Additionally, in collaboration with the downtown community, PCC created a new Downtown Seattle Food Access Grant. The six recipients, which each received a $5,000 grant, were revealed last year.
The new store will feature house posts carved by Andrea M. Wilbur-Sigo, a member of the Squaxin Island Tribe. Her work, “The Way of Life” was created to convey the connection between people and the environment. Meaningful artwork is an important factor in meeting the requirements of Living Building Challenge Petal Certification by the Seattle-based International Living Future Institute, the world’s most rigorous green building standard. The Downtown Seattle location is PCC’s fourth store to pursue Petal Certification.
Featuring the co-op’s health and safety protocols to provide a safe shopping environment for staff, members and shoppers, the approximately 20,000-square-foot store is located in Rainier Square at 1320 4th Avenue.
Seattle-based PCC Community Markets is a certified-organic retailer and the nation’s largest community-owned food market, with an active membership of more than 100,000 members. Its fresh organic seasonal food is sustainably sourced from 800-plus local producers, farmers, ranchers and fishers. PCC operates 16 stores in the Puget Sound area, including the Washington state cities of Bellevue, Bothell, Burien, Edmonds, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond and Seattle. The co-op also plans to open new stores in Madison Valley and relocate its Kirkland location.