Green & Natural

Best way to save energy

1. Bike more

2. Turn off the lights when you leave a room

3. Walk more

Best place to cash in your recycling

1. Target
3601 N. Freeway Boulevard, (916) 576-0487

2. Setitaside
(916) 361-0792, www.setitaside.com

3. rePlanet
various locations, http://replanetusa.com

Best nursery

1. Capital Nursery
4700 Freeport Boulevard, (916) 455-2601, www.capitalnursery.com

2. Green Acres
8501 Jackson Road, (916) 381-1625; 901 Galleria Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 782-2273; www.idiggreenacres.com

3. Talini’s Nursery & Garden Center
5601 Folsom Boulevard, (916) 451-8150

Best Local Farm

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

2. Capay Organic
23808 State Highway 16 in Capay, (800) 796-6009, www.farmfreshtoyou.com

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

Best local environmentalist

1. Scott Smithline, Californians Against Waste

1. Bill Magavern, Sierra Club California

1. Anthony Eggert, California Energy Commission

Best green vision for Sacramento

1. Greenwise
greenwisesacramento.org

1. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-2667, www.sacfoodcoop.com

1. More solar power

Best green supply store

1. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-2667, www.sacfoodcoop.com

2. WeGrow
1537 Fulton Avenue, (916) 550-2797, www.wegrowstore.com

3. Green Acres
8501 Jackson Road, (916) 381-1625; 901 Galleria Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 782-2273: www.idiggreenacres.com

3. Capital Nursery
4700 Freeport Boulevard, (916) 455-2601, www.capitalnursery.com

Best green-friendly store

1. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Boulevard, (916) 455-2667, www.sacfoodcoop.com

2. Exotic Plants
1833A Howe Avenue, 922-4769, www.exoticplantsltd.com

3. Whole Foods
4315 Arden Way, (916) 488-2800; 1001 Galeria Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 781-5300; www.wholefoodsmarket.com

Best farmers market

1. Sunday Central farmers market
Eighth and W streets, www.california-grown.com

2. Cesar Chavez Plaza
10th and J streets, www.california-grown.com

3. Davis Farmers Market
Fourth and C streets in Davis, www.davisfarmersmarket.com

Best community garden

1. Fremont Community Garden
14th and Q streets

2. Southside Community Garden
Fifth Street near W Street

Best best bike route

1. American River Bike Trail

2. Sacramento Northern Bike Trail

3. Folsom Lake Trail