Q&A — Facts about I-522
The opposition campaign to create doubt about the routine simplicity of labeling genetically engineered foods is well underway. Here are some points to understand before ballots arrive in voters’ mailboxes mid-month.
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Sound Consumer, October 2013
Save the bee
Join PCC and GloryBee Foods in saving the honeybee. Bees not only provide us with honey, but they also pollinate more than one-third of our food crops.
Are there bee-killing pesticides in your garden?
“Bee-friendly” garden plants sold by Home Depot, Lowe’s and other top garden retailers around the country contain neonicotinoid pesticides that can poison bees.
Sweet on honey
Drizzle honey over toast, fruit and yogurt, or try incorporating it into all your favorite cooking methods. It helps retain moisture in baked goods and acts as a thickener when whisked into dressings and sauces.
By small farmers, for small farmers: farmer-owned fair trade
Starting next month, you’ll see a colorful new symbol on the Equal Exchange’s fair trade, organic bulk coffee bins at PCC. The symbol represents the first farmer-owned and -run fair trade certification system and guarantees the coffee comes from small farmers, not large plantations.
Letters to the editor
What ingredients are safe? · Food waste · Pesticide residues · Debunking GE lies · GE-free bacon · Healthy bakery items · Elimination diet · Boycott GMA foods?
News bites
Breakfast for heart health · New gluten-free regulations · WSU organic farm · Quinoa research · Devastating drought · BPA, phthalates linked to obesity · Meatpacker to continue drug · GE flies · Midwest farms’ water conservation? · Salmon virus whistleblowers · Syngenta sues to use pesticides
Soil & Sea: reports from our producers
Learn about a juicy new apple variety coming soon, why avocado size is smaller this year, and updates on growing local quinoa and Oregon hazelnuts.
PCC Board of Trustees report
Board reports · Board application deadline · Board outreach event · PCC Farmland Trust
