PCC Community Markets

These upcycled croutons are the talk of the co-op! We’ve partnered with Macrina Bakery and FareStart to turn unpurchased bread into Mighty Croutons, reducing food waste and helping people overcome barriers to employment in the process. See the story behind these crunchy bites at: https://lnkd.in/gUZVG8Xi

Alissa Leinonen, a fourth-generation Seattleite, founded Gourmondo as a tiny cafe in Pike Place Market in 1996. The business — a recent addition to PCC’s Inclusive Trade Program — has evolved right along with the city in the 29 years since those early days. Dig into their story: https://lnkd.in/gN7B7fK6

There’s a new way to support #GrowingForGood! Become a community sponsor and help build a thriving local food system that uplifts families and farms alike. Whatever your contribution, you’ll get a deeper look at your impact and a host of benefits, including exclusive swag. So far this year, you’ve helped raise over $71,000 by rounding up your spare change at checkout — thank you! Learn how you can make a lasting impact at https://lnkd.in/gj9hRb45.

Twist ties, bread clips and other plastic tags can now be recycled at five of our neighborhood co-ops: Ballard, Burien, Green Lake Village, Redmond and West Seattle PCC! In partnership with TagBack, this new sustainability pilot program upcycles waste into plastic lumber. Read more in Sound Consumer: https://lnkd.in/gHAR8TU5

Make Valentine’s Day sweeter with chocolate from your neighborhood co-op! All of our chocolate is crafted with fair trade cacao to ensure the practices behind your favorite treats consider people and planet. Dig into our product origin standards: https://lnkd.in/g3rjkfhV

With his coffee company Boon Boona, Efrem Fesaha brought East African coffee culture home to Seattle. Learn about his inspiration and approach in the latest Sound Consumer: https://lnkd.in/gJMN9UFg

In honor of #LunarNewYear, cookbook author Hsiao-Ching Chou and daughter Meilee Chou Riddle consider the passing of traditions from one generation to the next. Read more in Sound Consumer: https://lnkd.in/gqggKrHU

Frozen produce is a staple worth having on hand! It’s often more affordable, takes up less space, and eliminates the stress of using fresh ingredients before they go bad. See how to do more than whip up smoothies in the latest Sound Consumer: https://lnkd.in/gWnKmc62

Should you avoid eating ultra-processed foods? Nutrition policy advocates think so. That’s a surprisingly recent consensus, as is their recommendation that highly processed foods should be listed on food labels. While the wheels of government policy move slowly, learn more in Sound Consumer: https://lnkd.in/dvWWki6Q

As we wrap up 2024, PCC’s CEO Krishnan (Krish) Srinivasan reflects on the successes that we accomplished together as a co-op: from supporting hunger relief at checkout to returning to sustained financial health so we can continue living our mission. Thank you for your contributions and for joining us on this journey — we’re looking forward to 2025! https://lnkd.in/gbuV_uZW