Do yourself and the planet a favor and take advantage of this year's Earth Day freebies.

There's everything from free compost to free reusable shopping totes. You can even  visit a national park for free or tour a local green community observing Earth Day.

Here's the line up:

As I posted earlier this week, Harris Teeter ranked among the Top 10 supermarkets nationwide in a just-released survey by Consumer Reports.

Here are a few more details, along with the rankings of other stores that do business in the Triangle.

Can you guess which Triangle supermarkets were in the very bottom of the rankings?

Whole Foods has got an outstanding sale this Friday on organic whole chickens: $1.99 per pound.

The one-day-only sale is on fresh certified organic whole chickens.

Limit 10 chickens per customer.

It's not very often that you can use the words organic and cheap in the same sentence but check out this deal:

Today only, Feb. 3, Whole Foods is selling organic navel oranges for 79 cents per pound.

Considering that 99 cents per pound is a good deal on most regular produce, 79 cents per pound is a super cheap price for organic oranges.

These won't last long.

Here are two upcoming events for those who follow a gluten-free diet:

• Whole Foods in Chapel Hill is hosting a gluten-free festival from 4-7 p.m. Feb. 20. Those who follow a gluten-free diet can sample products and meet the vendors as well as enter to win giveaways. The Chapel Hill store is at 81 S. Elliott Rd. The event is free to the public.
• Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen in Cary is offering a gluten-free cooking class from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturday. Chef Jay Pierce will teach how to make sweet potato hushpuppies, ham cream sauce, creamy grits, tasso gravy, shrimp and grits and Scuppernong wine jelly. The class costs $39. For more information or to reserve your place, call 233-1632.
   

Salmon lovers take note: Whole Foods is having one of its one-day-only sales on its Alaskan Sockeye salmon.

Starting today, Dec. 26, Whole Foods is offering its wine for 20 percent off when you buy a case.

Think New Year's Eve. Or special occasions throughout 2012. You can select different bottles to make a case.

If you're a wine drinker, this is a pretty nice discount.

Sale ends Sunday, Jan. 1.

Whole Foods Markets in Raleigh, North Raleigh and Chapel Hill are offering a one-day sale on shrimp today, Dec. 16.

Wild-caught Georgia shrimp are $5.99 per pound, which is a $5 savings on the usual price.

The deal is good while supplies last. No rainchecks will be issued.

A big thanks to all who entered my giveaway for a box of Whole Foods holiday goodies.

I loved reading all your comments describing your favorite holiday traditions. And I have to tell you, you've inspired me to adopt a few new traditions this year.

If you haven't taken the time to read the comments, please do. Well worth it.

The winner, chosen at random, is tanya44, who said she loves baking nine different types of Christmas cookies in a single marathon baking session, calling it her "nine innings of cookies." Some years, she wrote, her baking day goes into "extra innings."

Once again, thanks for entering, everybody.

On Tuesday, I'll have a new holiday giveaway you definitely won't want to miss.

Whole Foods is offering a fun discount this weekend -- 10 percent off all canned goods in the entire store.

And guess what? Canned beer is included in the deal.

The promotion starts today and runs through Sunday.