By VICTOR E. SASSON
EDITOR
A visit to the new Whole Foods Market in Closter immediately makes clear why shoppers are willing to pay more for groceries and prepared food.
The supermarket in the Closter Plaza shopping center offers the best from local farms and fisheries, but nothing from the factory farms that raise mystery meat and poultry, putting profits above the welfare of both animals and humans.
Products that line the shelves are organic or grown naturally without genetically modified seeds and pesticides.
Whole Foods also is the only supermarket chain in northern New Jersey to give you a credit (10 cents) for using a reusable bag.
I've been shopping at the bigger Whole Foods Market in Paramus since it opened in 2009, but visit a Korean-owned barber shop, manicurist or restaurants in Closter about once a month.
After a haircut on Tuesday, I met a friend for lunch at the new Whole Foods, had a cup of coffee and looked around.
It's different enough from the Paramus store that I'll probably drop in whenever I'm in town.
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Once you leave the store, there is no re-entry, above and below. |
The exit gate is next to the fire pit. |
More outdoor seating and near the entrance, firewood for sale. |
The seafood counter is about half the size of the one in Paramus, but Whole Foods assures customers that even the farmed seafood it sells is raised without antibiotics and preservatives.
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The whole wild-caught Porgies nestled in ice, right, are a great deal at $4.99 a pound.
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Wild and farmed oysters were $1.75 each. |
Dry-aged beef is raised naturally without antibiotics and growth hormones, as is all the poultry and meat sold at Whole Foods.
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In Paramus, you get a break if you buy two antibiotic-free rotisserie chickens, but I didn't see any such deal in Closter.
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I counted three islands of help-yourself hot or cold prepared food at $8.99 a pound. You could easily spend $20 to fill the box in the foreground.
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The 365 Everyday Value line includes non-GMO Garbanzo Beans, Black-Eyed Peas and others for 79 cents a can, and Organic Whole Wheat Pasta imported from Italy for $1.49 a pound.
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Details
Whole Foods Market, 33 Vervalen St., Closter (in Closter Plaza shopping center); 1-201-367-9099. Open 7 days from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Website: Healthy Food
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