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.
Cooking with WINE

The Best White Wine for Cooking

Expert tips on what to choose and what to avoid

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Randy Lee

Randy Lee honored for national co-op contributions

Randy Lee helped make PCC – and co-ops nationwide – a powerful force

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Mike Wenrick joins National Organic Coalition board

PCC’s Director of Purpose is protecting organic integrity

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Meet three longtime PCC members

Hear some member stories as we celebrate 72 years of PCC

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Letters to the editor

Recyclable receipts • Makini’s tofu • Changes to the cheese case • PCC gazpacho

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Seeds

The Timeless Art of Seed Saving and How to Start

Seed saving is “a radical kind of hope” for our lives and food supply

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Skipping the fall garden cleanup

“Wild” or “feral” gardening has surprising benefits for biodiversity

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Quick and healthy school lunches

Solving the puzzle of portable, nutritious, and speedy school lunches

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GROW-ing more than bananas

Support education, families and communities through the GROW bananas program

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How Alimentando al Pueblo meets the moment

For one nonprofit, the question “how are you doing?” became a call to action

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Students learn cooking and more

A cooking class collaboration teaches high schoolers recipes – and life skills

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Introducing PCC Value and PCC Collective Good

New private labels from PCC will support saving money without sacrificing high standards

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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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