Sprouting up in Marion County

A large crowd was on hand July 11 for the grand opening of Sprouts Farmers Market on State Road 200 in Ocala. [Photo by Dani Eskridge/Ocala Gazette]

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Posted July 11, 2025 | By Dani Eskridge, [email protected]

Sprouts Farmers Market celebrated the grand opening of its 56th and newest location on July 11 at 8430 SW State Road 200, Ocala, in the Corta Commons.

People started to line up and camp out as early as 1:30 a.m. More than 650 people attended the early morning ribbon cutting and official opening at 7 a.m.

With much excitement, the first 200 in-store shoppers received a free reusable bag filled with samples and the first 400 customers received a long stem rose courtesy of Falcon Farms Floral.

Officials said celebrations will continue all weekend with a “pop-up party” outside the store featuring seasonal produce samples, The Great Scale Showdown contest and a scavenger hunt.

Store manager Stephanie Stone said this is one of the largest grand openings she has ever seen with Sprouts.

Sprouts Farmers Market is an American specialty grocer offering a health-oriented assortment that focuses on fresh and naturally derived products. Its offerings are especially focused on produce.

“It’s all about providing healthy eating habits for people. Helping them live a healthy lifestyle, and we want to be part of that, and we want to help people on their journey,” Stone said.

“We work very closely with Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, so as much as we can possibly donate, we’re donating, and what we’re not donating, we try to compost or recycle,” she said of the organization’s involvement with the community.

The Ocala location will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

To learn more, go to sprouts.com/store/fl/ocala/sw-highway-200/