Sprouts Farmers Market has opened its first location in New York in Centereach, Long Island. As one of the largest and fastest-growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, Sprouts helps people live and eat better.
Sprouts new Centereach location offers produce sourced in partnership with local and regional farmers such as Eastern Fresh Growers, Flaim Farms, Nardelli Bros. Inc. – Lake View Farms, and Sunny Valley International – The Jersey Fruit Company to source local produce. Through Sprouts’ Food Rescue program this store will donate groceries that are no longer fit for sale but remain perfectly edible and nutrient rich to Long Island Cares and Island Harvest.
“The arrival of Sprouts Farmers Market is a great win for Centereach,” said Councilman Neil Manzella. “Our community has been in need of a supermarket, and Sprouts not only meets that need but does so with a strong focus on quality and community involvement. It’s clear they have great people behind this project, and I’m excited to see the positive impact they’ll have and the success they’ll achieve here.”
Sprouts Farmers Market is invested in serving the communities where it operates. The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation recently announced a $325,000 donation to the Middle Country Library Foundation to expand hands-on nutrition education, garden and wellness programs offered at the library.
At the center of the partnership is a first-of-its kind, 600-square-foot educational greenhouse, designed as a year-round learning hub where children, families and community members can participate in workshops that connect gardening, nutrition and environmental education. The greenhouse will increase access to fresh food knowledge and create new opportunities for experiential learning that support lifelong healthy habits. Together, the Middle Country Public Library and the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation will deliver seasonal events and year-round programming, including the Let’s Eat: Farm to Table Exhibit (opening February 21), Spring and Fall community festivals, hands-on gardening and nutrition workshops, and Green Teens volunteer opportunities.
Sprouts sells a wide variety of protein offerings, including No Antibiotics Ever chicken, 100% grass-fed beef, sustainably-sourced seafood and vegetarian and vegan offerings for the widest assortment of high-quality protein.
An assortment of more than 7,000 vitamins, supplements and wellness products is available at Sprouts with wellness experts in every store offering a wealth of knowledge to guide customers on their health and nutrition journeys.
The Sprouts Bulk Department features hundreds of bins and barrels with freshly roasted coffee beans, rice, nuts, dried fruits, granolas, trail mixes, baking essentials, spices and sweets and more. All bulk products are free from artificial colors and artificial flavors.