Community Involvement

From the day we first opened our doors 14 years ago, we were committed to supporting our community. And as Quality Greens has grown, so has our commitment.

We are thrilled to be in a position to be a major sponsor of the CIBC Run for the Cure for over 10 years; every fall we support participants with a vast array of complimentary snacks after the event.

Every month, we generously support other fundraising initiatives throughout the Okanagan Valley.

We also take great satisfaction out of the little gestures that help our community.

We take boxes of fruit and vegetables to our local Food Banks to distribute to the folks who come through their doors.

When we cut the greens off the tops of your carrots, we give them and other food to the Kelowna SPCA and local farmers to feed their animals.

In the back room at each of our locations, you'll see pictures of our foster children from all over the world. Each of our locations sponsors a foster child through World Vision.

Down to Earth for Earth Day

At Quality Greens we believe that a healthy environment is important for the well being of our community. Last year alone over 9 million plastic bags were given out by retail outlets and the majority of them were never recycled. That's a lot of plastic sitting in our landfills. We want to help lead the clean up! Quality Greens has committed to eliminating plastic shopping bags in all four of our Okanagan locations by Earth Day, 2010. (April 22, 2010)

This fall we will be launching our redesigned reusable shopping bag and more information about this initiative.

Please join us in this commitment to our community!

Frequently Asked Questions about plastic and reusable bags:

What about cross contamination of meat and other food?

We will continue to use small plastic bags for packaging of meats and other deli items as well as the small plastic produce bags. These bags are an important safe guard against cross-contamination.

Aren't reusable bags a health hazard?

No, not if they are washed and replaced when necessary. Again, we will continue to use small plastic bags for meats, deli and produce items to ensure the health and well being of our customers.

Aren't degradable plastic bags good enough?

Unfortunately no. For the most part degradable plastic bags are not eligible for recycling programs and will only degrade under specific conditions of heat and light, conditions not often found in landfills.

More information about why it's important to be plastic bag free!

http://www.greenerfootprints.com/
http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/battleofthebag/video.html
http://www.plasticbagfree.com/facts.php
http://www.poconorecord.com/_flash/soundslides/20080505plasticbags/soundslider.swf
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/10/top-un-environmental-official-ban-plastic-bags/