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.

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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Preserves

What’s the Difference Between Jam and Jelly?

How can you define different fruit spreads?

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Viva Farms brings the future of farming to PCC

Eat super-local produce and preserve essential farms

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What’s new in the 2025 Dirty Dozen

A new method judges which produce is “cleanest”

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Washington farms get greener with 2025 Tilth grants

Exciting grants support organic and sustainable farming

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Tian Tian

Growing for Good receives 2025 Green Globe award

King County honored the program’s environmental stewardship

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La Pierre peaches

Peak peach season

Learn about LaPierre peaches and get peachy recipes

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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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