Visit our All Thing Good: Holidays 2009 website for helpful tips that will make your holidays easier & your guests happier.

Kimball Art Center Named Next 5% Day Beneficiary

We are proud to announce our next 5% Community Day beneficiary is The Kimball Art Center on Thursday, November 19 including the Young Artists' Academy Art Opening from 5-8 pm!

The Kimball Art Center is the heart of Park City's historic and vibrant arts community. It is a non-profit center for the arts, committed to engaging individuals of all ages in diverse and inspiring experiences through education, exhibitions and events. They also host the Young Artists' Academy (YAA) where students study and practice the visual arts.

Our cafe is now the proud home of art work created by the young artists in the YAA program called "Park City Then and Now" and will be up for our customers to enjoy through January 2010.

To celebrate the talented students, amazing artwork, and 5% Community Day, we will be holding an Art Opening on Thursday, November 19 from 5-8.

Please be sure to do your Thanksgiving Day shopping on Thursday, November 19 to help benefit the Kimball Art Center! Plus stop by the Art Opening to meet the young artists in our community, enjoy their artwork, and lots of declicious food, it's free! Check out the Park Record article about our 5% Community Day!

Please note: 5% of the entire day's sales benefit the Kimball Art Center (not only during the Art Opening from 5-8 pm.)

To learn more about the Young Artists' Academy see below.

Young Artists' Academy: The YAA is for students in middle and high school who are dedicated to the study and practice of the visual arts. This select group of artists develops their ideas and philosophies of visual arts through a variety of creative projects and community events. Academy members are encouraged to go outside of their comfort zone and experiment with projects and ideas they might not experience in school. Students in this program enrich their portfolios and resumes, meet local artists and explore careers in the visual arts.

The YAA consists of fifteen students who work hard to advance their understanding of the visual arts. The academy is supported by private donations and fundraising projects. Applications are released in the spring of each year and a new group joins returning students.

During the past year, the YAA has participated in various community service projects and events. To find out more information about the YAA and the Kimball Art Center please visit www.kimballartcenter.org.

Have a Vegan Coming to Your Holiday Dinner?

Whether you have vegan guests coming to dinner, your college student came home with a new vegan lifestyle, or you've just turned vegan and are attempting your first Tofurky, let us help! We're pros when it comes to preparing the most delicious vegan foods for your holidays.

The good news is there is no need to reinvent the wheel - a few tweaks to many traditional recipes will make them holiday heaven for vegans. Plus, by changing ingredients like butter over to soy margarine for example, you're also making your holiday meal healthier as all vegan foods are cholesterol free. It's a simple way to make your heart happier this holiday!

Main Course:

Tofurky is America's number one turkey alternative since 1995! Made by a family owned and operated company called Turtle Island Foods, Inc. in Oregon, it has become the beloved center of the vegan table.

Try our Tofurky Roast, or buy the "Vegetarian Feast" which comes with a tender juicy stuffed roast, eight delicious cran-apple potato dumplings, rich Tofurky "giblet" and mushroom gravy, and their signature Tofurky Jerky Wishstix.

Sides:

Most of your traditional side dishes use only minor ingredients that cause them not to be vegan. By using simple alternative ingredients instead, you'll have all the taste, with none of the animal byproducts.

Instead of:	Try Our:
Butter	Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks or Tub of Buttery Spread
Milk	Any of our original flavor soy, coconut, or rice milks. Silk and SoDelicious are some of our favorite brands.
Eggs	Bob's Red Mill All Natural Egg Replacer or EnerG Egg Replacer. And a cool tip, per egg in your recipe, replace it with half a banana, or use 10 ounces of soda to match the color of your treat (if you're making chocolate cake, use a cola, if you're making vanilla cookies, use a clear soda.)
Cheese	Follow Your Heart Cheese available in Mozzarella and Cheddar flavors
Chicken or Beef Broth	Imagine Organic Vegetable Broth or No Chicken Broth, 365 Vegetable Broth
Bread and Bread Crumbs for Stuffing, etc.	Many breads and most bread crumbs are vegan, just make sure there are no milk or eggs in it. Try Rudi's Organic Bakery Breads or our 365 Bread Crumbs available in Plain, Italian, and Panko
Ground Meat	Boca Soy Crumble or LightLife Smart Ground
Gravy	Replace your beef or turkey gravy with mushroom gravy like our Simply Organic Brown Gravy or Hain Pure Foods Brown Gravy Mix
Sour Crème	Tofutti Non-Dairy Sour Supreme
Creamer	Silk Soy Creamer available in Plain or French Vanilla
Mayonnaise	Vegenaise or Miso Mayo
Honey	365 Organic Agave Nectar as a natural sweetener

Desserts:

Everyone loves dessert! And with these simple tips you can make your decadent traditions with no cholesterol and less fat!

For:	Try Our:
Making Your Own Pumpkin Pie	Mori-Nu Silken Tofu is excellent for anything creamy such as pumpkin pie filling, creamed spinach, or pudding. And most pumpkin pie mixes are vegan, like our Farmers Market Organic Pumpkin Pie Mix.
Frozen Pies & Pie Shells	Wholly Wholesome frozen Bake at Home Pies available in Cherry, Apple, and Blueberry or our Wholly Wholesome Organic Whole Wheat 9" Pie Shells
Pudding	Mori-Nu Mates available in Vanilla or Lemon Crème (combined with Mori-Nu Silken Tofu)
Whip Cream	Soyatoo Rice Whip
Ice Cream	Soy Delicious or Rice Dream, available in many flavors
Egg Nog	Try our Silk Nog, also available in Pumpkin Spice. Add a dash of cinnamon to make it like Mamma used to.
Hot Cocoa & Marshmallows	We have several vegan hot cocoas like our Green & Black's Organic Hot Cocoa (just check if there is a milk derivative like skim milk powder), and we will have vegan marshmallows this year!
Cake and Brownie Mixes	365 Chocolate Cake Mix, Muffin Mix, Brownie Mix, White Cake Mix, All Purpose Baking Mix (also Gluten Free)
Chocolate Chips	365 Vegan Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Starters & Snacks:

While everyone is patiently looming around the kitchen for dinner to begin, your traditional starters and snacks can easily be vegan friendly and delicious!

