If you do use plastic, try to recycle. At present, there is a recycling bin at the Cub store. Wonder why we can't recycle plastic bags with Dick's/Lakeville Sanitation? We have tried to switch over to taking our own bags (canvas type) to the store. We keep them in the car, but sometimes forget to take them in with us. When we shop at Lakewinds, we always have them for that location.

Farmer's Market in Shakopee?...been there, done that. It has been attempted several times over the years, but has not proven successful. Used to be held in the parking lot by Pablo's. There is a good one in Burnsville by what used to be the Diamondhead (?) Mall. Just west of Nicollet on Burnsville Parkway.

Stopped by the Arboretum market this last weekend. They had some landscape plants, trees, garden plants and some produce (early season items like lettuce, etc.). Plus, all the gift shop items.Probably too early to tell how successful they will be. It is at the apple barn west of the Arboretum itself.
Prices looked reasonable. Ended up going to Shady Acres west on Hiway 212 though and got tomato plants and herbs there.

CFLs much more expensive than incandescent bulbs, emit light that many regard as inferior to incandescent bulbs and they pose a nightmare if they break (mercury) and require special disposal procedures. Each CFL contains 5 milligrams of mercuryand for the state of Maine (for example) “safety” standard of 300 nanograms per cubic meter, it would take 16,667 cubic meters of soil to “safely” contain all the mercury in a single CFL. How will we deal with the mercury contamination when these CFLs are disposed of leagally and illegally? (I honestly admit that this question is from an article from junkscience, but is one I have wondered about previously)