Sound Consumer

Sound Consumer

Dedicated since 1961 to informing and inspiring the PCC community through the co-op’s vision of advancing the health and well-being of people, their neighborhoods and our planet.

Viva Farms brings the future of farming to PCC

Eat super-local produce and preserve essential farms

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What’s new in the 2025 Dirty Dozen

A new method judges which produce is “cleanest”

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Washington farms get greener with 2025 Tilth grants

Exciting grants support organic and sustainable farming

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Tian Tian

Growing for Good receives 2025 Green Globe award

King County honored the program’s environmental stewardship

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La Pierre peaches

Peak peach season

Learn about LaPierre peaches and get peachy recipes

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Preserves

Canning 101: A beginner’s guide to preserving summer

Learn the sweet basics of home preservation

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It’s time to plan your fall and winter garden

Start thinking now about cool-weather crops

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New compostable produce bag cuts plastic waste

This plastic-free netting is debuting at PCC

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Try a different kind of red meat

See why bison is gaining popularity in burgers, jerky and more

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PCC Corner Market

Welcome the PCC Corner Market

PCC is returning downtown with a new format

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Columbia City

Columbia City PCC turns 10

Celebrate and see the store’s history

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Rebekah Denn

Photo by Meryl Schenker

Meet the editor.

Journalist Rebekah Denn is a longtime PCC member and has edited the Sound Consumer since 2019. She is a regular contributor to The Seattle Times and other publications, with work including everything from investigative reporting to restaurant criticism (sometimes both at once.) The winner of two James Beard awards and other honors, she curated the 2017 “Edible City” exhibit at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry. She lives in Seattle with her omnivorous husband and three vegetarian children.

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