Today is American Diabetes Alert Day. 57 million/1 in 5 Americans have pre-Diabetes, and are at risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes. Come today to learn more about stopping or controlling Diabetes through healthy living. Bobbette Chase, R.N./Certified Diabetes Educator will offer a Diabetes Risk Test and will give a store tour to determine best foods for controlling diabetes. Free book for each tour participant. Please pre-register.

Come and explore the benefits of a raw food diet! Local author Stephanie Tourles has written a book,  "Raw Energy," that provides raw-food recipes for everything from trail mixes to soups. Tonight she''ll be demonstrating the art of raw and signing copies of her book. Pre-registration is required as seating is limited.

The team members at Whole Foods Market University Heights are donating their time and talent for a Silent Art Auction to benefit the Whole Planet Foundation. Come see the creativity expressed by Whole Foods Market team members using other mediums than food!

Join for a day full of activities to support our fundraising campaign for the Whole Planet Foundation!

From 11am to 2pm message therapist Hillary Adams will be giving chair massages for a donation to the Whole Planet Foundation. Enjoy store-wide food sampling between 4pm and 6pm featuring products and recipes from the countries where the foundation gives microloans. Other activities to be announced so watch for signs in store!

Join us today in Whole Body to learn about common causes of fatigue and some natural treatment to give you healthy energy so you can reclaim your energetic self! We'll have vendors on hand and some community partners that offer holistic treatment for fatigue.

Planning a wedding? Be sure to visit with us today as we showcase our floral, bakery, catering and Whole Body departments. You'll be surprised to learn the creative talent we have on staff and how we can make your special day a dream come true!

Join us in celebrating Earth Month at the Providence Public Library (Central Auditorium, 3rd Floor) 150 Empire Street) for two free thought-provoking movies today!

At 1:00 pm:

No Impact Man  (93 minutes)

Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact. (2009)  No Impact

At 3:00 pm:

What's On Your Plate?
76 minutes


What's on your Plate? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah take a close look at food systems in New York City and its surrounding areas. With the camera as their companion, the girl guides talk to each other, food activists, farmers, new friends, storekeepers, their families, and the viewer, in their quest to understand what's on all of our plates. They visit the usual supermarkets, fast food chains, and school lunchrooms. But they also check into innovative sustainable food system practices by going to farms, greenmarkets, and community supported agriculture programs. They discover that these programs both help struggling farmers to survive on the one hand and provide affordable, locally-grown food to communities on the consumer end, especially to lower-income urban families. (2009)What's On Your Plate?

Be sure to join us again on Earth Day Thursday, April 22 for the SNEAK PREVIEW screeing of FRESH.

The Library Auditorium is handicapped accessible; those with special needs should call 455-8141 in advance.

Celebrate Earth Day with us at the Providence Public Library, (Central, Auditorium, 3rd Floor, 150 Empire Street) for a free SNEAK PREVIEW screening of the movie Fresh.

Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. (2009)

The Library Auditorium is handicapped accessible; those with special needs should call 455-8141 in advance.

• Today we're hosting the Rhode Island Blood Center for a Blood Drive. They will be in our parking lot with their mobile van. To make an appointment online, go to www.ribc.org or call 800-283-8385.

For every blood donation today, we will donate a bag of food to the RI Community Food Bank!