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Has your diet changed? Has your diet changed AVOIDING CARBS? much over the years? Do you eat differently now than you did in the past? We’d like to A LOOK AT understand how personal di- etary choices have evolved and THE LOW- would value your input. • How has your diet changed over the years, and why? CARB CRAZE • What factors have driv- en your personal food by Nick Rose, M.S. evolution? • When you buy food, what do you consider? Taste? ere’s some news throwing Health? How it impacts the Paleo dieters for a loop: environment or the people even our pre-agricultural who produce it? Price? Paleolithic ancestors ate • Do you avoid certain foods? grains — upending the no- What are your favorites? Hgrain basis of the diet. Archaeologists say they pounded grains and cooked • Do you believe your new choices are healthier or bet- them. In fact, the ability to cook ter in some way? starchy foods might have fueled the evolution of humans’ large brains. These are just suggestions Carbs continued to be in fashion — feel free to get creative with throughout most of history: grains, your responses. Please send us tubers and beans nourished humans a paragraph about your dietary for thousands of years. From rice in journey to eli.penberthy@ South Asia and corn in the Americas, to potatoes in the Andes, carbohy- pccnaturalmarkets.com by drates have formed the foundation of March 15. We certainly will version of we eat plant almost every diet in human history. keep your name and identity the popular foods, their car- Yet today’s popular diets advocate private, if desired. Paleo diet, which bohydrates are limiting carbs and grains, claiming that Thank you! restricts all grains and transferred into our even so-called “health” foods, such as beans, arguing their “anti- circulation, where we can measure them quinoa and oatmeal, actually cause nutrients” cause nutrient deficiencies, as blood glucose. This system of weight gain and pretty much every Sign up for PCC damage digestive systems, and aren’t fit carbohydrate metabolism evolved single chronic disease on the planet. for human consumption. in our bodies long before refined Advocates This carb-phobia can be traced back The consensus in nutrition sugars were invented, so the If you haven’t already, to the early 1970s when the Atkins Diet is that yes, there are bad carbs system works best when we eat consider signing up for PCC promoted very-low-carb consumption as such as refined flour and sugar unprocessed whole foods, such Advocates, our e-newsletter the magic bullet for weight loss. Bacon, that contribute to obesity and as vegetables, fruits, whole butter and cheese were king. A new that keeps you informed about disease, but eating the good grains and legumes. wave of low-carb diets evolved in the current food and agriculture carbs found in whole grains, The processed sugars ’90s (Zone, Sugar Busters, South Beach), controversies. From quality vegetables, fruits and legumes and refined flours found in claiming new and improved low-carb phi- standards and genetic engi- is optimal for personal and processed foods today cause a losophies that also could prevent cancer neering to organic standards planetary health. much quicker spike in glucose and heart disease. Gone was the bacon, and nutrition, we’ll share our and insulin after eating. This replaced with skinless chicken breast. position on policies that can Good carbs, spike leads to fat storage, pro- Today’s carb-phobia has gone to affect the food supply and motes inflammation — increas- the extreme in books such as “Wheat bad carbs help you take action to ensure ing the risk for chronic diseases Belly” and “Grain Brain” — on the New Plants combine a more sustainable future. — and can cause overeating. It’s York Times best-seller list for months — carbon dioxide from air We promise to send an a predictable cycle. prohibiting grains and promising better with water to produce glucose email only when it’s really health. Then there’s the modern-day and other carbohydrates. When CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 important, so you don’t have to worry about us cluttering your inbox. We’ve been sending out PCC Natural Markets CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STD PCC Advocates for more than 4201 Roosevelt Way NE US POSTAGE PAID six years and we expect to take Seattle, WA 98105 SEATTLE, WA action on a number of impor- PERMIT NO. 401 tant issues this year, so please join our ranks! Sign up at pccnaturalmarkets.com/enews. YOUR CO-OP COMMUNITY Find out more about community events at pccnaturalmarkets.com/events

Be Mine, Valentine Food bank packaging work parties Saturday, February 13 Volunteer at one of our partnering food Greenlake Aurora PCC – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. banks by packaging bulk foods into family- Columbia City, Edmonds, Issaquah, sized portions. We at PCC Cooks think savoring a meal Greenlake Village, Redmond, West Seattle Monday, February 8, 7 p.m. – West Seattle with your loved ones is a perfect pursuit PCCs – 9 a.m. to noon Food Bank every day of the year, but since it’s the month of love, why not treat yourself and Drink great wine, save Join us for a morning of fun as kids Wednesday, February 10, 6:30 p.m. – the important folks in your life to a special wild salmon create special valentine cards and crafts for Redmond Hopelink Food Bank culinary endeavor? Join our team of chefs Saturday, February 6, 3 to 5 p.m. their friends and family. PCC will supply Wednesday, February 17, 7 p.m. – North as they share their favorite techniques and Columbia City PCC materials as well as treats! Children 12 and Greenwood Food Bank (new location) well-loved recipes with you in demonstra- younger, free. Join us to meet and talk with Jacques Thursday, February 18, 7 p.m. – Chicken