Certified Green Businesses

Shop Smart. Support your local Green Business.

Certified Green Businesses in the City of Santa Cruz have gone above and beyond regulatory requirements to prevent pollution and conserve resources by: reducing water use, conserving energy, purchasing recycled content products, eliminating toxic cleaning chemicals, improving worker safety and reducing waste to landfill.

For a complete listing of Green Businesses in the Monterey Bay Area visit the Regional Website.

Want information on how to become a certified Green Business? Contact the Green Business Coordinator:

City of Santa Cruz Green Business Program Coordinator
Kristen Perez 420-5592
kperez@cityofsantacruz.com

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City of Santa Cruz Green Businesses by Category

Auto Body and Repair Shops

The Engine Room
125 Front Street
831-429-1800

Lloyd's Tires
303 River Street
831-426-4363

Rusty’s Repair
318 River Street
831-458-9445

Santa Cruz Motorsports
211 Cedar Street
831-458-1155

Scott's Body Shop
140 Center Street
831-426-1800

UCSC Fleet Services
1156 High Street
831-459-4832

Water Star Motors
318 A River Street
831-621-5834

Cleaning Services

Mission Dry Cleaners
1224 Mission Street
831-426-4226

Construction Design and Contractors

Bogard Constructio, Inc.
350 A Coral Street
831-426-8191

L Kershner Design
911 Center St, Suite D
831-426-0177

Slatter Construction Inc.
126 Fern Street
831-425-5425

Thatcher and Thompson Architects
877 Cedar Street, Suite 248
831-457-3939

Consultants and Solar

Allterra Environmental, Inc.
207 McPherson Street, Suite B
831-201-6775

Day One Solar, Inc.
387 Coral Street
831-687-8097

Ecological Concerns
336 A Golf Club Drive
831-459-0656

Environmental Innovations
113 Cooper Street
831-471-7394

Sandbar Solar & Electric
2656 Mission St
831-469-8888

Education and Training

Bay View Elementary School
1231 Bay Street
831-429-3991

Gateway School
225 Swift St
831-423-0341

Natural Bridges Children's Center
255 Swift Street
831-429-6222

New Teacher Center
1205 Pacific Ave, Suite 301
831-600-2200

O'Neill Sea Odyssey
2222 East Cliff Drive #222
831-465-9390

Peritus Precision Translations Inc
256 Meadow Road
650-281-6669

Ride the Redwoods
1010 River Street
831-205-1335

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
1305 East Cliff Drive
831-420-6115

Sanctuary Exploration Center
35 Pacific Avenue
831-421-9993

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Property Management Offices

Aleene Althouse Agency-State Farm
1215 Mission St
831-420-1555

Distinct Property Management
501 Soquel Ave Suite G
831-420-0202

Nonprofits Insurance Alliance of California
300 Panetta
800-359-6422

Roy Farrens, Realtor
115 Knight Street
831-515-8228

Sam Bird-Robinson
1108 Mission Street
831-515-8582

Santa Cruz County Bank
Administrative Office
75 River Street
831-600-4020

Santa Cruz County Bank
Santa Cruz Office
2020 North Pacific Ave
831-600-4000

Sereno Real Estate Group
720 Front Street
831-460-1100

Shockley Insurance
519 Seabright Ave #213
831-600-8755

Vanguard Realtors
1142 Soquel Avenue
831-462-3110

Fitness

Agile Monkey Pilates Studio
121 Walnut Avenue
831-458-4125

BodyFit
546 Palm Street
831-465-4728

Motion Pacific
131 Front Street
408-508-5125

Nourish
130 Walnut Avenue
831-359-5335

Pacific Edge Climbing Gym
104 Bronson Street #12
831-454-9254

Toadal Fitness Downtown
113 Lincoln Street
831-423-3764

Village Yoga Santa Cruz
718 Soquel Ave
831-400-6362

Grocery and Markets

New Leaf Community Market
1134 Pacific Avenue
831-425-1793

New Leaf Community Market
1101 Fair Avenue
831-426-1306

Shopper's Corner
622 Soquel Avenue
831-423-1398

Staff of Life Market
1266 Soquel Avenue
831-423-8632

Whole Foods Market
911 Soquel Avenue
831-426-9901

Health and Wellness Services

Aine Sweeney, DC
549 Frederick Street
831-458-1218

ComForCare
100 Doyle Street, Suite F
831-427-1553

Erica Schafer DC
549 Frederick Street
831-427-9600

Kai Family Dentistry
550 Water Street, Suite I-5
831-429-9614

Laurencin Personal Physicians
634 Frederick Street
831-421-9535

Mission Hill Dental
615 Mission Street
831-429-1397

New Street Dental
525 Center Street
831-426-1343

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Main Clinic
2025 Soquel Avenue
831-423-4111

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Westside
1301 Mission Street
831-458-6300

Santa Cruz CORE Fitness + Rehab
317 Potrero Street
831-425-9500

Santa Cruz Midwives
303 Potrero Street Suite 47-201
831-332-3075

Home and Building Repair and Maintenance

Clean Building Maintenance
116 Hubbard
831-423-5515

Ecological Concerns
336 Golf Club Drive A
831-459-0656

George H. Wilson, Inc. Contractors
250 Harvey West Blvd.
831-423-9522

Landscape Architects and Landscapers

Joni L. Janecki & Associates
Landscape Architects
515 Swift Street
831-423-6040

Love Gardens
127 National Street
831-471-9100

Orchard Keepers
116 McPherson Street Unit F
831-854-7811

Terra Nova
815 Almar Street
831-425-3514

Non-Profit Organizations and Associations

Bike Santa Cruz County
333 Soquel Ave
831-425-0665

CA Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)
2155 Delaware Avenue, Suite 150
831-423-2263

