Articles on the Environment

Make This Earth Day Organic and Natural

Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd and we invite you to help us celebrate by making a commitment to eat only organic and natural food on that day. Eating organic and natural food is the best way to promote sustainability. Since we spend so much of our time and energy each day buying, preparing and consuming food, even small changes we make to our diet have a powerful ripple effect on our health and the health of the planet. Keep Reading →

DOWN TO EARTH TO REQUIRE GMO LABELING BY 2018

All Products Containing Genetically Modified Ingredients Will
Need to Be Labeled As Such

Down to Earth Organic & Natural today announced it will begin requiring any products with ingredients containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled as such by 2018. The decision follows a similar announcement by Whole Foods this past Friday. Keep Reading →

Healthy, Natural Foods are Affordable

Making healthy food accessible and affordable for everyone has been a focus of Down to Earth since opening its first store at Wailuku on Maui 35 years ago. The idea was that whole, minimally processed foods often cost less than highly processed foods -- those laden with fat, sugar, additives and preservatives--because the cost to produce, package, and market them is much less.  Keep Reading →

Celebrating 35 Years of Service to Hawaii!

Back in 1977, when Down to Earth was founded by a group of friends in Wailuku, Maui, “health food” was considered unconventional. The idea of improving your health through organic and natural foods and a vegetarian lifestyle was a passion for some, but it was not a concept many people thought about at the time.  Keep Reading →

The Greenest Act: A Plant-based Diet

As we approach Earth Day this upcoming April 22nd, I am reminded of the environmental benefits of a plant-based diet. Keep Reading →

Down to Earth Joins "Kanu Hawaii Eat Local Challenge!"

This September Down to Earth will participate in Kanu Hawaii's Annual Eat Local Challenge! by offering special vegetarian cooking classes and in-store demos featuring local produce and putting select local produce at 15% off! Keep Reading →

Are GMOs Safe To Eat?

Since the dawn of time, human beings and animals alike have asked the question every day, “What should I eat?” We need to know not just what tastes good, but what is good for our survival and for our long-term health. We employ our sense of smell, taste, sight and touch, our intelligence, our knowledge of cause and effect and our culture to help us decide what to eat.  Keep Reading →

Organic versus Conventional: the difference is more than just skin deep

As the organic movement gains traction, more and more people are likely to wash and peel their non-organic produce to minimize exposure to dangerous pesticides. Many articles on organic foods list the "dirty dozen" - foods that should be purchased organic whenever possible because of high pesticide residues and “the clean fifteen.” - foods with the least amount of pesticide residue. Keep Reading →

Aloha ‘Aina with A Billion Acts of Green

Aloha ‘Aina means love of the land. What would happen if one out of every six people on the planet took their commitment to the Earth more seriously? That's what The Earth Day Network intends to find out with their daring campaign, A Billion Acts of Green. They hope to register one billion environmental actions between now and Earth Summit 2012, a conference organized by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, which will be held June of 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keep Reading →

40% Off Sale Celebrates New Non-GMO Logo On Oct 10th!

GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. GMO, also known as genetically engineered, bio-engineered, or biotech crop, is a term commonly used to refer to crops that have been genetically altered using gene-splicing technology (See the sidebar, "What Does GMO Mean, and Why Should I Be Concerned?).

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