tion or hands-on classes. White, Executive Director of Long Live the Soup Brigade Food Bank Some delectable options this month Kings (LLTK), and Kay Simon and Clay Kindiependent kids rock series For more information, including include Dinner for Six, geared toward Mackey of Chinook Wines. Learn about Mount Baker Community Club addresses and future dates, visit maximizing fun and efficiency in dinner the exciting work LLTK is doing to restore 2811 Mt. Rainier Dr. S., Seattle pccnaturalmarkets.com/foodbank. parties for a few close friends; Flatbreads wild salmon and steelhead in Pacific NW 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. of the World, where you’ll warm up as waters, and taste Chinook’s delicious Long you knead a diverse array of international Rock out with the kids at a Kindiepen- Thank you for helping the hungry Live the Kings white and red blends. breads; and Italian Winter Soups, which dent concert! Kindiependent is “Seattle’s Since 1988, PCC has used cash will have you embracing the cold weather independent kids and family music scene” donations from shoppers to purchase Mister Rogers’ Sweater Drive with a bowl of steaming goodness. Cul- and features some of the best, local chil- nutritious bulk food at wholesale prices tured and Fermented: Coconuts, Nuts and Now through Sunday, February 7 dren’s entertainment groups. to feed the hungry in neighborhoods Seeds and Cooking By Numbers offer options Help neighbors in need stay warm this Saturday, February 13 — Brian Vogan served by PCC. Volunteers from the com- for adventurous cooks. Teens will love winter by donating your new or gently & His Good Buddies munity repackage the bulk food, making exploring the hidden forces behind food worn sweaters, coats and cold-weather gear Saturday, February 27 — The Not-Its! the program a great example of neighbor in The Science of Baking. Visit PccCooks. helping neighbor. to KCTS 9’s annual Mister Rogers’ Neigh- More information at kindiependent.com, com or give us a call at (206) 545-7112 to The PCC Food Bank Program had join us in the kitchen. borhood Sweater Drive. All donated items tickets at brownpapertickets.com. go to Wellspring Family Services, Queen another successful year in 2015. The program raised $133,001.19, which sup- Anne Helpline and Northwest Center, serv- A day at the zoo ing Seattle and King County. Look for col- ported 12 local food banks by purchasing FEBRUARY CUSTOMER SERVICE STAR lection bins at any PCC store or drop your Woodland Park Zoo 109,805 pounds of bulk food. More than items off at KCTS 9’s Seattle Center Studio. Friday, February 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 950 volunteers pitched in to help repack- age the food. Join PCC at the zoo! We’ll be there with

Give mason bees as gifts the TasteMobile doing a Kid Picks taste test. Come visit us next to the penguin exhibit. Food drives Our food supply depends on bees for PCC collects contributions for our 12 pollination, but bees are in peril. Be part local food banks three times a year. In 2015 Reusable bag donation of the solution by renting mason bees! these food drives collected $75,483.78. Dur- They’re native, non-stinging pollinators For every bag you reuse at the register, ing these food drives customers can make that live in nesting blocks you can hang PCC will donate 5 cents, equally shared a donation by visiting their local PCC, find- in your yard or garden. You need a sunny by PCC Farmland Trust and the PCC Food ing the colorful displays near the registers, spot to hang the kit, spring blooming Bank Program, unless you ask to keep the choosing a donation amount, and having flowers and mud for the cell walls in the nickel. In 2015 your bag donations raised the cashier ring it up. $1 can purchase 21 Lisa McFarlane, point-of-sale administrator at nest. Order from Rent Mason Bees at $33,094.59 for the purchase of bulk food servings of rolled oats and $5 can purchase West Seattle — Always engaging and friendly! rentmasonbees.com. for the food banks. 60 servings of brown rice!

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Can to support the meat industries and alter you help solve the mystery? governmental educational programs. EDITOR Eli Penberthy CALMING ANXIETY WITH FOOD ART DIRECTOR Sue Aho Non-food additives (usually toxic) to Re: “Calming anxiety with food” — Erin M. GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRODUCTION Kathy Moore either meat or plants would be undesirable (December), wow! I got major chill RECIPE DEVELOPMENT Jackie Freeman PCC replies: Good catch! The MyFitnessPal logically. Going organic and keeping strong bumps when I began reading this ADVERTISING Rachel Welker, Fran McDonald app you’re using does not appear to be provid- organic regulations in place makes sense. PROOFREADER Hana Rubin article. Incredible timing. I was just ing accurate nutrition information for these It is, however, the profound differences CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Cate Hardy clearing out my work email (trying not mini cookies. If you use the PCC Nutrition PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR Trudy Bialic between animals and plants that seem to to have a panic attack due to everything Facts page of our website (pccnaturalmarkets. BOARD ADMINISTRATOR Janice Parker trigger profoundly different health results that needs to be completed). Everything BOARD OF TRUSTEES com/r/3732), you’ll find each of these mini from eating them. listed is what my body is low on …. Carol Binder Julianne Lamsek John Sheller cookies contain only 77 calories. — Demian Michael Hutchings Maggie Lucas Sandy Voit magnesium, zinc, omega-3s, etc. We searched for other PCC products on Taso Lagos Karen May Bruce Williams I was taking all of these supplements the MyFitnessPal page and found the nutri- PINE NUT ECOLOGICAL IMPACT daily until I ran out six months ago. I’m tion information for almost all PCC products I wonder where PCC’s pine nuts are feeling the effects of not supplementing! was not accurate. 