Newest Whole Foods in northeast Phoenix is LEED certified and buys local produce. | AzSustainability.com

Newest Whole Foods in northeast Phoenix is LEED certified and buys local produce.

For one, the new store taps more local suppliers like Tonopah Rob, who produces locally grown lettuces, baby cabbages, beets, turnips and watermelon radishes, said Chris Petroulakis, Whole Foods regional produce coordinator.And Petroulakis found French Kiss melons from a Yuma farm family, the only ones with the seeds for the extra juicy variety, he said.

Article at East Vally Tribune

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