Exhibit 23.2

                          Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
Whole Foods Market, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
333-11271, No. 333-11273, No. 333-35809, No. 33-79072, No. 33-48392 and No.
333-73876) on Form S-8, and the registration statements (No. 333-51419, No.
333-00968, No. 333-43555, No. 333-27745 and No. 33-68362) on Form S-3 of Whole
Foods Market, Inc. of our report dated November 21, 2000 relating to the
consolidated balance sheet of Whole Foods Market, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
September 24, 2000 and the related consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the
fiscal years in the two fiscal-year period ended September 24, 2000, which
report appears in the September 30, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K of Whole
Foods Market, Inc.



/s/ KPMG LLP
Austin, Texas
December 20, 2001