PORT ST. LUCIE \u2013 The wait is finally over for the grand opening of a highly anticipated neighborhood grocery store. Dayly\u2019s Farm Market opened on Saturday to hundreds of people who lined up to score a free shopping bag and get a first glimpse of a farm style market.<\/p>\n
Co-owners Phil Caliri and Eric Lin were amazed at the crowds. \u201cIt was crazy,\u201d Caliri said. \u201cThe line was around the building, we never expected to be that busy. It\u2019s amazing how everyone is supporting us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The lines at the registers were also long, sometimes reaching the back of the interior. Carts were full as shoppers took advantage of the low prices in many departments. \u201cPeople are asking if these prices are just for today; no, we will have great deals every day,\u201d Caliri said.<\/p>\n
Lin said the store will offer pallet deals. \u201cEver since the rising inflation, people are budgeting more. We understand that. We\u2019re going to be the more affordable grocery store.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bins were full of brightly colored fresh fruits and vegetables, most of them locally grown. The Old Fashioned Butcher Shop and fresh fish department were busy as butchers took orders for custom cuts. \u201cWe cut a lot of our own fish and meat,\u201d Caliri explained. \u201cWe have five butchers working.\u201d<\/p>\n
When fully staffed, Caliri expects to have a total of 60 employees. The 22,000 square foot store has typical grocery departments along with some unexpected ones. Among some of the offerings were fresh coffee beans, locally sourced honey, handmade \u201csudders\u201d (ice cream sundaes), ready to eat pizza, calzones and strombolis, as well as freshly baked breads, pastries, pies and quiches. The store will offer locally brewed craft beer, fine wines, and homemade soups in the near future.<\/p>\n
Customer Andy Andres was excited about the new store. \u201cIt\u2019s really lovely,\u201d he said while sampling coconut water and other beverages. \u201cThey really changed the building from what it was. It\u2019s much more lively.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dayly\u2019s Farm Market is located at 464 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd. in the Coco Vista Center Plaza. Their hours of operation are Mon. \u2013 Sat. 8 a.m. \u2013 7:30 p.m. and closed Sundays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE \u2013 The wait is finally over for the grand opening of a highly anticipated neighborhood…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172,563],"class_list":["post-241354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news","tag-st_lucie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}