Interesting Articles in the News

Down to Earth is now conducting cooking classes at all store locations. Learn recipes for amazing vegetarian and vegan dishes that are easy to make! Join us to see how to use local, organic, and wholesome ingredients to make healthy and delicious entrees, soups, breakfasts, and desserts. With our extensive cooking and baking experience you'll find our classes to be a wealth of information, and the delightful personalities of our chefs make these classes great fun!

Everything is moving ahead as planned with construction of the new 10,000 square foot store that Down to Earth will open on July 2nd in Kapolei Commons, across from Target. The basic shell of the building is near completion, as the photo above shows the entryway going up on March 11th. The architect's rendering of the finished "look" is in the photo below.

Down to Earth won “Best Vegan Treats” in Honolulu Magazine’s annual “Best of Honolulu” edition, which was published this month. This was an "Editors' Pick," which reflected well on the company. Here's a transcript of the award citation:

A new, great-tasting organic soft serve yogurt has been introduced by Down to Earth at its Kailua location. The new Cloud Top™ brand yogurt is the first and only frozen yogurt to be USDA Certified Organic. It is an all-natural yogurt that is free of growth hormones, artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors and preservatives. And it is gluten free and certified Kosher.

The renovation of our Kailua store is complete and we are having a big 30% Off sale to celebrate it! The sale is only at our Kailua location, 201 Hamakua Drive, tomorrow, Wednesday January 19th. You'll get 30% off on more than 100 of our best-selling items.

Down to Earth ALL VEGETARIAN Organic & Natural will celebrate the renovation of its Kailua store with a 30% off sale on Wednesday, January 19th. Customers will receive 30% off on more than 100 of its best-selling items. The sale will be held only at the company's Kailua location, 201 Hamakua Drive.

Down to Earth celebrated the first anniversary of its Hilo location on Saturday Nov 6th with a 40% Off sale.

"We are grateful to the Hilo Community for a great first year, especially for naming us 'The Best Health Food Store in East Hawaii for 2010' in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, says Mark Fergusson, Down to Earth Chief Vegetarian Officer (CEO/CFO).

A new line of premium quality, value-priced organic and natural food products will be introduced at Down to Earth stores on Thursday, Oct. 21st! The CADIA line includes a wide variety of grocery, frozen, and dairy products. You'll find an ever-expanding selection of CADIA items throughout our store, and you'll find the prices to be unbelievable!

We're all learning about GMOs, especially with non-GMO Day on 10-10-10¹. I've learned that our children are even more susceptible to the potentially harmful effects of genetically modified organisms in the food supply than adults.

Down to Earth will have a big 40% Off sale at all our locations on Sunday Oct. 10th! You'll get at least 40% off on entrées, pasta sauce, breakfast foods, beverages, snacks, gluten-free products, and baking items.