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Sound Consumer, July 2022

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PCC grants support creative, essential food programs

PCC's Food Access Grants will help nonprofit organizations around the region provide nutritious food to those who need it, from schoolchildren to elders, from innovative new farmers markets to treasured [...]

PCC's Food Access Grants will help nonprofit organizations around the region provide nutritious food to those who need it, from schoolchildren to elders, from innovative new farmers markets to treasured [...]

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Count your chickens…

Count your chickens…do you have too many, or any roosters you can’t keep? The chicken trade-in program at Monroe Farm Co-op is the sort of thing that gets whispered from [...]

Count your chickens…do you have too many, or any roosters you can’t keep? The chicken trade-in program at Monroe Farm Co-op is the sort of thing that gets whispered from [...]

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Sustainability Report

See highlights of PCC’s annual Co-op Purposes Report. Achievements include eliminating approximately 100,000 single-use plastic water bottles.

See highlights of PCC’s annual Co-op Purposes Report. Achievements include eliminating approximately 100,000 single-use plastic water bottles.

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Letters to the editor

Rural underserved farmers • Membership emails • Compostable produce bags • Reduce plastic use • Colloidal silver ban

Rural underserved farmers • Membership emails • Compostable produce bags • Reduce plastic use • Colloidal silver ban

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News bites

California’s green grid • World food prize • Culinary program saved • Soil health program • Black farmers and wealth • Bird-friendly beef? • Cropland control • Plant fungus decoded [...]

California’s green grid • World food prize • Culinary program saved • Soil health program • Black farmers and wealth • Bird-friendly beef? • Cropland control • Plant fungus decoded [...]

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New research on whole grains and health

Whole grains are widely associated with decreased risk for several chronic diseases. New research sheds some light on the mechanisms behind those health benefits.

Whole grains are widely associated with decreased risk for several chronic diseases. New research sheds some light on the mechanisms behind those health benefits.

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Member Spotlights

To celebrate the milestone of exceeding 100,000 members, we’re spotlighting PCC members who help the co-op thrive.

To celebrate the milestone of exceeding 100,000 members, we’re spotlighting PCC members who help the co-op thrive.

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Fast, fun stir-frying with J. Kenji Lopez-Alt and “The Wok”

“Culinary nerd” J. Kenji Lopez-Alt has brought the science of great cooking to readers for years. His latest book, “The Wok: Recipes and Techniques” is a definitive guide to the [...]

“Culinary nerd” J. Kenji Lopez-Alt has brought the science of great cooking to readers for years. His latest book, “The Wok: Recipes and Techniques” is a definitive guide to the [...]

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The scoop on Seattle’s queen of ice cream

When Molly Moon Neitzel came to Seattle, artisan ice cream shops were almost unheard of in our rainy region. She’s led a frosty renaissance showing that sustainable, ethical businesses can [...]

When Molly Moon Neitzel came to Seattle, artisan ice cream shops were almost unheard of in our rainy region. She’s led a frosty renaissance showing that sustainable, ethical businesses can [...]