Redmond Heritage Farm Store

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Hopson Review

What did Utah do before Redmond Heritage Farms (or what was previously known as Real Foods Market)? This small chain of stores has completely changed the climate for natural foods in this state, and dramatically overshadows their competitors in almost every regard. The commercial availability of raw milk here alone is massively valuable, but thats only scratching the surface of what makes Redmond so important. The Redmond farm system produces not only raw milk, but also provides pastured eggs, beef, poultry, and pork (exceptionally uncommon), as well as some staple cheeses made from their own dairy. To stock these items is one thing, but to sell foods of such high quality at such low prices is almost unheard of. Were not trying to suggest that Redmonds stuff is dirt cheap by any means, but it is substantially lower than you might expect if youre used to buying similar products elsewhere – a bonus for buying essentially direct from the producer(s). The café and refrigerated prepared foods are top-notch, from their soups made wholly from scratch to their chicken salad made with excellent house mayo, all again at prices that make unnamed competitors look practically like highway robbers. Though it isnt all perfect (the quinoa salad we got was just okay, and our Caprese sandwich was drowning in balsamic), most of the time youre getting well-prepared food made from exceptionally good ingredients. From the chocolate to the body care, every aisle is almost disarmingly well curated, with many familiar brands conspicuously missing due to their quality not meeting Redmonds noticeably higher standards. Likewise, theres a lot of brands here you wont see most other places. The produce aisle has ample local offerings, including some less common items like sorrel and lavender. Prices vary widely in this section, from confusingly high to very reasonable, perhaps reflecting real market value as opposed to the averaged out prices many groceries adopt to keep consumers from balking at out-of-season produce costs. To top all this off, the staff here are on average incredibly well-educated and amenable. They know a lot about the farming practices that produce their products, about the grain that goes into the locally baked breads, and when they dont know something they can get you in contact with whomever can best help you out. This is unfortunately rare, as many natural groceries churn through uninterested cashiers like butter, but Redmonds clearly understands the importance of having a passionate staff that practices what they sell. A truly exemplary establishment on almost every (ac)count.

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Pinky VonTrap

Most health food stores will stock any passing fad, but I am 100% convinced that Real Foods will only stock it if they believe in it. They won’t just stock any essential oil, probiotic, honey, or whatnot, but what they consider to be those of top quality ingredients and processing. This is what I love about this store. I feel I can walk in, and anything I find in there is trustworthy and more likely to do me good than be a waste of money and just “snake-oil,” which is something I constantly worry about in most health food stores. That being said, there are only certain things I will buy here, because if other stores carry it, they typically carry it substantially cheeper (for instance, I almost never buy produce from them). HOWEVER, there are certain things I can only seam to find here. Raw Milk, Kolona Supernatural cottage cheese ( only kind I like, and Harmon’s only has the ehhhk low-fat version), cream that has been vat pasteurized at a low temperature, Strauss Ice cream (yum), and some hard to find supplements. Before my babies I attended several of their free classes (a few have fees). The quality varies depending on the presenter (just as with school teachers), but generally I enjoyed them and found them helpful, informative, or at least interesting. At the time (I don’t know if they still do) they would offer 10-20% discounts on related products after the class (so milk if it was on cheese making, or salt if it was on minerals), so if you want to explore a concept and try something out, the classes are a great way.

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Yih Dzelonh

Having resided in the "Portland Metropolitan area" for a spell, I more or less became spoiled with the sheer number and variety of upper class grocery stores from which to choose from -many of which are far better in every conceivable way than what I have ever experienced living in Utah. Since moving to the "Provo-Orem" metropolitan area, I had yet to find a "Natural Grocers" type of grocery store - a store that specializes in healthy, high-quality, organic and natural foods and non-food items...until I recently found Redmond Heritage Farm Store. Upon walking inside I was a little.....disappointed at just how small the store is. And though I found the prices to be very high in general (which usually goes hand-in-hand with healthy/organic grocery stores) the employees were nice and at least the Orem area has at least one of these kinds of stores. I wish they were a lot more common in Utah... The major downside of this store, to reiterate, is that the prices for most items are EXTRAORDINARILY-high -much higher than I have ever seen in any comparable health-food store. Only those who are very rich would have incentive to frequently shop here...

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Beth Carmelo

The GP% Mark up is substantially higher than competitors. One example is Raw Meal at $54.00 when other markets sell the exact item for 27.95 up to 32.79. Twenty dollars just alone is enough to drive to a different store. - I see reviews for the produce to be good. I found it to be of low quality, and 4/5 times scarce in variety. -As for the meat: There are fabulous options, at high prices, but are all frozen. I cant help but ask; Why not a small section of fresh meat/never been frozen? -Store attendants are often rude, not helpful, and treat you as you dont belong. -Plus side: bone broth, (would like a fresh never frozen, "on the go" option) and classes offered. To sum up, great store if you do not care to spend more than what you would 10 minutes away. Great store if you like to be left alone. For a frugal healthy family, stick to competing multi-market shopping and research of brands/products to save some $$$$$$$.

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David Kirk

Real Foods provides produce thats mostly locally grown from organic farms and in season. Everything provided is almost entirely organic. They provide farm fresh eggs from their local farm that tastes better than other organic eggs and has way more omega-3s and beta carotene, as one can tell from the dark orange yolks. They have raw milk and cheese, which is great! Their meat is locally grown, grass fed, and free range. Not only that, their prices are cheaper than at Good Earth. They could use a larger selection, but their quality is fantastic. Their staff is also very friendly and very knowledgeable. Comes highly recommended!

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tyler Lewis

Amazing store!! The workers are the best part of the store! I needed advice on protein and they helped me find the perfect one! If you ever go to real foods you need to get the blue lion smoothie! It is GMO free and thats the best part! If you visit real foods, there are two workers who are OUTSTANDING! Ask for Julie or Aubree, they are the nicest! They will explain the benefits of raw milk and how it is healthy for you! They will also teach you what GMO stands for: genetically-modified-oxygen! I would totally recommend real foods to everyone I ever met! Best health food store in Utah hands down.

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Hannah Gibbons

Generally expensive, although most health food stores are. The employees are very friendly, and its nice to have specialty/organic foods so centrally located. This is one of the only places to get raw milk in the county. Ive consistently seen between $13-15 per gallon here. It was only a few years ago that it was $8 per gallon. I understand the need to raise the price with inflation, but it has increased so much over such a short time. We cant really afford more than 1 gallon every 2 weeks, and it doesnt last very long because it goes "seedy" within about a week.

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