Environment
The San Juans are GMO-free. Is Washington next?
San Juan County has banned the use of GMO seeds. Will Washington's Initiative 522 move the rest of the state in the same direction?
Amy Pennington
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Culture
Legalizing baking: What's the hold-up with Washington's Cottage Law?
A Washington state law allowing the sale of home-baked goods has been in place for nearly a year. So why haven't local bakers been able to take advantage of it yet?
Culture
Storefront mushroom farm opens in Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square window shoppers can now peruse art, antiques, and the mushroom farm that has popped up in the storefront of architectural firm, Olson Kundig.
Culture
Winter eating: beyond kale sandwiches
Sick to death of kale? You can still eat a seasonal, varied winter diet in the Northwest. Here's how.
Culture
Best of 2011: Farmers to Monsanto: Save our seeds
Eastern Washington farmers are increasingly worried about agricultural invasion from Monsanto's unwanted genetically modified and patent-protected seeds, which can threaten a farm's organic status and land them in court. Now a national coalition of independent farmers is fighting back.