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Today’s popular nutrition books use will help provide “adequate intake of other this “bad carb” cycle to make the gigantic nutrients,” according to NIH. Restricting in- leap that we should limit our intake of all take of grains, beans, starchy vegetables and Sprouting grains results in much carbohydrates. This is the rationale behind fruits makes it difficult to meet the nutrient higher levels of antioxidants, “Grain Brain,” which claims that grains and requirements for fiber, magnesium, potas- vitamin C, folate and soluble even fruit cause inflammation and therefore sium, vitamins A and C, and folate. fiber — and lower levels of gluten chronic diseases including Alzheimer’s. Grains certainly aren’t essential, so if you This notion is not accepted by the don’t want to (or can’t) eat grains, you still and anti-nutrients. Sprouted nutrition community. The carbohydrates Sprouted buckwheat can get your good carbs from starchy veg- grains also cook faster because in whole foods come packaged with fibers etables: zucchini and spaghetti squash make they have been “pre-digested” that slow the digestion and absorption of addition to sprouted grain breads, you also great “noodles” (find a spiral slicer at PCC) during the sprouting process. the glucose so we don’t have the spike in can find sprouted rice, quinoa, tortillas, tofu and cauliflower makes great “tabbouleh.” blood sugar and insulin that causes trouble. and even snack foods (see sidebar). Veggies have higher nutrient levels and lower White rice doesn’t contain the anti- anti-nutrient levels compared to grains, so Sprouted foods at PCC Are grains anti-nutritious? nutrients found in the bran of brown rice they’re a great option for good carbs. and therefore does not benefit from soak- • Sprouted flour and pancake mix The controversial “anti-nutrients” found in A 2015 Israeli study found that subjects ing or sprouting. White rice also contains (Arrowhead Mills) the bran of whole grains such as rice, wheat consuming the exact same amount of carbs less arsenic than brown rice, so many of and quinoa also are fueling more grain-free have different impacts on their blood sugar • Rice, quinoa, pilaf mixes today’s concerned eaters are choosing (and low-carb) diets. Phytic acid, oxalates, levels, highlighting the wide variation in (Tru Roots, Annie Chun’s) white rice over brown for these reasons. tannins and lectins are found in a wide our carbohydrate requirement. The study • Tofu (Wildwood) Even some folks in the modern-day Paleo- variety of plant foods and are called anti- also found that foods that appeared on diet community consider white rice to be • Sprouted breads and bagels nutrients because they make it harder for our the “good carb” diet of one person were an acceptable carbohydrate choice. (Alvarado St. Bakery, Manna, bodies to absorb or utilize essential nutrients. on the “bad carb” diet of another person, It’s impossible to avoid anti-nutrients Rainer Bakery, Silver Hills, Food Some anti-nutrients are reduced with further suggesting that we all have more completely, as they are found in pretty for Life, Dave’s Killer Bread) cooking, while others require soaking, individualized dietary needs, rather than a much all plant foods. Surprisingly some of sprouting or fermenting so that enzymes one-size-fits-all approach. • Cereals (One Degree) these anti-nutrients actually possess their are able to break apart the anti-nutrients. The researchers suggested that a better • Sprouted snacks, cookies, own health benefits. Phytic acid impairs Many grain or bean dishes prepared around understanding of our microbiome may help crackers, bars (Go Raw, Way calcium absorption, but it also functions as the world utilize these techniques prior to predict our post-meal blood sugar response Better, Doctor Kitchen) an antioxidant, lowers blood glucose and cooking, especially for staple ingredients in and, ultimately, what carbs are good and has anti-cancer effects — suggesting the • Chips (Garden of Eatin’, Way the diet. Ethiopia’s iconic injera, a spongy bad for each of us. anti-nutrient impact of these compounds Better, Que Pasa) bread made from fermented teff flour, and Bastyr University nutrition professor is just one piece of a larger puzzle of our tempeh, a chewy cake made from fermented Amy Frasieur, RD, suggests eaters should • Tortillas (Alvarado St. Bakery, understanding of nutrition. soybeans, both boost nutrient absorption “focus on whole foods, including whole Food for Life) and minimize the impact of anti-nutrients grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables, • Rice Milk (Rice Dream) Personalizing your carbs through fermentation. since these foods have many of the • Protein powders (Garden of The anti-nutrient phytic acid is lower The same diet doesn’t work for every- highest sources of vitamins, minerals, anti- Life, Plant Fusion) in bread than in wheat flour because the one. Some people need more carbs in their oxidants and bioactive compounds found yeast (or sourdough starter) breaks it apart. diets than others, as reflected in the National on the planet and they taste fantastic.” • Sprouted almond butter Breads made from sprouted grains also Institutes of Health (NIH) recommenda- Frasieur acknowledges that “each of us is will have lower levels of anti-nutrients. tion that carbs make up between 45 to 65 different and we all have slightly differ- Sprouted grains cook faster and are more percent of our daily calories. This broad car- ent dietary needs,” but when it comes to nutritious than before sprouting, so sprouted bohydrate recommendation is based partly deciding what to eat, we should “listen to Nick Rose, M.S., is a nutrition educator grain products are a great choice if you’re on the assumption that consuming approxi- our bodies and tune out all the fad diet at PCC. He teaches free Walk, Talk & concerned about anti-nutrients in grains. 