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A graphic for the 2023 Annual Owner Meeting, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 from 6-7:30 pm

2023 Annual Owner Meeting Recap

52nd Annual Owner Meeting: Reconnecting in Community Thank you to all who joined us for the return of the in-person Annual Owner Meeting on Oct. 24, 2023. For the first time in three years, we gathered to share the results of the board of directors’ election and for the announcement of all grant recipients for…

Third Union Contract Ratified

Seward Co-op’s Ends guide us to sustain a healthy community that has equitable economic relationships, positive environmental impacts, and inclusive, socially responsible practices. In this spirit of cooperation, we are pleased to share that Seward Community Co-op and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 members unanimously ratified a 3-year industry-leading contract on Monday, Oct. 2,…

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9/21 Bargaining Update

Seward Co-op’s Ends guide us to sustain a healthy community that has equitable economic relationships, positive environmental impacts, and inclusive, socially responsible practices. It is in this spirit of cooperation that Seward Co-op began conversations to negotiate our third union contract with UFCW 663 this past March. The purpose of this communication is to provide…

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Bargaining Negotiations Update

Seward Co-op’s Ends guide us to sustain a healthy community that has equitable economic relationships, positive environmental impacts, and inclusive, socially responsible practices. It is in this spirit of cooperation that Seward Co-op began conversations to negotiate our third union contract with UFCW 663 this past March. The purpose of this communication is to provide…

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Fall in Love with Apples

Tis the season–for apples! This vibrant, multi-hued fruit is a member of the rose family, and each fall, you can find a wide variety of locally grown apples on the produce shelves at Seward Co-op. Minnesota has commercial apple orchards in nearly 90% of its counties, and there are more than 330,000 acres of apples…

Brit Ramsland

Brit Ramsland Customer Service – Seward Co-op Hi! I’m Brit, my pronouns are they/them, I’m bi and non-binary, and I live in South Minneapolis. If you shop at the Friendship Store there’s a very good chance you’ve seen me as I say “Hello!” to you from the customer service desk. I’ve worked at Seward for…

Warren King

Warren King Consultant / Adjunct Professor In the face of climate change and a host of social and economic challenges, ensuring the resilience and well-being of our communities is more important than ever. I am motivated to be a candidate for re-election, so that I might contribute to determining what Seward Co-op’s role will be…

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Jacob Daniel Farms

Learn About Jacob Daniel Farms Jacob Daniel has always been an outdoorsy person, and working as a mechanical engineer full-time didn’t come with as much nature as he prefers. So in 2017, he joined the farm incubator program at Big River Farms at Maine on St. Croix, Minn. “I didn’t know anything about farming [back…

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Jacob Daniel Farms

Jacob Daniel Farms Marine on St. Croix, MN CSA Type: Vegetables, Herbs, Eggs Drop Locations: Friendship store Jacob and his wife Joylyn are immigrant farmers from India who started farming in 2017 at Big River Farms incubator program in Marine on St. Croix. They approach farming in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner that prioritizes the…

Tami Bauers

Tami has spent her adult life working around food, co-ops, and education. Working with retail food co-ops for almost three decades developed her passionate commitment to the cooperative business model, which allows people to have their most basic needs met through their own determination, collaboration, and ownership. Tami has worked for and with dozens of…