Support the Food Council through Nickels for Nonprofits!

The Food Council is honored to be selected as the Nickels for Nonprofits partner at all five Whole Foods Markets Montgomery County locations from July 1st-December 31st, 2019!

Nickels for Nonprofits encourages customers to shop with reusable shopping bags while providing the opportunity to give back to the community at the same time. At participating Whole Foods Market stores (see below), customers who bring in and use reusable bags at checkout from now through the end of the year can choose to donate their bag refund of five cents per bag to the Food Council.

Nickels for Nonprofits supports Whole Foods Market’s core values of caring about their communities and the environment. We encourage you to support these core values and the Food Council by bringing your reusable bags each time you shop at a Montgomery County Whole Foods Market store, and by donating your bag refunds to the Food Council.

The participating Whole Foods Market stores in Montgomery County are:

Thank you for your support!

Upcoming Events

Apr 23

Speed Meet: Virtual Business Networking Event for Montgomery County

Join this speed-dating style mixer on Zoom and meet other entrepreneurs in Montgomery County (though all are welcome)!

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Apr 25

Equitable Land Access Working Group Meeting

Join us on Thursday, April 25th, 11am-12pm, for a meeting of the Equitable Land Access Working Group. We will be discussing the potential of farm incubator and community programming in the County, where beginning farmers are given the land, tools, and support they need to flourish. Additionally, we will learn about farmland preservation efforts in the County, and learn about USDA's recent initiatives and opportunities to promote local and regional food systems. We plan to have a lively discussion to learn more, and to connect to and fuel the momentum of these exciting efforts.

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Apr 27

Montgomery County Green Fest

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Apr 30

Local Food Procurement Working Group

Join our local food procurement working group on April 30th at 11am-12:30pm. During this meeting we will hear from local retailers, Troy Sexton, Category Manager at Common Market and Mike Leveille, Fresh Category Manager at Common Market as they share industry insider knowledge on what retailers are looking for in a product when stocking shelves. You do not want to miss this! We will also go over sell sheet examples and share a template for local businesses to make their own. We hope to see you there!

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