11/07/2025
Not all the rot is in the produce aisle.
As we head into Thanksgiving, many of us are stocking up, cooking with family, and thinking about what we’re grateful for. 🥕
It’s also the perfect moment to think about where we buy our ingredients — and who our dollars really nourish.
🚫 Whole Foods Market → Once independent, now owned by Amazon, the world’s largest corporate lobbyist. Since the acquisition, Amazon has been linked to union-busting, supplier cutbacks, and worker surveillance.
✅ Grocery Outlet Bargain Market → California-born and run by local independent operators. Affordable groceries, less waste, and profits that stay local. groceryoutlet.com
🌿 Sprouts Farmers Market → Fair-trade produce, transparent sourcing, and sustainable packaging — fresh food without the monopoly markup. sprouts.com
💚 Local Favorites:
• Grand Lake Farmers Market
(and many others across the East Bay)
• Berkeley Bowl |
• Monterey Market | .market
• Diablo Foods | .foods
• Market Hall Foods |
• Lunardi’s Markets |
This season, let’s choose ingredients that feed more than our tables — let’s feed local farms, fair wages, and community strength.
🥦 Shop local.
💚 Shop smart.
🛒 Shop values.
What’s your go-to local grocery store or farmers’ market for holiday cooking? Tag them below 👇🏼
