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By the numbers: Whole Foods, home of quinoa and a hotbed of libertarianism

October 23, 2012 | 6:55 pm | Modified: October 23, 2012 at 7:00 pm
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$5,000: The amount of money donated by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey to libertarian Gary Johnson's longshot presidential race. The head of the posh grocer made two separate donations of $2,500 this year, according to the campaign finance data filed with the Federal Election Commission. Mackey, an outspoken libertarian, made headlines in 2009 with a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed against President Obama's health care plan.

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