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.

What’s New in this issue:

What are seed oils? >

New label for ultra-processed foods >

Go green with Earth Month tour and fair >

PCC Board Q&A >

2025 PCC Board of Trustees Election >

Letters to the Editor >

Pioneering sweet, sustainable Kernza baked goods

PCC’s groundbreaking new baked goods are made with a sustainable, climate-smart flour.

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What are seed oils?

Learn the history of seed oils and what they really are.

New label for ultra-processed foods

A pilot program seeks to identify ultra-processed foods.

Go green with Earth Month tour and fair

Explore green living at Ballard PCC, a stop on the Northwest Green Home Tour

PCC Elections Q&A

Learn about PCC’s Board of Trustees as the 2025 elections approach

Recycle twist ties and other plastics

Drop off some hard-to-recycle items at 5 PCC stores

Gourmondo founder Alissa Leinonen with daughter Olivia, creator of the Olivia sandwich.

How Gourmondo feeds Seattle

A Seattle mainstay has joined PCC’s Inclusive Trade Program.

What to make with sourdough discard

Avoid food waste with some delicious new ideas

Boon Boona brews coffee with a purpose

East African coffee culture now has a Seattle home

Making a more sustainable chocolate

Learn how PCC standards guide chocolate ingredients and ethics

An end to GE salmon plans?

A controversial genetically engineered salmon is off the table

[ FROM THE ARCHIVES ]

Why did Seattle’s growing zone change?

[ FROM THE ARCHIVES ]

Unsung heroes of the Northwest Garden

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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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.

What’s New in this issue:

Pioneering sweet, sustainable Kernza baked goods

What are seed oils?

New label for ultra-processed foods

Go green with Earth Month tour and fair

PCC Elections Q&A

Recycle twist ties and other plastics

How Gourmondo feeds Seattle

What to make with sourdough discard

Boon Boona brews coffee with a purpose

Making a more sustainable chocolate

An end to GE salmon plans?

[ FROM THE ARCHIVES ]

Why did Seattle’s growing zone change?

[ FROM THE ARCHIVES ]

Unsung heroes of the Northwest Garden

Meet the editor.

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