Grassroots Natural Market

Grassroots in 5 points is the only place in Jacksonville you can buy high quality Natto. And if you don't know what Natto is, you should google "Natto Pubmed" and see some of the reseach on it... It's something worth having in your diet for sure. They also have the best Miso brand, South River Miso, if you don't know about them... Their Dandelion Leek Miso is so good a jar of it was given to the Empress of Japan as a Gift... Grassroots in 5 points has the Dandelion Leek Miso, it's pungent heaven in a jar. I make Vegan Mac and Cheese with it and I have no regrets about leaving aged cheeses behind... The Miso Mac is far superior in taste and nutrion... For the sauce I use Brazil Nuts, Hemp seeds, raw Garlic bulbs, Smoked Paprika, Black Pepper, Olive Oil, Miso, Natto and kelp/irish sea moss powder in a vitamix, sometimes I add an avocado or sunflower seeds too or some cooked veggies like squash, corn and mushrooms... All of which you can get at grassroots... They have great produce for all kinds of recipes and sell locally grown mushrooms and micro greens that can't be beat. I use their Quinoa noodles for the mac and cheese, although they have lots of other great Gluten free organic noodle options. As well as organic corn tortillas, refried bean and green chilis for those of us that grew up out west and need green chilis in our lives for dips and casseroles and enchilladas... They also have organic Tamarind fruit in a glass jar for anyone who loves Thai cooking or looking to Detox from Fluoride and heavy metals, google it if you don't believe me, Tamarind is powerful stuff and wonderful in smoothies with spiralina and "modified citrus pectin"-pubmed search that for more info on detoxing. They have a decent frozen fruit section for at home smoothie makers as well as a wonderful smoothie bar with lots of options and add ins. The owner is very friendly and takes time to answer questions, makes the shopping experience very relaxing and empowering. Most things in the store are organic and the prices reflect that compared to conventional, but with the unbelievably high amount of pesticides in conventional food products and the alarming amount of studies out that show highly processed foods are causing our gut microbiome to become "industrialized" and make us incredibly sick, it's worth it to buy local food, freshly picked with the highest amounts of nutrients available for our bodies withouth being covered in pesticides that harm our bodies. We are what we eat and I like being Fresh, Healthy and Local, that's why I shop at grassroots and not wholefoods or publix. Grassroots has local produce grown with love, organically and delivered freshly picked, their local produce and microgreens are farmers market fresh and organic... That's priceless.

I came here for an event originally, but I decided to shop around a bit since I have a ton of health problems and sensitivities. Staff were amazing at explaining things and showing what they had. I got a few gluten free items as well as dairy free. I was happy to be informed they also accept EBT which is great for me. They had a ton of options for yogurt and ice cream and pizza. Everything I used to eat before I developed sensitivities to it all. I'm definitely going to be coming back here after the 23rd so I can try some different things and see what my stomach can handle. It's family owned and operated which is also convenient. They can order one off or cases of items also if need be.