Phoenicia Market

"I should have the option of no stars. My friend and I walked in (both greeting the person in the back)--a short old dude with a long beard moved from the back to the front counter to greet us, he stopped mid-sentence when looking at (both brown women), shook his head and turned around facing the wall of cigarettes. Although I understood what was happening, I made another attempt by saying, "how's everything going." He continued to shake his head, ignoring us and facing the wall with his back towards us. My friend and I just turned around and left, barely making it into the store. As I was leaving, I said, "we will just get out of your here," in which he responded, "good." Some of the locals in the town couldn't believe it was racially motivated---but what else was that when he took a look at my friend with braids, and then looked at me. It was a horrible feeling to be on vacation and have this encounter. Nonetheless, the owners should know better. I was looking for wood, kindling, desserts, and snacks. They lost anywhere from $25-$60 dollars. A side note---there are bunch of better places around to find snacks and food. I wanted to go somewhere that looked liked they belonged to the community for a long time. It is unfortunate."

"Do not go to the Phoenicia supermarket. Friends stopped in and when the man inside saw they were black, he shunned them and didn’t serve them. He actually shook his head in disappointment when he saw them - right in your face old school racism. It’s a shame since we have found Phoenicia to be an otherwise open, inclusive, and friendly town. Go to the market in Boiceville or Margareteville."

"Rude staff. Place smells musty. No prices written anywhere. I guess they just give prices based on how you look? $7.55 for a roll of aluminum foil, INSANE"

"Phoenicia Farmers Market on Sundays is excellent!! We’ve got a lot of great stuff. Mushrooms were amazing, greens very fresh, we’ll have to come back to the vendor who sold onion rolls, Indian sauces from Calcutta Kitchens are so yummy!"