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By the time you read this, all of PCC’s fresh chicken, turkey, beef and pork producers will be certified organic or Non-GMO Project Verified.

Advocates of strong organic standards, including PCC, think foods that are certified organic must be grown in soil, not soil-less hydroponic systems.

There benefits of a plant-based, high-fat Mediterranean Diet go well beyond nutrition — they extend to our planet and cultural heritage as well.

Learn tips for choosing quality oil, a few of our favorite brands, and details about tastings at our stores this month with PCC nutrition educator Nick Rose.

First-of-the-season stone fruit — apricots, peaches, nectarines, pluots — are bringing summer to our produce departments this month. And don’t miss other staff favorites: a rich cabernet sauvignon, to-die-for honey-sweetened chocolate peanut butter cups, a gentle detox tea, and more!

Whether packed with pungent anchovies, bursting with oh-so-ripe tomatoes, or kicked up with spicy garlic, we’ve never met a good Italian recipe we didn’t love from first bite.

Learn about the trustee and nominating committee candidates, and how to vote, on our website here. Mail-in ballots must be received at the PCC office by 5 p.m. on June 7. In-store voting is permitted until each store’s close of business on June 7.

Hear about the state of the co-op, ask questions, and meet the 2017 election candidates! Light PCC dessert bites and beverages will be provided. The meeting will be held at The Swedish Club June 13.

Seed industry consolidation · Kimchi and health · Homemade kefir · Avoiding glyphosate · Reusable produce bags · Seafood safety

UN: Pesticides won’t feed the world · Organics protect kids’ brains · Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup paper? · EPA funding slashed for Puget Sound? · Ag pick dogged by ethics concerns · Fukushima radiation update · New synthetic biology database · Certain foods mitigate disease · Improving fisheries could generate billions

Grass-fed beef sales are growing at an annual rate of 25 to 30 percent. Sales of grass-fed yogurt and kefir have in the last year increased by more than 38 percent, compared with a drop of just under 1 percent in the total yogurt and kefir market, according to natural and organic market research company SPINS.

Board of Trustees · Next board meeting · 2017 board election · 2017 Annual Members’ Business Meeting