I was really impressed with the “fill your own” honey dispensers, offering agave nectar as well. Bulk items range from grains, granola, beans, snack items and more. Something VERY exciting for a 4-year-old, clearly (ha – I think he’s imagining all the mischief he could get into in this aisle!)! There are over 300 bins of natural and organic self-serve bulk items. Nothing beats fresh-squeezed orange juice with breakfast!!!! I think fresh-squeezed orange juice IS THE BEST but I have a hard time finding it, so I was SO happy to find an abundance of fresh-squeezed juices with many samples to try nearby! I bought a big jug of the fresh-squeezed orange juice for $6.99. We got to try some natural sausage in the store and bought a box (we love sausage in our house and I was very happy to find tasty sausage with no preservatives!). Fresh Thyme’s recipes use all natural seasonings with no MSG. Fresh Thyme also offers over 12 varieties of natural, handmade sausage – made in-store daily. You can find just about any kind of meat and fish from their extensive butcher department, including grass-fed and organic meat. And many were at great sale prices such as $.99 for a pint of grape tomatoes or $.39 for carrots or green onions – you can see their weekly flyer on their website here.įresh bread, cookies and muffins, to-go beverages and meals, and so much more to see: The food throughout the produce section and the bakery and beyond was top quality with a huge selection of organic choices. Local bluegrass musicians King Wilkie’s Dream were performing fun, lively music as guests shopped throughout the store.įresh and colorful is how I’d best describe the variety you’ll find at this store. I could see how involved they are in the community – from their partnerships with (and gifts to) Bridging MN and the Bloomington Fine Arts Council, to the local vendors and musicians celebrating with them this week! and over 7000 (!) varieties of vitamins, supplements and natural body care products!įresh Thyme is also passionate about anything and everything “local” – from their produce to their products to their employees and organizations they support.natural and organic groceries, dairy and frozen.produce department with around 170 organic offerings.Their mission is to improve the way communities eat by offering all of this: With its warm, bright and clean farmhouse feel, Fresh Thyme feels like a weekend farmers market in the summer, but is also like a cross between a neighborhood grocery store and a natural foods store. I LOVE shopping at quality grocery stores, and I have to tell you, there were many good reasons this store was busy – the most obvious for us being the enjoyable experience we had from beginning to end! This Wednesday, September 30th my 4-year-old and I attended the Grand Opening Day of the NEW Fresh Thyme in Bloomington with hundreds of other excited Twin Cities shoppers. All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.) (Disclosure: I received compensation in exchange for my time promoting the grand opening of Fresh Thyme.
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