Picnicking at the Beach

How do you make a meal experience even more special while in Ponte Vedra, you combine wholesome foods with an amazing beach view and have a beach picnic. You can choose an in-town location like Mickler’s Beach and take advantage of its pavilion and picnic tables, or take in an often times less crowded and less developed option like Guana River Preserve’s North Beach. With either, you can get natural beach environments that Ponte Vedra is known for, while embracing the wellness theme by nourishing your body.

To choose the ingredients for that special beach outing, there are a variety of grocery options you can choose. There are easily accessible large grocers like Winn Dixie and Publix centrally located in Ponte Vedra. For more of a specialty take, The Fresh Market is an idea. They bill themselves as a premier fresh-focused specialty food retailer and was voted USA Today’s Best Supermarket in America in 2022. In addition to high quality fruits, vegetables, cheeses, meats, and crackers, they also offer a range of prepared platters to make the process even simpler. Whether fruit and cheeses, a charcuterie antipasti, a crudité, or mini-sandwiches, they can likely provide what you desire with little effort on your end.

If you happen to be in town on the third Saturday of the month, consider picking up unique, locally sourced picnic items at the Nocatee Farmers Market. It’s held from 10am to 2pm at Nocatee Station Field and the more than 80 vendors offer a mix of locally grown produce and herbs, baked goods, jams and jellies.

If you are one of those that is looking for a little more of a catered option, refer to the webpage describing options to “Indulge in Salads and More…”