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Hanson’s Market One-Stop Shopping the Healthy Way


by CeCe Darakjian Y


ou wake up one morning and stumble into the kitchen to prepare your favorite


breakfast of steel-cut oats topped with organic, locally grown strawber- ries and realize your container of raw milk is down to its last few drops. “Oh great!” you think. “Another


30-mile trip to the health food store to stock up on supplies.” Never fear fellow San


Clementeans, Hanson’s Market is fi- nally here and near, and they are ready to meet all of your health food needs. Specializing in locally grown organic


Ron Castruita, Lyn Hall and Jacqueline Castruita.


produce, gluten free items, minimally processed, grassfed and organic meats and poultry, a full spectrum of vitamins and supplements and specialty crafted beers and wines, Hanson’s is a one-stop shop for locals who are looking for a healthy, tasty and eco-friendly grocery shopping experi- ence. If this is your first foray into healthy


shopping, you may be pleasantly surprised by how tasty many of those “good for you” items there are, and how reasonably priced those “good for the earth” products can be. On the other hand, if you are an expe-


rienced health food shopper, you are al- ready familiar with the selections Hanson’s offers. A natural juice bar, where fresh fruits and vegetables are blended into surpris- ingly delicious concoctions.such as Ole’s


Vitality (Green smoothies). A full deli fea- turing sandwiches and salads made from the freshest ingredients. And bulk items, like fair trade coffees and teas, whole grains, dried fruits and nuts, as well as a grocery department featuring organic and natural household products and prepared foods. But without a doubt, the best


part of shopping at Hanson’s Mar- ket is the friendly and knowledge- able staff. Everyone involved with


Hanson’s exudes an excitement about the market and the role that they hope to play in San Clemente. Leading the parade is owner Ron Cas-


truita ... and a truly enthusiastic leader he is. As a veteran of the retail/grocery indus- try, Ron is very excited about bringing his vision to San Clemente. Five-years-ago Ron was leading a very


successful business life in the software/re- tail industry. He had worked with many leading retail chains, written a book on


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