Natural Grocers announced an in-store holiday fundraiser for its established food bank partners, through Dec. 31, 2022. This campaign is in addition to the company's ongoing Bring Your Own Bag program, which donates five cents per shopping trip to local food bank partners whenever customers bring in their own reusable bags.

A Commitment to Community is one of Natural Grocers' Five Founding Principles. Since its inception in 1955, Natural Grocers has developed enduring partnerships with various charities that better the lives of the communities in the 21 states the company serves — including

The newly renovated Brookdale ShopRite hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to debut an EVgo Inc.electric vehicle fast charging station at its 1409 Broad Street parking lot in Bloomfield, NJ.
 
This EVgo charging station features charging from 100kW up to 350kW and can serve four vehicles simultaneously. The station was supported with funding through the PSE&G Electric Vehicle Charging Program, which is designed to support the deployment of EV chargers for a range of customers. This latest launch is part of a push to install and offer charging stations in communities where ShopRite stores operate

Throughout the year, H-E-B is committed to reduce its impact on the environment through waste diversion efforts along with several other initiatives to help conserve and protect our great state, now and for generations to come. This Texas Recycles Day, H-E-B reinforced its commitment to maximize its recycling efforts and shares ways Texans can improve recycling habits at home.      

Through Our Texas, Our Future, H-E-B’s mission is to increase awareness and education around sustainability efforts that help preserve land, water and air in Texas. Regularly recognized for its commitment to

Dole’s pineapple operations in Costa Rica S.A. were recognized by The American-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce with the Social Responsibility in Action Award in the employees category for its project Information and Wellbeing Centers.

In the designation AmCham further distinguished this project as the overall Grand Winner among over 40 submittals, which entered the chamber’s Corporate Social Responsibility event. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the award and the first year when a Grand Winner was selected among all proposals.

The Information and Wellbeing Centers is an integrated

Western Growers is debuting a documentary short video online for Thanksgiving that demonstrates the care California farmers put into growing the food that will be consumed this holiday season.

The video features Colby Pereira of Braga Fresh Family Farms, Martin Jefferson of Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Mark Mason of Huntington Farms and Jynel Gularte of Rincon Farms.

"Real farmers care about you, the consumer — your health, your safety, the quality and flavor of your fresh produce," Mason said. "Because we feed our families the same fruits and vegetables we feed yours."

Growers Supply Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, together with ViviGro Sustainable Solutions announced a strategic partnership under the name Ropana Grower Solutions Ltd. that expands support and supply of quality products and services to agricultural communities throughout the lower mainland and Pacific Northwest.

“Sustainable farming practices are our future,” said Yasir Syed, president & CEO of ViviGro. “Improving soil health in an environmentally friendly manner is essential to improving crop yields not only today, but for generations to come. We are excited to