Sound Consumer archive
December 2012
Thank you, I-522 supporters
I-522: Label Genetically Engineered Food in Washington State
With the vote on California's Prop 37 to label genetically engineered foods behind us, we in Washington are in the homestretch of our signature gathering to present I-522 to the legislature in January.
Alternative flours for holiday baking
Most recipes for holiday baked goods call for plain, white flour. But we encourage you to experiment with PCC’s vast selection of alternative flours — in packages or in bulk, many gluten-free.
Recipes from the December issue
Holiday baking with alternative flours
Do you have a favorite, traditional holiday sweet? Try substituting a bit of amaranth flour or coconut flour for a little of the white, all-purpose stuff. It will add flavor and texture, not to mention some nutrients.
Letters to editor
Can America go organic? · GMO labeling initiatives · Post signage by GMO foods? · Labeling · Hybrids increased gluten? · Whole-grain bread
Year-end giving
Consider donating to the PCC Food Bank Program and the PCC Farmland Trust for their worthy efforts.
News bites
Eat chocolate, be smart? · Americans eat weight in GE food · Grass-fed and finished growing · Bacon prices going up · More GMO wheat trials · Washington dairies’ water pollution · Monsanto v. farmer in Supreme Court · Report: pesticides blamed for illness · West Coast tuna radiation · Red wine good for stomach? · Obese kids’ taste buds less sensitive
Taken with tea: Richard Sakuma sprouts an alternative Northwest crop
by Bill Thorness
Richard Sakuma’s hand grazes the new growth as he reaches out over a tea plant. With a quick twist he nips the tips off a branch and eyes the light-green flush on the next one.
What's new in store — December 2012
Sweet-tart organic kumquats, blood oranges and tangerines add splash to PCC's produce department! Also new: Nieman Ranch cured meats, exotic salts in bulk, local soaps and honey and more.
Soil & Sea: reports from our producers
Learn how labor shortage affected Washington’s apple crop, and why it was a bad season for Northwest wild mushrooms. Also: why are popcorn prices rising while the growth of meat consumption slows?
Measuring success
By Rick VanderKnyff
Read about how a land trust measure success - with the most visible yardstick being acres preserved and, by that measure, PCC Farmland Trust has had a banner year.
PCC Board of Trustees report
Celebrating National Co-op Month and the International Year of the Co-op · Board report · Board meeting · New outreach event