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:

Learn how to make your new favorite summer mocktail >

Get the scoop on Frankie & Jo’s >

Choosing a safe sunscreen >

Community Voices: A Q&A with Salmon-Safe >

The Origins of Cascadian Farm >

Letters to the Editor >

Making the perfect summer mocktail

Get tips and recipes on non-alcoholic summer sips from mixology legend Kathy Casey.

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Get the scoop on Frankie & Jo’s

Learn about fabulous plant-based ice cream and mark your calendar for ice cream floats.

Choosing a safe sunscreen

Better sunscreen options were supposed to be available in the U.S. by now. What happened?

Community Voices: A Q&A with Salmon Safe

Learn what the Salmon Safe certification label means, and why it matters.

[ FROM THE SOUND CONSUMER ARCHIVES ]

The Origins of Cascadian Farm

In 1971, PCC was the first customer of Cascadian Farm – a real farm as well as a global label.

July 2024 Letters to the Editor

Cleaning standards • PCC membership costs • Chocolate chip cookie recipes • Where to buy amaranth

[ From the Sound Consumer archives ]

SAVING OUR ORCA WHALES

The iconic orcas of our region, the Southern Resident Killer Whales, are in real danger. Learn how the Center for Whale Research works to study and save them – and how to help.

HOP FROG FARM GROWS GREENS WITH A PURPOSE

From compostable packaging to Salmon Safe harvests, these microgreens are preserving land and improving the environment.

AUSTIN FRERICK REVEALS POWERFUL “BARONS” OF FOOD

From berries to coffee, a new book shows how a handful of corporations control a shocking percentage of the U.S. food supply.

WISDOM OF THE “WINE GUY”

What should you look for in a glass of wine? Jeff Cox shares his views as PCC’s wine department enters a new era.

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF FREMONT PCC

Learn the fun, funky history of PCC’s “Center of the Universe” store

INTRODUCING THE EIGHTH COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE

There’s a new addition to the seven ideals governing how co-ops work.

GET ICONIC RECIPES FROM THE PCC DELI

There are stories behind some of your favorite PCC recipes – and you can make them at home.

June LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Compostable packaging • PCC elections • Chick culling • Molly Moon Ice Cream

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:

Making the perfect summer mocktail

Get the scoop on Frankie & Jo’s

Choosing a safe sunscreen

Community Voices: A Q&A with Salmon Safe

[ FROM THE SOUND CONSUMER ARCHIVES ]

The Origins of Cascadian Farm

July 2024 Letters to the Editor

[ From the Sound Consumer archives ]

SAVING OUR ORCA WHALES

HOP FROG FARM GROWS GREENS WITH A PURPOSE

AUSTIN FRERICK REVEALS POWERFUL “BARONS” OF FOOD

WISDOM OF THE “WINE GUY”

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF FREMONT PCC

INTRODUCING THE EIGHTH COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE

GET ICONIC RECIPES FROM THE PCC DELI

June LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Meet the editor.

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