Visit · A day in the space
A day at Groundworks.
We aren't open yet. Here's what it will feel like to walk through the door — from morning coffee to the after-dinner conversation that closes the night.
- 7:30 AM
The morning counter
Espresso pulled on a single-group machine. Pastries from a Salinas baker. A handful of regulars reading the paper. The café opens before the farm stand — the smell of coffee is the welcome mat.
- 10:00 AM
Stand doors open
Crates from valley growers come off the truck and onto the shelves. CalFresh / EBT accepted from day one. A chalkboard names the farm next to each crop.
- 12:30 PM
Lunch rush
A short, seasonal menu — a grain bowl, a sandwich, a soup. What was on the truck this morning is on the plate this afternoon. No twelve-item menu pretending to be everything.
- 4:00 PM
The after-school stop
Parents pick up dinner ingredients. Kids find a snack. The space slows down between rushes — it's meant to be used, not just visited.
- 7:00 PM
The room turns over
Tables rearrange. A workshop, a film night, a guest cook, a community meeting. The same room that served coffee at dawn becomes the reason to stay after dark.
The room
One space, several modes.
1,500 – 2,500 square feet. Counter and small kitchen on one side, farm stand shelving on the other, a flexible center that becomes a workshop room at night.
Designed so the café underwrites the program calendar, the stand brings the valley into the building, and the education calendar gives people a reason to come back when they aren't buying anything.
See the education calendar