I am sorry that the left coast is being such a hippie disappointment. However, as annoying as it is to shop at places that don't sell Tylenol or actual edible food, it is amazingly fun for the rest of us to read about your troubles.
"Organic hand-picked, individually-polished chunks of granola" is a wonderful turn of phrase that also describes much of the stuff sold at our local 'hippie' grocery in which I cannot spend too much time because the air in there smells like what I have to assume is patchouli. Ugh. (I only go in because sometimes the Weis doesn't have tahini and the Hippie Store generally does.)
My other non-standard option is Fisher's, which sells an endless variety of flours, grains, and bulk dry goods in a no-frills, clear-plastic-bag, bulk-repackaging arrangement. The staff wears their ankle-length dresses and their little bun-covering head caps (They belong to some sect that does cell phones and electricity. Mennonites? Church of the Brethren? I dunno.) and they happily sell whatever to whomever without any judgment or eau de patchouli. Prices are straight up legit, too. It's a great store -- I have to make a special trip to Fisher's for the stuff I buy there, but it's worth it.
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Date: 2019-03-10 04:02 pm (UTC)"Organic hand-picked, individually-polished chunks of granola" is a wonderful turn of phrase that also describes much of the stuff sold at our local 'hippie' grocery in which I cannot spend too much time because the air in there smells like what I have to assume is patchouli. Ugh. (I only go in because sometimes the Weis doesn't have tahini and the Hippie Store generally does.)
My other non-standard option is Fisher's, which sells an endless variety of flours, grains, and bulk dry goods in a no-frills, clear-plastic-bag, bulk-repackaging arrangement. The staff wears their ankle-length dresses and their little bun-covering head caps (They belong to some sect that does cell phones and electricity. Mennonites? Church of the Brethren? I dunno.) and they happily sell whatever to whomever without any judgment or eau de patchouli. Prices are straight up legit, too. It's a great store -- I have to make a special trip to Fisher's for the stuff I buy there, but it's worth it.