Stores & Markets in Paradise Valley

Providing unique and thoughtful gifts for loved ones and reformed frenemies since 1951, the nearly 60-year-old Sphinx Ranch Gourmet Gift Market has been family run for three generations. The selection of gourmet goods puts a spotlight on treats locally made in Arizona, including such diverse items as bulk Medjool dates (starting at $8.95 a pound), Arizona mesquite honey ($6.25 for a one-pound jar), and the butter peanut-brittle royal-red gift box ($12). Featuring the best of the store's selection, the Sphinx Ranch Gourmet Gift Market's gift baskets will mend all the wounds caused by an outburst at the last company potato-sack-race outing. For gifts to those outside of Arizona, the available in-store shipping center will take that gift off your hands and ship it anywhere throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Middle Earth (this Groupon cannot be used toward shipping).

Langley's Country Market’s staff members believe that healthful living starts at home. With that in mind, they stock the shelves with local goods and produce sourced from ecologically conscious farms. Their pesticide-free fruits and vegetables come from sites that employ sustainable farming practices, such as water-conserving irrigation technology and organic waste-recycling systems that create natural compost. Additionally, the market features gourmet oils from Queen Creek Olive Mill, grass-fed beef, and honey from the desert’s rows and rows of honey derricks.

Frank Martin, owner of Crooked Sky Farms and a believer in ecologically sustainable agricultural methods, developed a profound respect for seeds and their eventual bounty as the child of a farmer and an organic gardener. The farm's humble beginnings date back to 1999, when Frank began cultivating seedlings in his own backyard and showering the plants with water and nightly bedtime stories. The South Phoenix–based farm has expanded to four urban locations, and supplies in-season offerings to local farmers' markets and members of its Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) initiative. Each week, members of the CSA visit the farm to collect their eight portions of fruits and vegetables, ideal for culinary pursuits or heightening the realism of Carmen Miranda fashion tributes.

Crooked Sky Farms' crops spring from the Earth without the addition of chemical insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or fertilizers, earning them a certified naturally grown accreditation. The farm's abundant lanes of dense plants glean their enrichment from compost produced by the farm or sourced from organic providers, as well as natural and time-tested agricultural methods such as crop rotation, the use of protective buffer plants, and serenading clouds to make them rain. The picturesque planting grounds serve as a backdrop for seasonal events featuring cuisine crafted from the farm's produce and live entertainment under the romantic glow of the desert sky.

In 1984, Sunshine Convenience Mart founder Harry Fong established his business on the pillars of friendly service and speedy, convenient access. Today, the store is minded by Harry's son, Chris, whose head is full of memories of his father awakening him at the crack of dawn to get ready for work. Guests can ogle the well-stocked shelves brimming with domestic and imported microbrews, liquors, and snacks, or pull up to the handy drive-thru window to pick up cups, soda, and ice without leaving their car or dismounting their hovercraft.