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Year: 2014

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Store Specials Owner Deals Co+op DealsNov 19 – Dec 2 Co+op DealsDec 3 – Dec 16

Recall: Salpica products

Riba Foods has issued a voluntary recall on certain Salpica salsa and cheese dip products carried at Seward Co-op. Riba is recalling these items due to an undeclared wheat allergen. People who have an allergy to wheat run the risk of allergic reaction if they consume this product. Salpica product on Seward Co-op shelves are…  Read More

Produce at its Peak: Persimmons

Hachiya Persimmons at Seward Co-op.I first tried a persimmon in my early twenties during my first autumn living in Japan. I had neither heard of nor seen a persimmon before, and I was excited by the chatter of the locals who were eager for persimmons – Japan’s national fruit – to reappear as the temperature…  Read More

Read the New Scorecard

Seward Co-op’s 2014 scorecard and annual report is now available. You can read a downloadable version here or pick up a copy at the Customer Service desk. Check out our financial and social performance for this year and learn from the general manager and the board president about where the co-op is headed in 2015.

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Store Specials Owner Deals Co+op DealsNov 5 – Nov 18 Co+op DealsNov 19 – Dec 2

Recall: Essentia Electrolyte Water

A voluntary recall of Essentia Electrolyte Water (1.5 liter) has been issued due to possible mold or yeast problems. No illness has been reported to date; the yeast/mold was discovered during routine sampling. This product was sold at Seward Co-op with a price of $2.69 and a UPC 0657227 00050. Only product dated between July…  Read More

Co-op Pop: Five Ways to Build a Good Eater

I’m the father of two darn good eaters. My son can rip through a plate of rice and black beans like a lawn mower and my daughter actually packs cucumbers in her lunch. They aren’t the best eaters (Skittles and Nerds are the bane of my existence), and I always wish they’d eat more at…  Read More

Produce at its Peak: Seasons Turning

For the most part, I adore living in a seasonal landscape. Still as I cycled to work this morning pushing against a truly Arctic wind, I felt defiantly not ready for the weather to change. One of our flower farmers dropped off buckets of celosia (cockscomb) and asclepia (Oscar) earlier in the week and he…  Read More

Project Update

There is tremendous progress to report. Over the past several months the project has received zoning and land use approvals, as well as all of the permits required to build the new store. And recently, the project financing was completed, which allowed the co-op to purchase the last remaining parcel of land from the City…  Read More

Project Hiring

The co-op has requested that our general contractor, Watson-Forsberg, their co-contractor Tri-Construction, and all subcontractors make every effort to hire a construction workforce that reflects the neighborhoods around the Friendship store. We are using several metrics which mirror the goals requirements of projects which are funded with public dollars, specifically: 10% of subcontracted project dollars…  Read More