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4 PCC SOUND CONSUMER FEBRUARY 2016 [ LETTERS to the editor ] CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 apples and pears to combat fire blight, a bac- “Sunset Provision.” USDA’s new rule also me feel like I should stop eating salmon and Oregon and Washington today. Though cur- terial disease of fruit trees. The use of such means 12 additional artificial materials that we weren’t doing enough for salmon rent salmon returns are low relative to historic drugs does not have to be divulged.” remain allowed, instead of “sunsetting.” See habitat, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. levels, they’re well managed — fishermen This is disconcerting. When we buy pccnaturalmarkets.com/r/3737. — S.R. focus on hatchery fish while protecting the organic products, we make assumptions imperiled wild populations. Thankfully there PCC replies: You’re right about the about what has been used on them and what SALMON IN PERIL? are great groups such as the Save Our Wild Columbia Basin’s return of fall Chinook has not been used on them. Now we have to Although technically correct, the in- Salmon coalition and others doing important last year, which wasn’t reported until after know what questions to ask beyond those as- formation in November’s Soil & Sea report fisheries management and conservation work Sound Consumer went to press, when the sumptions. How would the average consumer regarding salmon and steelhead in Oregon, that are helping protect and restore abundant, drought’s impact still was making headlines. know to ask about antibiotics on organic fruit? California and Washington was rather mis- self-sustaining stocks here. We didn’t yet know about the final numbers More specifically, are PCC’s organic leading. It states that salmon and steelhead on the fall Chinook. We didn’t mean to mis- apples and pears treated with antibiotics? in those states are in danger of going away PRODUCE STICKERS construe evidence; we were just reporting the How about ones from outside the United forever due to drought. The last sentence of The October Sound Consumer had a info we had at the time. States, for example, Fuji apples from New the article tells us that more than half of the letter from Jordan Van Voast asking about The large run of Columbia River fall Zealand? If growers don’t have to divulge spring spawning run up the Columbia River produce stickers. While PCC responded, Chinook in 2015 was happy news, but we do the information, can we be confident in perished, probably because of a disease that Jordan’s last question was not addressed. As I want to warn against a false sense of security what they tell us? thrives in warm water. share the same frustration/concern as Jordan about the state of Northwest salmon. Alaska’s — Julie S. What the article doesn’t mention is that in voiced in the letter, I wanted to follow up. the fall run, the Columbia Basin saw the sec- sockeye and coho salmon runs — and their PCC replies: The National Organic Can we advocate for a more envi- ond strongest year in salmon since the federal habitat — have been well managed for years Standards Board (NOSB) voted in April ronmentally friendly labeling option for dams were built nearly 80 years ago, accord- and indeed are sustainable. That’s why you’ll 2013 to end the use of antibiotics in organic produce that doesn’t pollute garden soil? ing to an article in The Seattle Times on No- find wild Alaskan salmon year-round at PCC. fruit production, so Blaser’s book is a couple But salmon populations in California, — Stacy Strickland years out of date. At the time, PCC argued vember 30, page B3. The article says a record Oregon and Washington have declined PCC replies: We have asked but don’t for an end to antibiotics in organic apple number of fall Chinook salmon returned up the Columbia River; more than 456,000. An dramatically as a result of dam construction, know of any development in a more and pear production. See pccnaturalmarkets. habitat loss, climatic shifts, historic overfish- com/r/3734. We also published two estimated 200,000 made it back to Hanford compost-friendly sticker. Our main produce ing and other factors. In California, Oregon articles to keep shoppers informed. See Reach, the most since the dams were built. supplier, Organically Grown Company and Washington, nearly 30 populations of pccnaturalmarkets.com/r/3735 and Furthermore, the article says that both federal (OGC), says compostable paper stickers salmon and steelhead are on the Endan- pccnaturalmarkets.com/r/3736. Some and tribal leaders hailed the impressive run as come off or dissolve when they get even gered Species List — nearly half of which are organic growers argued for the allowance a positive sign of their efforts to improve both slightly wet, leaving the sticky part behind. found in the Columbia and Snake rivers. to continue. fish habitat and passage at the dams. OGC says it keeps looking at alterna- Wild populations there return at just 1 to 3 Be aware that antibiotics for organic When I first read your November article, tives and experimenting with different percent of historic levels. apple and pear orchards still would be al- I was quite concerned, but then when I read products, but at this time it has not found Hatchery salmon from the Columbia lowed under a recent change by the U.S. the Seattle Times article, I was disappointed a sticker that stays on the produce when it Basin make up most of the catch in northern Department of Agriculture to the so-called in what you had published. Your article made gets wet and biodegrades.

