On May 12, we celebrated World Fair Trade Day and the hard work, resilience, and innovation of small-scale farmers and artisans. And this May, Fair World Project is partnering with brands committed to working with farmers to offer deals on their fair trade products, along with offering more opportunities to get involved. The basics of… Read More →
The Eating Wild class on May 17 was canceled due to a family emergency. Participants already registered are being notified and will receive a refund. Know Our Grower samplings scheduled for that afternoon at each of our stores were also canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. Were you really looking forward to learning more about… Read More →
Seward Co-op’s 17th Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair was held Saturday, April 21, at a new location—the Creamery Café! We lucked out with weather and it was once again a huge success, both for farmers and attendees—what a difference a week can make weather-wise. For the fourth year in a row, it was a… Read More →
Photo by: John Yuccas Seward Co-op Creamery Café hosted its fourth Farm Table dinner on Tuesday, April 17 with Dream of Wild Health, a Native American-led, nonprofit farm and youth-leadership program. The meal, created by Chef de Cuisine Matt Kappra, featured Indigenous ingredients supplemented with locally raised, grown, or made ingredients. Photo by: John Yuccas… Read More →
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On April 17, Traditional Medicinals announced a voluntary recall of its Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea. An ingredient within this product tested positive for Salmonella in the samples retained by the supplier. Salmonella was not detected in Traditional Medicinals testing of this lot or in this product. However, out of an abundance of caution, they… Read More →
Seward Co-op’s annual Know Our Grower program hosts local farmers who supply our stores and kitchen with produce grown using sustainable practices, soil restoration, organic pest control methods, and more. In addition to those farms growing during temperate months, we also work with growers that push the limits of our northern growing season by using… Read More →
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Take Action: call Governor Dayton and ask for his commitment to VETO any packaging preemption bills. Seward Co-op opposes preemption on single-use packaging fees and sustainable to go food containers. We’ve joined a large community of neighbors, local officials, environmental justice activists, public health advocates, businesses, and restaurants to stand together and oppose legislative measures… Read More →
On March 15, Izzy’s announced a voluntary recall of Maple Nut ice cream pints because their nut distributor cross contaminated walnuts and peanuts. Seward Co-op does not currently have affected product on the shelf, but may have sold it between Dec. 16, 2017—March 16, 2018. Izzy’s Maple Nut ice cream pints, $7.79, with the following… Read More →
