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| - My grandma was the nutritional trailblazer of our family. She was juicing before it was cool, drying flowers for her own tea, and borrowing my parents' coffee grinder for flax seeds. She was also bringing me on trips to The Big Carrot. I remember the smell so vividly, and the fact that her 'treat' for helping to carry her bags out to the car was always some sort of date-heavy baked good (I didn't have the heart to tell her that I hated dates).
Flash forward to today: The Big Carrot is a little out of my usual way, but I like going. It smells the same. It reminds me of my grandma. And hey - what do you know - her legacy just took a while to kick in. Now *I* love juicing, and tea, and flax and EVEN DATES! And this is a great place to source anything I might need.
The staff is super-helpful, the range of products is really diverse for the size, and I especially appreciate the knowledge of those manning the nutritional supplements outpost: they have directed me - and my dog (holistic pup, ftw!) - to some great finds over the years.
I also love their prepared foods section. A quick-grab lunch of a grainy salad and something from the organic juice bar? YES'UM! Not the most wallet-friendly choice, perhaps, but I feel good about the product and supporting The Big Carrot.
Yelp note: the flow of the store isn't the most streamlined, so I try to dodge visits during busy weekend times.
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