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[ WHAT’S in store ] NATURE’S PATH: an organic pioneer

Stand up and take a bow, PCC shoppers! Simply by purchasing Nature’s Path organic cereals and snack foods from PCC in 2015, you collectively kept 2,740 acres in organic production. You prevented the use of 116,544 pounds of synthetic fertilizer and 1,805 pounds of chemical pesticides. That’s one accomplishment worth celebrating! Here’s another: Nature’s Path has been staying true to organic principles — upholding the highest standards in the industry — for more than 30 years. It has been a loyal advocate for the highest food production standards all along the way. ORGANIC HONEYGOLD GRAPEFRUIT ALSO THIS MONTH LOOK FOR: Nature’s Path’s mission to “always leave the earth better This mild heirloom variety of grapefruit • Fremont tangerines — from Deer than we found it” guides everything it does — from secur- Creek Heights Ranch, Porterville, Calif. has a pale golden-yellow flesh and ing the organic supply chain to supporting a wide range of exceptionally sweet flavor, and comes • Fuerte avocados — from ECO Farms in Fallbrook, Calif. environmental and social causes. from Dennis and Lynda Holbrook’s • Garlic greens — from New Harvest farm, South Texas Organics. Vegetables in San Jose, Calif. More reasons to love Nature’s Path • Since 2008 it has acquired 6,600 acres of organic farmland in Saskatchewan and Montana, which is farmed as part of a crop- share agreement. • The company pledged $2 million toward the 24-hectare University of British Columbia Farm to help preserve the last farm within Vancouver’s city limits. • It’s committed to becoming Zero Waste by diverting 99 percent of its waste from landfills, as well as to becoming Carbon Neutral by 2020. • The company gives more than $2 million a year to food banks, the HAMMER & TUFFY’S SIGGI’S FILMJÖLK BOLD ORGANICS PCC Farmland Trust, and a range of wildlife and environmental con- servation groups such as the Jane Goodall Institute. HAND ROASTED Filmjölk is the traditional FROZEN PIZZA GRANOLA Swedish drinkable yogurt Try certified organic frozen made with live active cul- pizzas in flavors including Organic granola from Nature’s Path top-sellers at PCC a Portland company in tures. Nonfat and delicious Three Cheese with organic flavors such as Barndance straight or poured over Provolone, Mozzarella and • Cornflakes cereal — Naturally gluten-free, made of pure cornmeal and Blueberry and Sunrise fruit or granola, in flavors Parmesan, or Pepperoni lightly sweetened with concentrated fruit juice. Seed Morning. including Blueberry, Rasp- with uncured meat and berry, Plain and Vanilla. Mozzarella. • Rice Puffs cereal — Just crunchy puffed brown rice with no added sweeteners. • Kamut Puffs cereal — Just crunchy whole-grain kamut with no added sweeteners. • Heritage Flakes cereal — Blend of ancient grains, including wheat, barley, quinoa and spelt, lightly sweetened with honey and cane sugar. • Mesa Sunrise cereal — Gluten-free and wheat-free medley of Indian corn, flax and amaranth blended into crunchy cereal flakes, sweetened with cane sugar. • Buckwheat Wildberry frozen waffles — Gluten-free blend of buck- wheat and sweet rice flour; studded with berries. ANCIENT HARVEST SPIRAL SLICER MARIN FRENCH PETITE • Chia Plus frozen waffles — Gluten-free, with omega-3-rich chia seeds. RED LENTIL & Make plant “noodles” by CHEESES QUINOA ROTELLE cutting firm fruits and veg- Each handcrafted wheel PCC shoppers especially love to buy the Eco Pacs of cereals, which Spiral-shaped, naturally etables including apples, of triple crème cow’s milk offer more cereal for your money. gluten-free noodles with zucchini, carrots and more cheese reflects character- the taste and texture of into ribbons, spirals or istics of authentic varietal traditional pasta, but with shreds with three blades. cultures and careful ripening two times the protein and Top with your favorite techniques. Try the Crème, a healthy helping of fiber. pasta sauce! Truffle, Camembert and Triple Crème Brie. “Always leave the soil better than you found it.” — Rupert Stephens, father of Nature’s Path Founder Arran Stephens

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Spread the mixture in a single layer on a sheet pan. Roast vegetables for 20 minutes. Add hazelnuts to the vegetable mixture and Good carbs, easy meals continue roasting for 5 minutes longer or If you’ve visited our deli, you until yams are fork tender and mixture is caramelized around the edges. know we at PCC are big fans of Divide greens between 4 to 6 salad good carbs: whole grains and root plates. Place a mound of cheese in the center of each plate and scatter vegetables and ha- vegetables are the base of many of zelnuts around. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar. our dishes, from our Curry Lentil — Recipe by Lynne Vea, PCC Cooks Instructor EACH SERVING: 270 cal, 19g fat (5g sat), 15mg and Quinoa Salad to our Vegan chol, 220mg sodium, 19g carb, 5g fiber, 7g sugars, Sprouted Mung Bean Stir Fry 9g protein to our Mashed Yams and Goat SAVORY QUINOA-KALE CAKES Cheese. Try them next time you’re With a mix of fresh vegetables, lentils, in a PCC store, or try your hand at grains and herbs, this is a decidedly mod- making these other healthful, carb- ern vegetarian patty. Try using sprouted quinoa in this dish. rich recipes created by PCC chefs. Makes 12 cakes

