date:Sep 27, 2012
rate headquarters in Austin empowered the managers of individual stores to seek out local farms growing produce that might appeal to customers. In 2006, the company hired its first two full-time foragers, who were tasked with finding small-scale farms that would be able to sell produce to Whole Foods in the Seattle metro area. In the next six years, Whole Foods hired 18 more foragers to do the same thing in 12 different regions. In 2007, the company set aside $10 million to provide low-interest