Farm Hours
Tuesday & Friday: 12–5 pm
Saturday: 10–3 pm
CLOSED on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
Strawberry U-Pick: OPEN
welcome to the farm
Meet the owners
Ariela Gottschalk brings 20 years of experience in growing vegetables, flowers, and nursery plants as farm manager for Growing Grounds Farm, a program of the Transitions-Mental Health Association. Many of you have purchased the veggie starts she’s been bringing to the stand over the years.
Before Growing Grounds, Ariela spent 2 years as the Market Manager for the Hollywood Farmers’ Market, a weekly market with more than 150 vendors.
Jeff Pienack, an avid surfer and environmental activist, spent 8 years as the SLO County chapter chair for Surfrider Foundation, working on water quality and conservation issues. Jeff is also a member of the local band the Mother Corn Shuckers.
Their daughter, Olivia, is a 7th grader at Paulding Middle School.
Meet the Team
One big Family
Our field and farm stand crews are fun and friendly! Many have worked on the farm a decade or more with lots of food and farming knowledge they are happy to share.
Leading the crews are owners Ariela and Jeff whose focus is to provide outstanding locally-grown produce while building community through fun farm events and get-togethers.
Follow us
We post the contents of the weekly Harvest Bag and changes to our Farm Stand hours on social media.
