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Hi there!
Hubby and I are looking to move and saw Beacon for the first time. It's really lovely and I think it fits in with my requirements for a relatively easy transition from city rat to country mouse.
One thing I realized though- NYC has some amazing food shopping that many places don't. I did a search for a Whole Foods in upstate NY and only found the one in White Plains. Are there closer ones in Jersey? Are there other stores up there that would satisfy as a replacement?
Yes, there is Nature's Pantry on Rt. 52 in Fishkill. They have natural, whole food selections. I shop there for certain things. Then there's Mother Earths up on Rt.9 in Poughkeepsie-in the plaza where Bugaboo Creek is(in front of the Galleria Mall). Both would fit your needs.
I live in Montgomery NY, about 14 miles West of Beacon on I-84. We go to Nature's Pantry in Newburgh (approx. 10 miles W of Beacon) on Route 17K (they have another location in Fishkill as the previous poster mentioned). If we go to Poughkeepsie (which isn't too often) we stop at Mother Earth's on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie (approx. 15 miles NE of Beacon).
Both stores are small and carry the basics in terms of health foods.
Every few weeks I try to go to Trader Joe's in Danbury, CT (approx. 37 miles E of Beacon on I-84). Its a relatively quick ride, you can really cruise on 84.
For Whole Foods....we go maybe once or twice a month....nearest location is Ridgewood, NJ, (approx. 35 miles South) but this is probably my least favorite Whole Foods Store...and I've been to 40-50 different stores across the US.
Brand new location is in Paramus, NJ (approx. 38 miles South). I hop on 84 and get on the NYS Thruway (87) in Newburgh and then hop onto 17 off 87 in NJ. It takes about 7 minutes for me to get to 87 from Montgomery and then another 33 to get to the Paramus location in the Bergen Town Center. The Whole Foods Paramus location is on Route 4, right off the main drag, 17. There is also a Trader Joe's in Paramus (about 10 minutes from the Whole Foods on 17). When I go down, I stop at both.
Total travel time from Beacon (to the Paramus stores) non-peak at 80mph would be about 40 minutes.
The White Plains location can take a bit longer to get to since you will have to deal with the 87 traffic in Westchester PLUS it costs $5 to cross that darn Tappan Zee.
ALSO, there is a nice farm-type market in Newburgh NY on Route 300 (approx. 10 miles West of Beacon) called Adams Fairacre Farms - great produce, really nice Boars Head Deli, and local meat options.
Adam's is great. Doesn't have everything Whole Foods has but the produce is very fresh, diverse and very fairly priced.
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