Green & Natural
Readers’ Choice winners
Best green resource
1. Green Sacramento
1931 H Street, (916) 448-8109, www.greensacramento.com
2. UC Davis
(530) 752-1011, www.ucdavis.edu
Best place for green knowledge
1. Green Sacramento
1931 H Street, (916) 448-8109, www.greensacramento.com
2. UC Davis
(530) 752-1011, www.ucdavis.edu
3. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-2667, www.sacfoodcoop.com
3. SN&R
1015 20th Street, (916) 498-1234, www.newsreview.com
Best eco-friendly restaurant
1. Dad’s Kitchen
2968 Freeport Boulevard, (916) 443-3237
1. Sunflower Natural Food Restaurant
10344 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks; (916) 967-4331
2. Cafe Bernardo
various locations, www.paragarys.com
2. Javalounge
2416 16th Street, (916) 441-3945, www.myspace.com/thejavalounge
2. Mulvaney’s Building and Loan
1215 19th Street, (916) 441-6022
Best natural-foods store
1. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-2667, www.sacfoodcoop.com
2. Whole Foods Market
4315 Arden Way, (916) 448-2800, www.wholefoodsmarket.com
3. Trader Joe’s
various locations, www.traderjoes.com
Best green supply store
1. Green Sacramento
1931 H Street, (916) 448-8109, www.greensacramento.com
2. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-2667, www.sacfoodcoop.com
Best green politician
1. Mayor Heather Fargo
2. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
3. Assemblyman Dave Jones
Best green idea
1. Mass transit
1. Riding bicycles
2. Solar power
Best green getaway
1. Amtrak
www.amtrak.com
2. Le Rivage Hotel
4350 Riverside Boulevard, (916) 443-8400, www.lerivagehotel.com
3. Collecting trash along the rivers
Best green community
1. Davis
1. Good housing project by LJ Urban
Fourth and B streets, West Sacramento; (916) 930-9400, www.ljurban.com
2. Midtown
Best green activist
1. Levi Benkert, LJ Urban
www.ljurban.com
2. Sena Christian, SN&R
www.newsreview.com
2. Muriel Strand
Best green consultant
1. GreenBuilt Construction
1931 H Street, (916) 371-4970, www.greenbuilt.com
2. Bennett McCulloch, Vista Homes
9856 Business Park Drive, (916) 369-6696, www.vistahomebuilders.com
3. LJ Urban
1931 H Street, (916) 930-9400, www.ljurban.com
3. SMUD
6201 S Street, (916) 452-3211, www.smud.org
Best environmental reporter
1. Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee
www.sacbee.com
1. Sena Christian, SN&R
www.newsreview.com
2. Jim Downing, The Sacramento Bee
www.sacbee.com
Best 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 the Capay Valley, (530) 796-2214, www.fullbellyfarm.com
3. Del Rio Botanical
20030 Old River Road, West Sacramento; (916) 919-1843; www.delriobotanical.com
Best farmers’ market
1. Sacramento Central Farmers’ Market
Sundays, 8 a.m.-noon; Eighth and W streets, under Highway 80
2. Cesar Chavez Plaza Farmers’ Market
Wednesdays, May 2-October 31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; 10th and J streets
3. Davis Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; Central Park, Fourth and C streets, Davis; www.davisfarmersmarket.org