2 tablespoons high-heat oil CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH ¾ cup chopped onions AND TOMATO SOUP 1 ½ cups finely chopped mushrooms 1 ½ cups shredded kale leaves An unusual combination of butternut 3 cloves garlic, minced squash and tomato makes for a sweet and 2 teaspoons dried thyme spicy creamy soup. 2 teaspoons dried oregano Serves 4 to 6 Salt and pepper, to taste 2 tablespoons olive oil or ghee 2 cups cooked brown lentils 2 cups cooked quinoa 1 red onion, sliced to taste with salt and pepper. Serve soup spices; fresh fruit; shredded coconut or 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 cloves garlic, minced warm with a dollop of yogurt on top. dried fruit; lacto-fermented fruit chutney 1 cup finely grated carrots 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger or apple compote; nut butters; seeds EACH SERVING: 180 cal, 6g fat (1g sat), 0mg chol, ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley ½ teaspoon turmeric (chia, hemp, flax); your favorite protein 600mg sodium, 30g carb, 8g fiber, 10g sugars, Splash of balsamic vinegar ½ teaspoon ground cumin 4g protein powder; toasted or soaked nuts. ½ teaspoon ground coriander — Recipe by Birgitte Antonsen, Heat oil in a large skillet over medium- 1 (2-pound) butternut squash – peeled, HOT MILLET AND BUCKWHEAT CEREAL PCC Cooks Instructor high heat. Add onions and cook until soft, seeded and diced about 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and kale A hearty and satisfying breakfast that EACH SERVING: 130 cal, 2g fat (0g sat), 0mg 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes chol, 160mg sodium, 23g carb, 3g fiber, 1g sugars, and cook until tender, another 5 minutes. soaks whole grains overnight. 1 ½ to 2 cups vegetable stock 4g protein Stir in garlic, thyme, oregano, salt and Salt and pepper, to taste Serves 2 to 4 pepper. Cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Plain yogurt, for topping (optional) Remove from heat and add lentils; lightly ¼ cup whole millet, rinsed thoroughly WARM ROOT VEGETABLE SALAD mash, leaving a bit of texture. Heat oil or ghee over medium heat in ¼ cup whole buckwheat Serves 4 to 6 Transfer lentil mixture to a large bowl and a large soup pot. Add onions and saute 1 cup coconut milk or nut milk 3 carrots, peeled stir in quinoa, eggs, carrots, parsley and vin- until tender and lightly caramelized, 10 to 1 cup filtered water 2 parsnips, peeled egar. Chill mixture in the refrigerator for 1 hour. 15 minutes. Stir in garlic, ginger, turmeric, Pinch of unrefined salt 1 turnip, peeled Preheat oven to 375° F. Line a baking cumin and coriander; cook until fragrant, Spices, nuts or dried fruits (see note) (optional) 1 red beet, peeled sheet with parchment paper. 1 to 2 minutes. Place all ingredients in a small pot and 1 garnet or jewel yam, peeled Divide the mixture into 12 balls Add butternut squash and cook, stir- soak overnight in the refrigerator. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil and form into patties. Bake patties until ring occasionally, until squash begins to To cook cereal, place it on the stovetop, Salt and pepper, to taste golden, about 20 minutes. soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomatoes covered, over low heat. Let simmer slowly ¼ cup hazelnuts and enough vegetable stock to cover. Note: serve with pita bread, yogurt, tahini for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Salad greens Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and and sliced tomatoes and cucumbers; chop Add extra water if the cereal is too thick. 4 to 6 ounces chèvre or feta cheese cook until squash is very tender, about up a warmed patty, add to a salad; top with Stir in toppings and enjoy warm. Balsamic vinegar, for drizzling 20 minutes. a poached egg or marinara sauce; serve with Note: Prevent breakfast from getting mashed potatoes and gravy instead of meatloaf. Working in batches, puree soup in a stale with an ever-changing lineup of Preheat oven to 400° F. Coarsely cut all blender or with an immersion blender. toppings and mix-ins: cinnamon, allspice, vegetables into ¾-inch squares and toss with ol- EACH CAKE: 120 cal, 4g fat (0.5g sat), 35mg chol, Return soup to the pot and reheat; season ginger, nutmeg, cardamom and other ive oil. Generously season with salt and pepper. 190mg sodium, 17g carb, 4g fiber, 2g sugars, 6g protein

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WASHINGTON’S 2015 FRESH APPLE CROP Agriculture (USDA). But there aren’t enough previously found that the number of calo- BOUNCED BACK UP IN TOTAL VOLUME and grads to fill them. That has left USDA, land ries in almonds was 20 percent less and 5 sales, and prices were good. The crop was grant universities and private industry scram- percent less for pistachios. The discrepancy pegged at 118.5 million 40-pound boxes as bling to bridge the gap. could be attributed to evolving methods for of December, up from previous forecasts but calculating calories in foods. Calories listed OYSTER FARMERS AND ACTIVISTS ARE JOIN - well below the record 2014 crop of 141.8 mil- for tree nuts on labels are based on methods ING TO ATTEMPT TO BLOCK A LIQUEFIED lion boxes. Red Delicious, which tops the list developed in the early 1900s. NATURAL GAS PIPELINE on the Oregon coast. of Washington varieties, was down 13 million Since oysters are filter feeders, they could FLORIDA’S ORANGE CROP FORECAST HAS boxes from 43 million in 2014, but that’s good die if they ingest water with silt the pipe- in the long run for greater varietal diversity. line could dredge up. BEEN LOWERED BY ALMOST 7 PERCENT as citrus growers continue to battle Citrus CLOSE TO 60,000 JOBS ARE SET TO OPEN WALNUTS HAVE 21 PERCENT FEWER CALO - Greening, a bacterial disease that can kill a UP IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RIES THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT, according tree in just a couple of years. Citrus Green- RESOURCE SECTORS each year for the next to USDA scientists. They found a 28-gram ing has reduced Florida’s orange output by five years, according to a report from Pur- serving actually contains 146 calories, not the 50 percent over the past decade. due University and the U.S. Department of 185 calories currently assigned by USDA. They

