Nancy Young wrote:

> A couple of weeks ago I went to the farmer's market,
> everyone is all organic, direct from the farm to you. So I show up to
> buy vegetables and flowers, oh, can I have a
> bag? A plastic one? Everyone else had their canvas grocery
> bags with them. Just not me.
>
> So, I went back yesterday and remembered! to bring my
> bags. I felt quite virtuous. Heh.

I have a canvas bag with the logo of a particular group of growers. When
I go to a different association's market, I bring a plain woven basket.
I still get the plastic bags occasionally to separate things in my bag
or basket, but usually I bring my own plastic (it came from them
originally in any case). As a bonus, I've had the various vendors throw
in an extra piece of produce or round the price down when I bring my own
plastic.

I do end up with a lot of plastic bags in any given week and they go to
the reclaiming center or bag recycling bin at the grocery store.

Green(er) is good(er)!

--Lin