Celebrate Organic Harvest Month!

This article was originally published in September 2008

There’s not a better time than September to be living in the Pacific Northwest where the local supply of organic fruits and vegetables are varied and abundant. Look for the following produce at PCC this month from these local growers:

Dungeness Organic Produce
Sequim, WA
Beets, baby bok choy, carrots, chard, collard greens
Fraserland Organics
Vancouver, B.C.
Potatoes
Full Circle Farm
Carnation, WA
Chard, collard greens
Inaba Farms
Wapato, WA
Eggplant (Japanese)
Ralph’s Greenhouse
Mt. Vernon, WA
Leeks
Rent’s Due Ranch
Stanwood, WA
Broccoli, cauliflower, celery root, chard, corn, green beans, kale, lettuce, squash (delicata)
River Valley Organics
Tonasket, WA
Apples (Gala), pears (Bosc)
Siri & Son Farm
Clackamas, OR
Baby bok choy, cauliflower, collard greens, mustard greens, rapini
miscellaneous growers
Oregon
Tomatoes (heirloom)

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A sustainable agriculture label: coming to foods near you?

Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) of Emeryville, Calif., is pushing for the adoption of a sustainable agriculture label as a U.S. standard for food and other products. Some farmers, producers, certifiers and consumer advocacy groups fear this proposed label will confuse U.S. consumers as they drift through supermarkets.

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Pesticides and food

What pesticides are used on what food crops? What residues remain when the crops go to market and how risky are those residues? And what about the vulnerable amongst us — are we fully protecting pregnant women, infants and children, and the elderly? Worrisome evidence that even minute levels of pesticides in food can impair human development has driven demand for organic foods.

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Your co-op, September 2008

Talk to the board, Board report, Next board meeting, and more

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