Love this store! For its size, it sure carries a lot of great items! I stop by twice a month to get…read moremy organic essentials. Fair prices too! Support local!

Today I was really craving a smoothie, but the options are lacking around town. I found that…read moreRutabaga's café and food market has quite a few options. I got the PB Nana smoothie. It's so good and hit the spot. Exactly what I was craving. 10/10

The vitamin department has an excellent resource worker her name is Joan…read more She's very knowledgeable and very helpful! I look for her help and if I don't see her I ask for her!!! She's amazing. Thank you Joan!!!

This store sells out of date/almost out of date merchandise through Instacart on a regular basis…read moreinstead of throwing it away. I've had 3 of their Immaculate Baking Organic Crescent Rolls cans explode in my refrigerator within days of purchase. I don't think they kept they properly refrigerated at their store. I've never in my life seen biscuits blow themselves open before until dealing with Sprouts. They refuse to refund my money saying I've asked for refund too many times. I now drive to another town to find this item & sure enough, the Clermont location has products with Sept 2026 exp. date instead of July. Sprouts at The Villages is committing fraud & they do not care.

This is the most beautiful Sprouts I have ever seen…read more It's a very large Sprouts, it's super clean & has the most amazing organic produce & local produce section I have found. Especially the seafood section! I stopped to get some Mineral water in the glass bottle & they had Swordfish on sale for $2.75 a pound! Really nice wild caught thick swordfish. Moi bought eleven pounds of Swordfish for moi fresh lemon & bay leaf kabobs. They were Magnificent. Arrrr! OuiOui :).... The Italian mineral water in the glass bottles are also fabulous. Will definitely Return when in the area.

Sprouts is celebrating one year (8/10) in Brooksville but it was my first visit. Very clean store…read morewith a cheerful staff for the most part. They had food samples (the sushi rolls were delicious!) and it seems like most of their produce is organic. I thought the prices were a tad on the high end but if the quality remains as good as it looks, will definitely be back.

I like supporting places like this. I think they have a decent selection of most everything (as a…read morevegetarian, I cannot speak for the meat). The produce selection is slim, but it's all organic and fresh. Quality over quantity, right? They have a nice selection of cheese (hormone free) which is priced reasonably. Good assortment of hygiene/beauty products. They pack a little of everything in this little store. The great thing here is the deals, and who doesn't love a good deal? Every time I've been in there's lots of good 2-for-1's going on, and each aisle will have two or three great deals to spot. I think a lot of people pass the back corner of the store... they have bins of homemade treats, bulk spices and tasty fair-trade coffee.

These people do not understand customer service on any level, I will never be back and will make…read moresure my friends and family don't either. The young lady at the register wouldn't say a word to me, just stared. Handled my groceries rudely, and made me feel SO unwelcome. Store is pretty filthy inside too, they need to clean up, get better attitudes, and maybe it wouldn't be empty all of the time.

They moved again - they are now off Wedgewood Lane in a smaller space since the last building…read more Good for them going strong. It's not my go to place for supplements but I'm glad they are still in business to help others learn more about holistic living.

I am trying to lose weight so it is helpful to have a health store nearby. The workers are nice and…read moreprices are reasonable

Walking into Earth Origins in Ocala feels less like entering a grocery store and more like stepping…read moreback into my childhood. Long before Whole Foods existed... before wellness influencers... before every grocery store suddenly discovered "organic"... my parents owned health food stores in California and New York during the 1970s and 80s, back when most Americans barely understood what a health food store was. I grew up carrying whole wheat, avocado, mayo and sprout sandwiches in my lunchbox when other kids had processed snacks and white bread. My mother was giving health and nutritional talks decades ago and still does to this day. The funny part is the kids at school loved my avocado sprout sandwiches so much that they would trade me their Twinkies for them. Twinkies were absolutely a no-no in our household, which of course made them feel like pure treasure whenever I could get my hands on one... even though I knew they were terrible for me. Healthy living wasn't a trend in our household. It was simply the way we lived. And contrary to what people think now, this knowledge is not new. Ancient cultures understood the connection between food, health, longevity and lifestyle long before modern America rediscovered it and turned it into branding. Tibet is a perfect example. Entire cultures have understood preventative wellness and intentional living for centuries. Back then, health food stores were different. They were deeply personal places. Independent. Passion-driven. Families built them around education, community, and a genuine belief in helping people live healthier lives. Then the industry began to change. During the 1980s and 90s, large corporations started buying up independent health food stores across America. Chains like GNC expanded aggressively through acquisitions, converting many small family-owned stores into standardized retail locations. In fact, GNC actually bought one of my parents' stores years ago and turned it into a GNC. Later, companies like Whole Foods, Vitamin Shoppe, and major investment groups helped transform what had once been deeply local, community-driven businesses into national chains built around scale, branding, and mass-market wellness. That's why Earth Origins still feels special to me. It still carries echoes of the old Mother Earth health food store that once existed here in Ocala. The scent in the air... the supplement aisles... the atmosphere... even the energy of the store instantly brought me back to childhood memories of standing inside my parents' stores decades ago. There's something comforting about walking into a place that still feels connected to the original spirit of the health food movement before it became mainstream. For me, Earth Origins doesn't just feel like shopping. It feels like home.

