Members, it's election time!

This article was originally published in May 2017

We value your vote. Learn about the trustee and nominating committee candidates, and how to vote in the election guide here. Mail-in ballots must be received at the PCC office by 5 p.m. on June 7, 2017. In-store voting is permitted until each store’s close of business on June 7, 2017.

Also in this issue

Staff picks

First-of-the-season stone fruit — apricots, peaches, nectarines, pluots — are bringing summer to our produce departments this month. And don't miss other staff favorites: a rich cabernet sauvignon, to-die-for honey-sweetened chocolate peanut butter cups, a gentle detox tea, and more!

Should hydroponic produce be certified organic?

Advocates of strong organic standards, including PCC, think foods that are certified organic must be grown in soil, not soil-less hydroponic systems.

Letters to the editor, May 2017

Seed industry consolidation, Kimchi and health, Homemade kefir, and more