Sprouts Farmers Market opened its first location in New York in at 1934 Middle Country Rd. Centereach, Long Island on Friday, January 30.
“The arrival of Sprouts Farmers Market is a great win for Centereach,” said Councilman Neil Manzella. “Our community has been in need of a supermarket, and Sprouts not only meets that need but does so with a strong focus on quality and community involvement. It’s clear they have great people behind this project, and I’m excited to see the positive impact they’ll have and the success they’ll achieve here.”
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation recently announced a $325,000 donation to the Middle Country Library Foundation in Centereach to expand hands-on nutrition education, garden and wellness programs offered at the library.
At the center of the partnership is a first-of-its kind, 600-square-foot educational greenhouse, designed as a year-round learning hub where children, families and community members can participate in workshops that connect gardening, nutrition and environmental education. The greenhouse will increase access to fresh food knowledge and create new opportunities for experiential learning that support lifelong healthy habits. Together, the Middle Country Public Library and the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation will deliver seasonal events and year-round programming, including the Let’s Eat: Farm to Table Exhibit (opening February 21), Spring and Fall community festivals, hands-on gardening and nutrition workshops, and Green Teens volunteer opportunities.
Sprouts works with local and regional farmers such as Eastern Fresh Growers, Flaim Farms, Nardelli Bros. Inc.–Lake View Farms and Sunny Valley International–The Jersey Fruit Company to source local produce. Through Sprouts’ Food Rescue program this store will donate groceries that are no longer fit for sale but remain perfectly edible and nutrient rich to Long Island Cares and Island Harvest.