Coastal Watershed Council
107 Dakota Suite 4
831-464-9200

Community Action Board (CAB) - Rental Assistance Program
501 Soquel Avenue Suite E
831-457-1741

Ecology Action of Santa Cruz
877 Cedar Unit 240
831-426-5925

Nueva Vista Community Resources
711 East Cliff Drive
831-423-5747

Peace United Church of Christ
900 High Street
831-426-2010

Hope Services
220 Lincoln Street
831-421-9900

The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
617 Water Street
831-429-6116

Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
1523 Pacific Avenue
831-460-3200

Save Our Shores (SOS)
345 Lake Avenue #A
831-462-5660

Monarch Services
1509 Seabright Ave #C-1
831-425-4030

Industry and Manufacturing

Ferguson Safety Products
303 Potrero Street, Suite 02
831-458-0223

Rope Partner
125 McPherson
831-460-9448

Synergy Organic Clothing Main Operations
2151 Delaware Ave, Suite A
831-331-4261

Ventana Surfboards & Supplies
831-915-4326

Media, Design, Data, Computer Services and Communication

Cruzio Internet
877 Cedar Street #150
831-459-6301

Good Times
107 Dakota
831-458-1100

Looker Data Services
101 Church Street
831-244-0340

Miller Maxfield, Inc.
133 Mission Street #101
831-227-6469

Monarch Media
877 Cedar
831-457-4414

Santa Cruz Waves
1148 Soquel Avenue
831-212-1087

SpaceCamp Studios
330 Ingalls B
831-431-3062

Printers

Community Printers
1827 Soquel Avenue
831-426-4682

Mpress Digital
252 Potrero Street
831-420-1999

Santa Cruz Signs
501-A River Street
831-337-4467

Government and Public Facilities

City of Santa Cruz-City Manager's Office
809 Center Street Room 10
831-420-5010

City of Santa Cruz-Parks and Recreation Department
Administrative Building
323 Church Street
831-420-5270

City of Santa Cruz-Wastewater Treatment Facility
110 California Street
831-420-6050

Kaiser Permanente Arena
140 Front Street
831-713-4395

Retail Shops

AA Safe and Security Company
712 Soquel Avenue
800-577-3365

Another Bike Shop
2361 Mission Street
831-427-2232

Bhody
1526 Pacific Avenue
831-800-1626

Bonnie's Gifts
17 Municipal Wharf
831-458-1144

Highway 1 Distribution Inc.
1210 Fair Ave
831-332-7576

Leatherwise
303 Potrero Street, Suite 1
831-425-3560

Made in Santa Cruz
57 Municipal Wharf
831-426-2257

Mission Floors
117 Post
831-426-3500

Noland's on the Wharf
47 Municipal Wharf
831-423-5500

Santa Cruz Kitchen and Bath, Inc.
1824 Soquel Avenue
831-426-9600

Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios
118 Coral Street
831-425-7277

ShampooChez
1380 Soquel Avenue
831-427-2284

Sockshop & Shoe Company
1515 Pacific Avenue
831-429-6101

Synergy Organic Clothing (Warehouse & Retail)
2151 Delaware Ave, Suite A
831-331-4261

The Cook's Bookcase
PO Box 2918 95063
831-251-9213

Restaurants, Cafes, Catering

Alta Organic Coffee & Tea
2712 Mission Street Ext. 831-427-3373

Burger
1520 Mission Street
831-425-5300

Buttercup Cakes and Farmhouse Frosting
1411 Pacific Avenue
831-466-0373

Charlie Hong Kong Restaurant
1141 Soquel Avenue
831-426-5664

Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 East Cliff Drive
831-476-4560

Hula's Island Grill and Tiki Room
221 Cathcart Street
831-426-4852

Local Harvest Catering
504A Front Street
831-818-8482

Mission Hill Creamery
1101 B Pacific Avenue
831-508-0774

NahNa Eritrean Foods
1520 Pacific Avenue K1
831-359-7125

Olitas Cantina & Grille
99B Municipal Wharf
831-458-9393

Rosie McCann's
1220 Pacific Avenue
831-426-9930

Upper Crust Pizza & Pasta
2415 Mission Street
831-423-9010

Vasili's Greek Restaurant
1501 A Mission Street
831-458-9808

Vino by the Sea
55 Municipal Wharf
831-426-0750

Suppliers & Distributors

Alta Organic Coffee & Tea
2712 Mission Street Ext.
831-427-3373

Angel’s Face Botanicals
Online - Find stores that carry their products.

Awe Sum Organics
123 Locust Street
831-462-2244

Salons and Spas

L’Atelier Salon
114 Pearl Alley
831-423-4247

Santa Cruz Skin Solutions
720 River Street, Suite 5
831-247-1987

Santa Cruz Thread
605 Front Street
831-430-8188

Tours and Visitor Accommodations

Monterey Bay Charters
135 Fifth Avenue
831-662-9800

Santa Cruz Wharf Headquarters
21 Municipal Wharf
831-420-5725

Venture Quest Kayak
#2 Santa Cruz Wharf
831-427-2267

The Ride Guides
114 Crespi St
831-818-6112

Transportation

PedX Courier & Cargo
703 Pacific Avenue
831-426-2453

Santa Cruz Pedicab
703 Pacific Avenue
831-222-0789