Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
On Route 364 outside Penn Yan, in a stretch of countryside shaped by Mennonite farming traditions and rolling vineyard hills, Sugar Creek Foods fills a gap that no chain grocery or drugstore covers. This is a proper health food store — organic produce, bulk dry goods, natural supplements, specialty flours, and the kinds of pantry […]
Sauders Store on River Road in Seneca Falls is the most decorated grocery and health food operation in the FLX Finest awards — eight awards across four years, including Gold for Grocery in 2023 and 2025, Gold for Health Food in 2022 and 2024, and Silver in the corresponding alternate categories every year. That level […]
At 438 Exchange Street in Geneva, Marilla's Mindful Supplies occupies a unique niche in the Finger Lakes retail landscape — a zero-waste, bulk-foods shop in a town better known for its wine bars and tasting rooms. The 2025 Gold for Best Health Food Store recognizes a business that does not just sell organic groceries but […]
In a town where the most celebrated liquids tend to be Riesling and craft beer, Finger Lakes Juice Bar fills a gap that Geneva didn't fully realize it had. This bright, health-conscious counter on Exchange Street in the heart of downtown serves cold-pressed juices, acai bowls, and smoothies made from whole ingredients — the kind […]
Duvall Farms on Route 5&20 in Bloomfield is the kind of operation that blurs the line between farm stand, family attraction, and community gathering place — and does all three well enough to have won Gold for both Best Family Attraction and Best Health Food Store in 2023, followed by Silver for Family Attraction in […]