For:	Try Our:
Dip & Chips	Tofutti Sour Supreme and mix it with any type of dip packet such as Ranch or French Onion, you'll be amazed at the light delicious taste.
Spreads and Crackers	Ancho Chili Jam or Fischer Wiser Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce with Tofutti Non-Dairy Cream Cheese, the taste will blow your mind! Some of our favorite crackers are Nita Crisp Wheat and Spelt Crackers or 365 Seaweed Rice Crackers.
Meat & Cheese Trays	Try our Tofurky or Yves meatless deli slices available in Hickory Smoked and more, our Yves meatless Pepperoni Slices, and our Follow Your Heart Cheese available in Mozzarella and Cheddar.

Breakfast:

If you have a house hold full of guests staying over for the holidays you can have fun with a vegan breakfast, once again, making a typically high cholesterol and fatty meal healthier for your holidays.

For:	Try Our:
Waffles and Pancakes	Nature's Path Flax Plus Red Berry Waffles, Bob's Red Mill Buckwheat Pancake and Waffle Mix
Bacon	LightLife Smart Bacon Style Strips
Sausage	GimmeLean Veggie Protein Sausage
Bagels & Cream Cheese	Vosen's Plain Bagels (made locally!) and Tofutti Non-Dairy Cream Cheese

Seasoning & Sauces:

Here are a few of our favorite ingredients that jazz up any vegan dish!

Braggs Liquid Aminos	Having the taste and consistency of soy sauce, Braggs Liquid Aminos adds a hearty (and healthy!) taste to any dish
Nutritional Yeast	Found in our bulk section; use Nutritional Yeast to make any dish taste cheesy!

 Be sure to pick up your "Have a Vegan Coming to Dinner?" paphlet in our store and look for our "Vegan for the Holidays" signage to find these products easily! Or ask for Corinne, our resident vegan, or a Team Member on our Red Apron Crew to help you find what you need to make your vegan holiday perfect!

If you rather we make it for you, our Holiday Menu offers excellent vegan options. Order at our Holiday Table or online at www.wholefoodsmarket.com/holidays.

Visit http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/holidays/guides/vegetarian.php for vegan recipes and tips!

Sign Up for your Healthy Eating Tour for Kids

We are proud to announce we are now offering Healthy Eating Tours for Kids! If you have a youth group that would be ineterested in coming to our store for a fun tour with tasty samples and cool facts about the importance of healthy food, please contact Corinne via email at corinne.piazza@wholefoods.com for details. (Please note that one adult chaperone per five children is required.)

Together we can make learning to eat healthy fun and even yummy for kids!

Come Try The Best Cup Of Coffee In Town!

We are proud to introduce our new Hand Brewed Coffee Bar! You can choose from eight different flavors (and even mix them to make your own unique flavor), it's brewed in just a minute, and it's completely fresh. It doesn't hang around in a pot all day, it's ordered by you and made just for you! So if you have one minute, stop in for the freshest, fastest, and most delicious cup of coffee in Park City!

WiFi Is Here

Now that you have the best cup of coffee in town, a delicious sandwich from our hot sandwich bar, and piping hot soup made by our in-house chefs, settle down in our cafe with your laptop and FREE WiFi! It's on us!

Park City Comes in 5th Place for Reusable Bags

The Reusable Bag Challenge, sponsored by the Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST), ended on September 1st, 2009. 

Five grocers in the Park City School District participated and our citizens did a great job by using 157,382 reusable bags between March and August.  The challenge results were calculated a per-capita basis and Park City finished 13th out of 31 participating mountain towns.  Basalt, CO was the challenge winner and will receive $10k for a school solar project. 

The 157,382 reusable bags used in Park City was the 5th highest net total among all participating towns and helped contribute to a grand total of approximately 5.3 million reusable bags for all areas.

Thank you for your dedication to keeping Park City green!

5% Community Giving Day & Adopt-A-Thon with Friends of Animals

Thank you Park City! Together we raised $2,269.02 for Friends of Animals (FOA) during our Community 5% Day this past Tuesday, July 21!

Please visit our Community Giving page for more details!!

You Asked, We Listened! Bike Parking Now at Whole Foods Market Park City!

We're proud to announce we have two shiny new bike racks at both of our entrances! With space for 20 bikes at each rack, there's room-o-plenty for our cruisin' customers. So park your bike and enjoy your lunch at Whole Foods Market Park City!

New! - Whole Foods Kids Club

Whole Foods Market Park City has a new club and it's just for Kids! This unique and interactive club introduces kids  (up to age 12) to the tasty world of food and cooking in a fun, creative and healthy way. Look for special samples and treats all around our store, reserved exclusively for Whole Foods Kids Club members!

It's easy to join; simply ask for a Whole Foods Kids Club card at our customer service counter or at any check stand. Every time you shop - bring your card back to our store and experience what the Club has to offer. Parents, sign up for our online community and receive emails with updates about Kids Club events! Stay tuned for special classes and events - only for club members!