PCC Sound Consumer
September 2007
Non-GMO Project: A campaign for healthier eating
by Jeffrey M. Smith
You may have heard that genetically modified (GM) foods are safe, properly tested and necessary to feed a hungry world. Yet we know none of that is true ... Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) present one of the most dangerous and radical changes in our food ever.
If you’re a PCC member, please join us for our fall member meeting on October 17 ... [and] celebrate one of PCC’s longstanding relationships with another cooperative, Country Natural Beef (CNB), previously known as Oregon Country Beef. Reservations will be accepted until October 10.
Sierra Nevada: Brewing good things
The words evoke images of lofty granite spires, cool, forested expanses, icy cold streams — and beer. Taken in the abstract, they suggest purity, integrity, the power of nature — and beer. The Sierra Nevada range separates California from Arizona and Nevada and supplies an iconic name for countless local businesses ...
Saving farmland: in the spirit
by Kathryn Gardow, Executive Director
This month's topics include: announcement about the Ames Creek Farm Tour held on September 22, PCC Farmland Trust's mission and purpose, Ames Creek challenge grant, new address for the Trust, and a special thanks to Elliott Bay Bookstore.
The online version of the Sound Consumer contains feature stories and regular columns. Information from the "Fresh and natural" pages in the printed version can be found in the products area of the Web site or in our recipe database.