Natural Grocers Launches “Ladybug Love Your Neighborhoods” Partnerships with Beyond Pesticides in Honor of Organic Harvest Month
In honor of Organic Harvest Month (September), and its 5th year as America’s Organic Headquarters, Natural Grocers announces its partnership with Beyond Pesticides, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that aims to protect public health and the environment by leading the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. Natural Grocers is celebrating being Organic Month Headquarters and its partnership with Beyond Pesticides with an accompanying fundraiser and giveaways, exclusive educational programs, discounts and more. Some of the festive highlights include the new “Organic Meal in a Bag” giveaway, a special free Nutrition Education organics program and deep discounts for power members.
In addition to our Five Founding Principles, “organic” is at the heart of who we are as a company. Natural Grocers only sells USDA certified 100 percent organic produce, and we’ve always been active in promoting and protecting the integrity of the organic label. We are Certified Organic Food Handlers, which means all stores are inspected annually by an organic certifying agency to ensure we are only using organic-approved processes and cleaning products. This certification, plus our commitment to selling only 100 percent Certified Organic Produce, guarantees its integrity from farm to basket to table.
LADYBUG LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS
Ladybug Love is our motto, and we want you to make your neighborhoods friendly to ladybugs and other pollinators. To this end, our long-term partnership with non-profit organization Beyond Pesticides, kicks off on September 1, 2020 with a month-long fundraising campaign Natural Grocers’ goal is to raise $100,000 in September for Beyond Pesticides through two in-store fundraising opportunities:
Natural Grocers will donate $1 to Beyond Pesticides for every reusable limited-edition “Organic Month Headquarters” shopping bag purchased (retail: $1.99).
Natural Grocers’ customers will have the opportunity to make contributions to Beyond Pesticides ($1, $5 or $10) at any one of Natural Grocers’ 159 store locations.
Natural Grocers’ long history as the national model for organic advocacy and as leaders in the organic movement makes them the perfect partner for Beyond Pesticides’ mission to create synthetic pesticide-free local parks, safer for communities and pollinators. Currently, Beyond Pesticides and Natural Grocers are transforming Roosevelt Park and its Memorial Rose Garden in Longmont, CO by eliminating synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and converting exclusively to organic practices. Additional park projects in communities where Natural Grocers operates will be announced.
“At Natural Grocers we don’t stop at the “Dirty Dozen”—we only sell 100 percent organic produce year-round because of our family’s and company’s dedication to improving human health, strengthening environmental health and ensuring economic viability for future generations,” explained Heather Isely, Natural Grocers Executive Vice President. “To that end, it is critical that the elimination of synthetic pesticides extends beyond what we ingest, put on our bodies and use to clean our homes, so we are proud to team up with Beyond Pesticides in their mission to transition local parks into safer gathering areas for our communities.”
GIVEAWAY: THE GIFT OF AN ORGANIC MEAL
Give your friends, family, or neighbors a tasty and nutritious organic meal on Natural Grocers, with the new “Organic Meal in a Bag” giveaway. Nominate someone who has been an inspiration in your life by submitting a short essay telling us about them. Every week in September, we will select three winning essays and the nominees will receive all the fixings for a memorable organic meal, the accompanying recipes, a Natural Grocers reusable shopping bag and a $5 Natural Grocers gift card. To nominate family, friends, or community members, visit www.naturalgrocers.com/organic-meal-bag-giveaway1
For more information, visit the official press release.