This article was originally published in June 2017
Since our April story (“Aquaculture awash in controversy”) was published, a new campaign called Our Sound, Our Salmon launched to raise awareness about the threats from open-ocean salmon farms and what we can do to oppose them.
Visit oursound-oursalmon.org to sign a petition to Governor Inslee asking him to stop the expansion of open-ocean salmon farms in Washington’s waters.
With local, organic strawberries, raspberries, cherries and blueberries coming in to season this month, our produce departments are a riot of color and flavor. Get them while you can! And don't miss products our nutritionists love, including a refreshing watermelon juice, a natural sleep aid, and healthful (and spicy!) snack chips made with quinoa, flax and other other seeds and grains.
PCC Farmland Trust has conserved another 284 acres in Enumclaw, Washington, where the Mensonides family now produces organic milk. The property was so valuable, at one point it was platted for 59 estate homes.
A proposed mine near one of the last great wild salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay, Alaska may proceed under the Trump administration.
