The United Nations projects that the global population will increase from 7.3 billion in 2015 to 9.7 billion in 2050. This growth will be concentrated in the world’s poorest countries, where standards of living are set to rise rapidly, increasing demand for resource-intensive meat and dairy products. Together, these trends are heightening fears that the world’s cupboards may run bare in the coming decades.
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.
Grilling food outdoors is a great way to bring family and friends together around food, and potentially can offer a number of unique health benefits.
A proposed mine near one of the last great wild salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay, Alaska may proceed under the Trump administration.
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.
From avocados to peppers to pineapple, you’d be hard-pressed to find a summer ingredient that doesn’t explode with smoky flavor when cooked over a hot flame. (For meat eaters, don’t forget a variety of non-GMO meat on sale at PCC this month!) Here are some recipes to whet your appetite.
Here’s a roundup of great summer beers — some local and new, some California classics — to kick summer off right.
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.
Members, it’s not too late to vote! Mail-in ballots must be received at the PCC office by 5 p.m. on June 7.
Aquaculture controversy · Palm oil-free hair care · Palm oil problems · Fat on meat · Honoring Earth Day · Animal welfare for chickens · Customer service at PCC
Eating at home is healthier · Berkeley soda tax results · Diet soda tied to stroke, dementia? · Worldwide water woes · School nutrition standards rollback · Glyphosate on Prop 65 list? · Benefits from trans fats ban · Virus triggers celiac? · Hundreds of species of bees in peril · EPA chief stops pesticide ban
Learn about California’s mission to grow avocados year-round, a big environmental achievement by a PCC vendor, and what the future holds for robotic fruit-picking.
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