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.
Banagua products

The familiar flavor suddenly going bananas

Peel back the story of why bananas are taking off as both a super-popular ingredient and flavoring.

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Inside the farm supplying PCC’s pork

Tour the local farm that’s raising pigs with a focus on quality, animal welfare, and affordability.

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Making a difference with Growing for Good

See how register roundups at PCC change the food system for the better.

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The long legacy of PCC cooking classes

Over 43 years, every incarnation of PCC’s cooking class program was an education.

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How food co-ops helped build the organics movement

Author Jon Steinman tells how co-ops moved organics from the fringe to the mainstream.

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Healthy Fresh Vegetables

How to prevent fruit flies

Banish these summer nuisances from your kitchen

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Easy meals with oven-roasted chicken

Make the dinner dash doable with PCC roasted chicken

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David Montgomery’s soil health solution

Our Q&A with the acclaimed geologist on his new book, “ReGen”

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Add fresh herbs to summer sips

Your garden can make cocktails and mocktails an herbal delight 

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All about PCC Value Milk

Learn about standards and sourcing for the co-op’s fresh milk

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The Co-op Purpose Report

See how PCC and its members made a difference in 2025

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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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