PCC SOUND CONSUMER FEBRUARY 2016 7 “The Effect of Biotechnology and Biofu- At least 10 USDA scientists have els on U.S. Corn Belting Systems.” At the been investigated or faced other Pesticide politics end of the article, Fausti wrote: “the ARS has required Dr. Lundgren to remove consequences arising from research his name as joint first author from this Did USDA cover up research? article. I believe this action raises a seri- that called into question the safety ous question concerning policy neutrality of certain agricultural chemicals. exposed to clothianidin. Manufactured by toward scientific inquiry.” by Debra Daniels Zeller Bayer and applied to the seed by an adhe- • Travel expenses to speak on a panel the travel paperwork glitch, failure to follow sive from Monsanto, clothianidin provides at the National Academy of Sciences Is the U.S. Department of Agriculture supervisory instructions, misuse of a gov- plants their own insecticides as they grow. in Washington, D.C., on “insect man- (USDA) silencing researchers who study ernment vehicle (driving to the airport for Exposed caterpillars have smaller heads, agement in production systems” and politically sensitive topics such as neonic- the conference he assumed was approved shorter bodies and weigh less than non- at the Sunshine Farmers’ Conference otinoid (neonic) pesticides? Reuters reports and paid for), and for going AWOL while exposed counterparts. presented by the No-Till Alliance in at least 10 USDA scientists have been inves- Pennsylvania to speak on biodiversity to attending the conference. “Research should prompt a larger, more tigated or faced other consequences arising combat pests. After these speaking en- Lundgren found himself in a Kaf- comprehensive risk assessment of how from research that called into question the gagements, Lundgren was told he didn’t kaesque world when his supervisor told pesticides might be entering untreated plants safety of certain agricultural chemicals. have permission and was told to pay all him he was accused of misconduct but in the landscape to affect species,” says Lun- Jonathan Lundgren is a senior research- travel expenses to conference organiz- couldn’t tell Lundgren any details about dgren. “Habitat development plans without ers at his expense. He also was docked er at the Agriculture Research Service (ARS), the allegations against him. The unspecific integrated pest management plans could his pay for the week. a division of USDA, in Brookings, South nature of the investigation caused Lundgren have adverse effects on beneficial species.” Dakota. Lundgren says after he submitted After the NPR interview, officials told and his entire research team unnecessary an article about the sub-lethal effects of Lundgren not to speak to the press because mental and physical distress. Targeting science clothianidin, a type of neonic, on Monarch his research was “sensitive.” butterflies to a peer-reviewed journal in Lundgren’s complaint listed activities that The complaint also says ARS officials Public support he says generated the targeting by USDA: had disrupted Lundgren’s lab, coerced and March 2014, the ARS targeted him. The advocacy group, Public Employees • An interview by NPR Harvest Public Me- intimidated his lab assistants, and unexpect- An 11-year veteran researcher, for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), dia about an article Lundgren wrote about edly dismissed five of his eight employees. Lundgren has written nearly 100 articles filed a whistleblower’s complaint in Oc- RNAi technology, gene-splicing plants Even for presentations, officials required for peer-reviewed journals. In 2011 he tober 2015, making Lundgren’s complaint with pesticides for the journal Bioscience. multiple levels of approval of Lundgren’s was awarded “Outstanding Early Career against USDA public. Whistleblowers risk slides before submission and questioned his Research Scientist” and got to meet Presi- • His role as an external reviewer for a careers to bring accountability and honesty ability to do research. dent Obama. USDA called Lundgren’s report called “Heavy Costs: Weighing the back in government. research “innovative,” until he uncovered Value of Neonicotinoids in Agriculture,” “The ability of scientific experts to USDA’s response negative environmental effects of biotech by the Center for Food Safety, a nonprofit investigate questions and publicly discuss crops and neonics. environmental advocacy organization. The Claiming to be a culture of integrity, scientific results when these topics are politi- Lundgren’s 2014 Monarch study report questioned the safety of neonics. USDA officials responded to Lundgren’s cally invonvenient is crucial to advance our reported caterpillars feeding on milkweed • A paper Lundgren wrote with South Da- complaint in August 2015 by suspending society,” Lundgren says. Federal scientists near genetically engineered corn were kota State economist, Scott Fausti, called, the scientist for 14 days without pay over should be able to ask tough questions.

