Pangaea Naturals in Manahawkin has been the beating heart of the area’s natural and organic lifestyle community for two decades. Co-owners Becky Tarditi and her husband, Michael Greenblatt, of Barnegat Light are ready to enjoy a slower pace and all the freedom and playtime retirement offers.
The health food market was “an encore career” for both. They opened 20 years ago on Halloween.
Ownership was officially transferred to new owners Joe Stevens and Krista Naylor of Manahawkin on May 15.
Is it bittersweet to be moving on?
“It’s sweet,” Tarditi said. “Pure organic sweetness.”
The way it came about was Stevens started working at the store in September after a chance meeting with Tarditi at the…
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