Sound Consumer

A handful of companies are spending heavily to keep information off your food labels, from GMO labeling and pesticides to the source of the meat you buy.

Here in Washington, the apple capital of the world, it’s easy to get creative with the crunchy and tangy-sweet fruit. Blend them into soup, chop them into a hearty quinoa salad, bake them into a savory galette or sweet crumble with pears and kasha, or tap into the cache of other apple recipes on our website. You can’t go wrong!

You now can have your groceries delivered in just one hour! PCC has partnered with Instacart to deliver groceries when it’s just not convenient for you to go to our stores.

It has long been known vitamin D is essential for building strong bones, but recent studies reveal it plays a critical role throughout our bodies, affecting everything from movement and weight to mental health and cognition.

Many people may wonder why a seemingly natural product such as maple syrup would need to be certified organic. There are significant differences between conventional and certified organic maple syrup production.

Pink Lady, Opal, Braeburn, Cameo … learn about the many varieties of organic apples at PCC. Plus: the health benefits and best way to store these fabulous fall fruits.

October is Non-GMO Month and Fair Trade Month, two good reasons to remember the value of an informed choice in what we eat.

Animal welfare · PCC home delivery · Double-yolked eggs · Produce stickers · Cost of dairy · Trans Pacific Partnership · Mustard oil?

GE Golden Rice paper retracted · Farmworker ruling · Eat spicy, live longer? · Gardens in the ocean? · Minimizing arsenic in rice · Dire outlook for bluefin tuna · Insect diversity for farms · Americans eating less · Wildlife on farms not bad · Modern diets impact DNA · Grass-fed beef safer

Learn why California’s strawberry acreage has declined, how the giant toxic algae bloom in the Pacific is choking fisheries, what’s threatening the olive oil industry, and more reports from the field.

Board reports · Board application deadline · Bylaws Task Force · Coming to your mailbox soon…