September is such a beautiful month.  Summer may be over and the roads are once again clogged with school buses, but September heralds the start of fall.  It’s football season once again (yay!), the leaves will soon start their slow transition from greens to oranges, reds, or browns (yay!), and all your local farmer’s markets are displaying their onions, squash, and apples (yay!).

But we at the WGC also love September because it’s Whole Grains Month!  In addition to our “I Love My Whole Grains” photo contest running through the end of the month, we’re supporting – and are, in turn, supported by – all the whole grain efforts of our many Member companies.  Our dedicated Members love Whole Grains Month, and we’ve seen a few wonderful ways they are helping to spread the good word to encourage more people to eat more healthy and delicious whole grains.

Some of our Members are just as excited about our “I Love My Whole Grains” photo contest as we are.  Members like Bob’s Red Mill, DeWaffelbakkers, Dr. Kracker, Frontier Soups, Mestemacher, Minnesota Wild Rice, and Shiloh Farms are linking to information about the contest via their web sites.  We love their enthusiasm, and we see more and more entries coming in every day, thanks to their support.  It’s a good thing too – September isn’t over yet, so there’s still plenty of time to enter!  After all, who doesn’t want a personal chef to come to your house and cook a week’s worth of meals!?

Some of our Members are celebrating Whole Grains Month with us, offering new products, not-to-miss deals, and great information on their web sites.  Members like Corazona’s, the National Barley Foods Council, and Wholly Wholesome are spreading the news on their web site.  Frontier Soups introduced their new Whole Grains 6 Pack at a special price, just for Whole Grains Month.  Sounds like it’s time to read up and stock up on the grain goodness that’ll keep you warm and healthy all winter long!

So how are you celebrating Whole Grains Month this year?  Maybe you’ll try to cook a new grain?  Maybe you’ll order your favorite deli sandwich on a whole wheat wrap?  Maybe you’ll enter our “I Love My Whole Grains” photo contest?  However you choose to celebrate, we at the WGC salute you and say cheers to your good health!  Enjoy the month everyone!  (Kara)