Going through Fresh Abundance is kind of like riding a rollercoaster: It has its ups and downs and when you walk out you want to try it again, mostly because the positives outweigh the negatives ever so barely.

And there are notable positives. The local raw section, for example, is pretty stellar. I'm not really much of a proponent (or opponent for that matter) of raw living, but the kale chips, onion bread and coconut almond cookies are of high quality, and Fresh Abundance is our one-stop shop for those.

Their green smoothies are also quite excellent and worth trying out.

Sadly, for the past few months the shop has been incredibly bare, with very little of anything to find. Some shelves have seemingly randomly been placed around the floor and they're mostly empty. Of what's there, most can be found in other markets, be it Huckleberry's or Rocket or what have you.

This, apparently is part of a transitionary period, but the transition has taken so long now that it's hard to take the promise too seriously.

As it stands now, the space feels empty and uninviting. That's too bad as the aforementioned "ups" really are awesome, and enough to make us go back.

Fresh Abundance's focus is on local and organic, and that is great. They do some of it very well, and we want to see a local market like this succeed. Here's hoping they will stock their shelves with strange and fun things soon.