Green & Natural

Readers’ Choice winners

Our Best of Sacramento 2010 issue wouldn’t be complete without mention of this year’s Readers’ Choice winner for best bike route. Yes, it’s thumbs up, of course, to the awesome American River Bike Trail.

Our Best of Sacramento 2010 issue wouldn’t be complete without mention of this year’s Readers’ Choice winner for best bike route. Yes, it’s thumbs up, of course, to the awesome American River Bike Trail.

Photo By david jayne

Best green vision for Sacramento

1. Improving bicycle infrastructure

2. SMUD
www.smud.org

Best way to save energy

1. Riding bicycles

2. Conserve electricity

3. Walk

Best local environmentalist

1. Graham Brownstein, TransForm
www.transformca.org

Best green-friendly restaurant

1. Sugar Plum Vegan
2315 K Street, (916) 706-3302, www.sugarplumvegan.com

2. L Wine Lounge and Urban Kitchen
1801 L Street, (916) 443-6970, www.lwinelounge.com

2. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-266, www.sacfoodcoop.com

2. Sunflower Natural Food Restaurant
10344 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 967-4331, www.sunflowernaturalrestaurant.com

Best green supply store

1. Green Sacramento
1931 H Street, (916) 448-8109, www.greensacramento.com

2. J Street Hydroponics
2321 J Street, (916) 444-4473, www.jsthydro.com

2. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-266, www.sacfoodcoop.com

Best bike route

1. American River Bike Trail

2. T Street

3. Midtown

Best farmers’ market

1. Central Farmers’ Market
Eighth and W streets under the freeway, Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon; open year-round; www.california-grown.com

2. Davis Farmers’ Market
Central Park, Fourth and C streets; Saturdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; open year-round; www.davisfarmersmarket.org

3. Cesar Chavez Plaza
10th and J streets, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; May through October; www.california-grown.com

Best local produce

1. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-266, www.sacfoodcoop.com

2. Farmers’ markets
www.california-grown.com

3. Soil Born Farms
2140 Chase Drive, (916) 363-9865;
3000 Hurley Way, (916) 486-9686;
www.soilborn.org

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Best local farm

1. Soil Born Farms
2140 Chase Drive, (916) 363-9865; 3000 Hurley Way, (916) 486-9686; www.soilborn.org

2. Full Belly Farm
off Highway 16 in Capay Valley, (530) 796-2214, www.fullbellyfarm.com

3. Good Humus
1225 County Road 84A in Capay, (530) 787-3187, www.goodhumus.com