Staff of Life - Santa Cruz, California

H-Pop Local Guide

This is a real Independent natural food grocery store. It’s packed with fresh local organic specialty items. Very nice assortment of fresh fruits & veggies Grocery and produce. Great location to buy bulk items for huts, grains, spices, teas, coffee.

Nice helpful staff and smoothie and easy check out. Bring your own bags and get a token to donate to a cause as you leave.

Really great assortment of vitamins, herbs & natural body care products

Juice bar and community tables in front to eat a snack or food from buffet

Big parking lot with a few free car chargers available while you shop. Ecar Parking well maintained and working

Great location, mid-town Santa Cruz. Easy to get to off of Soquel and not far from the highway. Surrounded by other small local retail businesses

BIM Architect Salvador

What I love about Staff of life is that it's a nice healthy extension of my home. Where I find everything healthy I need for my home, they have every product you can think of. And if you want to have a nice time, the outdoor cafe is another option in the market. And the most important thing is the store staff. Customer service is reflected with the human quality that Nina shows, always attentive and always with a smile, thank you very much for all the attention.

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Thank you for sharing your products on social networks, since this way you are aware of all your offers and prices. And once you are in the pleasant ambiance of the store you realize that they have more healthy food, thank you for the attention of the entire team. And you go home with a smile since NINA attention is excellent and she is always smiling. Thanks to NINA, thanks to everyone. By the way, I love the wine area.

Lori Sortino

Love this store. So much variety packed in! My favorite aspects are the number of gluten free and healthy options, the variety of bulk items, the bakery, and the hot food and salad bar.

American Angler

Hairlip Louie just had to come all the way down to Santa Cruz, and you know why....to get his board waxed!
The Lip asked me to come with him incase of trouble, and I agreed with one provision, that he buy lunch at the Staff of Life Restaurant, they make an amazing sandwich. Well, he pulled up in front of the Happy Time Massage Parlor, and that's when I realized he didn't even bring his surfboard, and he's getting something other than a surfboard waxed. I had a good laugh because 7 minutes later we were on our way to the Staff of Life for some amazing sandwiches. ☆☆☆☆☆

The Mailman

Our favorite health and grocery store in Santa Cruz. Great selection of fresh organic produce. Grandson loves their smoothies and health drinks. Good selection of food from their hot bar at good prices.

Emily Levin-Rosenshine

Wonderful selection of local and organic produce, plus a sizable bulk section for those who want to go zero-waste when it comes to pantry items. Not to mention there is a cafe in the front of the store offering fresh coffee, smoothies, and food to go! I'm so happy to be a regular customer at a wonderful local store.

Jacob Grigsby

Have been shopping at Staff for 13 years and love the selection and the people there. Ownership, however can use some improvement, namely in treating their employees well enough that they choose to stay so they don’t have to close the meat counter from 5:30-6 pm for a mandatory lunch break. And the times are not consistent as the other night it was 4:30-5. Very frustrating.