I was meaning to stop here for months after moving to the area and finally made myself go during an…read moreerrand run. I have been here several times over the years. I have shopped here so specific items and also just to browse. Since we do not have a Whole Foods or Fresh Market, and Sprouts is on the other side of town, Earth Origins is the next best thing. I have been exploring plant based products for the last couple of years and attempting the more holistic route so Earth Origins definitely assists with that. I will say, the prices are astronomical for many products but reasonable for other products. The produce department is super small, with only organic options, and not many options for vegetables or fruits. They have a small salad bar, which is measured by the pound. There is also a hot soup bar, with I think 2 options but they close that early-maybe around 5pm? There is also a deli/ seafood/ sushi counter where you can purchase a la carte items, with premade options already packaged for grab and go. They also have ramen you can order! Next is a bulk area with a huge selection of nuts, coffee, seeds, legumes, snacks, etc. I finally purchased some during my last visit. I was a little slow in figuring it out. You put the items in a bag, then tie it with a wire tag, then write the UPC code # on the tag so the cashier can type it in. There is also fresh nut butters and honey and pastries in the same area. There are aisles of dry goods, supplements, vitamins, personal care, snacks, beverages, and treats. There is also a small wine section, with a lot of local wines. Lined up against the back of the store and the last aisle are refrigerated and freezer items. I always purchase items in the area! If you join their membership, you receive special deals daily. If you bring your own bags, you receive a 5 cent discount.

We were running around & I needed a snack & didn't want fast food, dollar store, gas station food…read morelol... we just so happened to see this place so we gratefully ran in. I found some Enjoy Life trail mix & chocolate (like didn't even know that existed - score!) The man working in the store (perhaps the owner) was super nice and helpful. He and my hubby had a nice chat while I perused the other stuff. He wasn't pushy like most vitamin shop places. He had a regular customer come in & they seemed to know each other pretty well. I'm surprised I'm the first review, actually. We didn't spend a whole lot of time in here, but the time we spent was great. :)

This is my go to place for Apples, vitamins, and unscented Alba Organic Body Lotion…read more OH.... and also ... Agave Nectar.

I was so excited to finally visit Sprouts! It's about a 35 minute drive from my home so I waited…read moreuntil I had my endo appointment nearby. Upon entering, I was so shocked to see the store was smaller in size than I imagined. I cannot even recall if I have been to a Sprouts location prior to this visit. I arrived around 5pm on a Friday. Surprisingly, the store was not busy or crowded. I was also surprised to notice many of the customers were older. I decided to browse aisle by aisle since this was my first time visiting. I picked up some items that were on BOGO, which I had previously planned to possible purchase because I have an existing Sprouts account. I love that there were samples in wellness aisles and you were limited to 2 per individual. When I was browsing the beverages, I noticed a can was almost 2 months expired. I usually see this at Publix but did not expect here. The more customers coming in as I shopped and I noticed some of the aisles were really narrow so it was difficult to shop and browse. This shortened the remainder of my visit. The bakery section had an abundance of assorted items and many on clearance due to expiration. I was sad that many of the vegan refrigerated foods were out of stock and not a lot of vegan prepared foods, which I was shocked about. Next and last task: checking out. I decided to do the self checkout and was offered assistance several times by employees, which I also declined. Maybe they receive a commission if they check a customer out or something? It was a little annoying. Otherwise, the store was clean and tidy and there was plenty of parking.