Our Story

For more than 35 years, New Leaf Community Markets has been making important choices that nourish and sustain our Central Coast communities. We opened our doors in 1985 as the small and humble Westside Community Market on the Westside of Santa Cruz. Now, 6 community-hub grocery stores later, we remain true to our progressive roots and good for the community ethos.

We know that the well-being of our customers, staff and community starts with sustainable, locally produced food. Protecting and bettering our environment depends on the same. Farm-to-table all the way. That’s why you’ll find so much California-grown natural, organic food sustainably produced by farmers, ranchers and fishers in our stores. Much of it from within 100 miles! That’s how local local is for us.