?  Simply tune your laptop into the SSID: WholeFoodsMarketNetwork

  We invite you to enjoy your coffee and pastries or lunch and dinner items while you surf the internet or check your email.  If you need assistance, inquire at the Guest Service Counter.

• FLYERS, POSTINGS & PUBLICATIONS

  No flyers, postings or publications are allowed in our store without written permission from store management.

  Currently approved publications for our store lobby:

   

   

  • Culinary Concierge
  • Gambit Weekly
  • Louisiana Green Scene
  • Natural Awakenings
  • New Orleans Living
  • NOLA Baby
  • Offbeat Magazine
  • Urban Dog
  • Where Yat

  All other materials will be discarded.

   

• Just for our Younger Shoppers - Whole Foods Market Kid's Club

  Stop by our Guest Services desk in the front of our store to get your free Kid's Club Identification Card .  Kids between the ages of 2-12 can use their card to get a free treat every time they come to our store. Check our store calendar page (VETERANS STORE) for  events. For additional rules, see Identification Card.

• Join us...

  Join Whole Foods Market in our conservation efforts. Re-use your paper,plastic and other bags every time you shop at Whole Foods Market Veterans and receive 5 cents back for every paper or plastic bag re-used. Receive 10 cents back for every cloth or plastic tote used.
  Paper, Plastic or Re-usable?
  

  • The average family accumulates 60 plastic bags in only four trips to the grocery store. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. (Estimated cost to retailers is $4 billion.)
  • It takes more than four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag.
  • In 1999, 14 million trees were cut to produce the 10 billion paper grocery bags used by Americans that year alone.
  • Paper bag production delivers a global warming double-whammy - forests (major absorbers of greenhouse gases) have to be cut down, and then the subsequent manufacturing of bags produces greenhouse gases.
  • Paper sacks generate 70% more air and 50 times more water pollutants than plastic bags.
  • Plastic bags cause over 100,000 sea turtle and other marine animal deaths every year when animals mistake them for food.
  • In 2001, Ireland consumed 1.2 billion plastic bags, or 316 per person. An extremely successful plastic bag consumption tax, introduced in 2002 reduced consumption by 90%. Approximately 18,000,000 liters of oil have been saved due to this reduced production.
  • Current research demonstrates that paper in today's landfills does not degrade or break down at a substantially faster rate than plastic does. In fact, nothing completely degrades in modern landfills because of the lack of water, light, oxygen, and other important elements that are necessary for the degradation process to be completed.

  
  SECURE THE CALL - Recycle Your Cell Phones

  SECURE THE CALL is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that collects used and unwanted phones and then redistributes them to the community to be used as emergency-only 911 cell phones.  It serves two missions:

  1) Help the planet by keeping as many cell phones out of landfills as possible

  2) Help the community by giving away free cell phones to be used as 911 emergency-only phones as well as evacuation emergency phones

  Whole FoodsMarket Veterans provides you with the opportunity to recycle your unwanted cell phones. To help out the environment, simply place your cell phone in the barrel located in the front of our store under the Guest Comment Board. Thanks!