Earth Fair was only 5 minutes away from me; I live in the Spanish Springs area. For anyone living near 441, Earth Fair was closer than Sprouts is in its new location.

Earth Fair had awesome chicken salad, and delicious breads. Their produce prices were reasonable. I get most of my canned goods, milk, soda, "center of the store" stuff at Walmart.

Sprouts looks like another awesome option for anyone who wants fresh produce, and has an interest in supporting local farms. It's not exclusively local, and it's also not exclusively organic. Earth Fair had a LOT of restrictions that inhibited profit. Sprouts has fewer restrictions, which will hopefully encourage profit.

The fact that you can get to it by golf car is a huge bonus. However, it's still a half hour drive by golf car for me, and I won't be shopping there weekly.

I also plan on getting my eggs from Walmart because it's the same brand and it's less expensive, and it's only a 7-minute golf car drive from home.

The bulk food section impressed me as well. There were many nut, seed, flour choices and other items like chocolate chips....several kinds.....raisins etc. This is a good way to get value for your shopping dollar.

"The wife", how about "my wife". She's not a thing. Just had to say...

Haven’t been yet but several posts mentioned they have good fish which has me excited. Did they have any good local Florida fish such as grouper or red snapper? If so, I will be going there frequently.

Trader Joe’s: frozen meals are unique and fabulous. Wine.

I really miss TJ’s but not enough to drive an hour or more.

It doesn’t hurt that Sprouts is super close to me but now that I’ve seen what they carry, I would go further to shop if I had to. From what I’ve observed, it seems as though a large number of people are willing to go further than me to shop but it happens that Sprouts is in a prime central location for quite a large population.

For fresh ground almond butter at Earth Fare and the Farmer's Market (that guy with the flavors) I was paying almost 2x as much than Fresh Market ($11 vs $6) for the same amount, and there were a few times that I drove all the way to Lady Lake and they were out. I'll check out Sprouts prices on my next Fresh Market run. It's good to have choices.

No you didn't... You just "wanted" to say...

Depending on the breed of chicken and the feed, the yolk from farm fresh is more of an orange color, store bought can be very pale to medium yellow, but never orange. Double yolks are more common in farm fresh. My last dozen from the farm, we’re Large. But if you compare to any store bought they would be xxl. One had a triple yolk, had to set aside since using for baking doesn’t equate out to 1 egg

Since it is so close to home, I'll probably check it out. I like Fresh Market and usually shop their specials such as $2.99Lb ground chuck or chicken breasts. FM also has good produce. If Sprouts is comparable, I'll probably frequent the store but I'll also have to see how busy the entrance/exit is, because it certainly looks like an accident waiting to happen being that close to the intersection/light. I really don't care about "organic" as a label on food. My family already lives way past their expiration date/sell by and that is just eating as they please. I would probably enjoy some good aged beef, if it was not so difficult to get a good deal. I doubt if the healthy eaters would care for something like that. We see a lot of diet restricted seniors here and I imagine Sprouts caters to their menu. Like I said in an earlier post, the more competition for customers, the less crowded conditions in other shopping areas. The Villages has been very, very busy this year and traffic and parking has been crazy. I've found myself shopping at Wally World a lot more than Publix since this inflation has hit my wallet hard this year. For those of us on static pensions, FM, Publix and Sprouts are sacrificed in lieu of shopping at Wally World where in a time of inflation, the dollar gets you more for your money.
I would like to hear more of those on here that have had experience at THIS Sprouts, ie. products, pricing, customer service, etc.

Oh for sure if I need more cardamom, or any other bulk spices/herbs/nuts, or have a recipe that calls for more than just "a tomato" or "an onion" - I'll definitely go there. I might even stop by when I'm down that way, which does happen now and then.

Since Fresh Market has their $3.99/lb ground chuck and boneless chicken boobs, it's likely I'd be out that way perhaps every 6 weeks or so anyway. I could get my chuck or chicken, get a fresh sub roll from Publix (it is the BEST bread for making your own garlic bread), and some veggies at Sprouts. It's a nice little triangle, and I can easily get a bite to eat at the Mexican joint after getting the bread, then pick up the cold foods before heading home again.

When I'm /not/ going to Walmart, I try to turn my shopping trip into a little adventure. It's entertaining to me.

We stopped at Sprouts today. Was busy, but not crowded. It is hard to compare prices due to different brands. We did see eggs for less that $4.00 per dozen. Fresh strawberries were a good bargain as well as some clementines. A couple of common items with Publix were Taylor pre-packaged salads and Simply juices. The Taylor salads were 3 for $11.00. That is about the same as the non-special price at Publix. Simply Lemonade was about $1.00 more for a 52oz bottle. I thought the bulk food selection was good. The per pound price for Cashews (6.99) is probably better than Publix and maybe Sam’s packaged product.

Will we shop there? No, unless there is a specific item not available at Publix or they have a great special like strawberries or oranges. From our home there are 2 Publix and a Winn-Dixie which are more convenient. However, I hope they do well. I believe there is a demand and market for Sprouts.

As for getting out of the parking lot, if you want to go north on BV, just go south to the roundabout and then go north, or turn west on to Parr Drive, then north onto Southern Trace to BV. If one can afford to shop at Sprouts, you can afford to travel an extra 1/4 mile…

Went to Sprouts and very impressed with the meat and fish market, vegetable and fruit section. Service was way beyond expectation. Bought a selection and looking forward to trying them.

I agree about Publix sub rolls. IMO they also have the best subs in the area. Their bakery is also the best IMO.