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BYLAWS TASK FORCE (l-r): Maggie Lucas, Michael Hutchings, Sandy Voit, Randy Lee. I’ve been fortunate to work and/ BOARD REPORT undertaken by the board in the past decade,” or volunteer for organizations with notes Maggie Lucas, chair of the Bylaws great missions; being an active mem- The January 26 board meeting report Task Force. “The Bylaws of any organiza- ber in my community is essential. will be published in March. All of the tion serve as its operating manual,” Lucas Having worked as a community board’s committees were scheduled to continued, “and include the rules by which organizer, I know the value of em- report at the January meeting. The next the organization is governed. When I say bracing the values of organizations to ers — members, staff, customers, regularly scheduled board meeting will be we have spent ‘many’ hours on this, I mean which I’ve belonged. PCC continues growers and vendors. We’ve cre- Tuesday, March 29 at 4:30 p.m. hundreds of hours, but it has been a real to serve as a beacon in the retail ated a transformative community Members are welcome at all public pleasure. It has been rewarding, inspiring food industry, especially as a co-op. and environment where sustain- sessions of the board meeting. and even fun to engage with members on I look forward to continuing to serve ability, doing the right thing, and this topic. Who knew Bylaws could be PCC and our members to keep that providing essential education ‘fun’?” The high level of interest, enthusiasm beacon bright and focused. to members, legislators and the Bylaws update and thoughtful feedback from members has While we must be successful as a community now has impact both The board has concluded its two-year been very impressive. business to continue to thrive as a co- locally and nationally. project of thoroughly reviewing PCC’s The proposed Bylaws are intended op, it is our cooperative values that Voit is currently chair of Bylaws. As reported to members over the to better enable our co-op to conduct its distinguish us from our “competition” the board’s finance committee past several months, the project’s scope of business responsibly and successfully. PCC and make us better. We stress mem- and serves on the Bylaws Task work incorporated internal and external ex- members can look forward to seeing the pro- ber education, keeping our money Force. He’s a divorce financial pertise, review of the bylaws of many other posed new Bylaws inside the Voter’s Guide in our community, and emphasizing planner, personal finances co-ops, member input, and many hours of to PCC elections that will be inserted in your sustainable practices. We actively counselor, former dean of stu- discussion and vetting by board members. home-delivered May issue of the Sound participate in local and national food dents at Bastyr University, and At the board’s January meeting, approval of Consumer and on our website. policy issues, such as GE labeling. executive director at Temple the final set of proposed Bylaws was on the Taking time to read and understand PCC has been graced with Beth Am. He enjoys landscap- agenda. Members will be asked to vote on them, and to vote in the election, are hugely passion, commitment, leadership ing, house projects, hiking, the proposed Bylaws at this year’s election, important responsibilities for all members and loyalty, and we must continue cooking and musicals and is a which runs from April 23 to May 23, 2016. concerned about the future of PCC. Please looking out for all of our stakehold- Redmond PCC shopper. “This document represents one of the help us update this important document by most intense and comprehensive projects voting in this year’s election.

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Paleo peaches consumed more dairy had a lower risk of “more healthful” foods — a mix of fruits, tremendous health benefits, including the being diagnosed with hypertension over vegetables, dairy and seafood — increased prevention of fat accumulation. The sweet, juicy peaches we love today the course of the nearly 15-year analysis. the environmental impact in terms of (scienceblog.com) might have been a popular snack long Fermented dairy, such as yogurt, proved energy use, water use and greenhouse gas before modern humans arrived. Scien- especially beneficial — one extra serving per emissions. But experts warn it’s unreason- Transgenic chicken approved tists have found fossilized peach pits in week meant a 6-percent reduction in risk. able to compare the emissions of foods on southwest China dating back more than The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Dairyreporter.com) a per-calorie basis, and say comparative 2.5 million years. 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Renewed farming interest Leveraging community can be limited, or lost. Similarly, without a of electricity annually, offsetting one-third Three farm families tell us they moved A strong sense of agricultural neighborli- critical mass within a regional service area, of the farm’s energy consumption. They are their farm operations to the Puyallup Valley, ness can be credited for much of this re- agricultural resources and support can be reinvesting these savings in other efficien- in large part due to the conservation work newed interest. Beyond the rapidly increasing harder to come by. cies, like converting their 1940s cultivating of PCC Farmland Trust and the political price of land, startup costs can be extremely tractor to run as an electric vehicle. These support of the county and the City of Orting prohibitive for new or expanding farms. In Environmental ethic are all part of an important broadening of the meaning of sustainable agriculture. toward agriculture. the Orting area, there are several farmers These and other farm properties also are In 2009 Kim Shelstad and his wife fell who share resources, from tractors and bringing environmental restoration to the in love with a farm in the heart of Orting. What’s next? equipment to expertise and an extra hand. Puyallup Valley watershed. On Farmland Trust While it had the potential to be prime graz- As Kim Shelstad began making improve- conserved properties alone, 6,300 feet of res- The Pierce County community continues ing land, it needed substantial cleaning and ments on his new farm, he joined forces with toration and enhancements have been made to come together to invest time, expertise clearing. The couple restored the property another recent Puyallup Valley farmer trans- by hundreds of Farmland Trust volunteers and resources in advancing the interests and their hard work will have a lasting plant to pool their resources to buy tools and of agriculture and sustainability in its most and experts, improving more than half of all benefit now that the Farmland Trust has equipment, eventually helping one another important farming regions, such as the on-farm riparian habitat. Many farms are tak- conserved the farm in perpetuity. build two hoop houses on each of their farms. Puyallup Valley. PCC Farmland Trust has ing their sustainability efforts to the next level, PCC Farmland Trust recently surveyed Kim recalls reaching out to countless other an additional 300 acres queued up the receiving Salmon Safe certification, installing 250 farmers across Washington to gauge farmers for support and advice when he first conservation pipeline for 2016 and 2017. Of interest in the Puyallup Valley and other started, and now he gets to pay it forward. solar panels, and managing for safe flooding. the 2,000 priority acres originally identified, regional focus areas, and to identify ways He recently hosted a tour for young farmers In addition to their organic production this would bring its progress to 40 percent. to support new and expanding farm busi- who will call on his experience as they start or and soil and water conservation practices, Together, we can sustain this momentum. nesses. PCC Farmland Trust and its partners expand their own operations. Dan and Kim Hulse have installed solar in the area are committed to building and When farming communities are frag- panels on one of their barns at Tahoma Maura Rendes is the former communi- retaining the region’s agricultural legacy. mented by development, this type of sharing Farms. They produce 10,000 kilowatt/hours cations manager at PCC Farmland Trust.

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