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# Whole Foods to donate 5 percent of Aug. 16 sales to organic farming research
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/081106-story-20060811/
- Published: 2006-08-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:09:41.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

To get more definitive answers on why to eat organic, Whole Foods is supporting research on organic farming.

All 24 Whole Foods Market stores in Southern California, Nevada and Arizona will donate 5 percent of the day’s net sales to the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), an organization that fosters the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems. This will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 16 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Approximately, 2 percent of the U.S. food supply is grown using organic methods. The U.S. organic industry has grown approximately 20 percent per year for more than 10 years, making it the fastest growing sector of agriculture.

The Organic Farming Research Foundation is a nonprofit whose mission is to sponsor research related to organic farming practices; to disseminate research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems; and to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues. www.ofrf.org.

Representatives from OFRF will be in Whole Foods Market Santa Monica to educate shoppers and answer questions.

Please visit www.wholefoodsmarket.com or call (888) SHOP-WFM for store locations.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 11, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081106.pdf?ref=smdp.com)