The Seward Co-op SEED program is a way in which we work towards our Ends. The SEED program is a simple yet powerful community giving opportunity that allows customers to “round-up” their grocery bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. All funds donated at the register are given directly to the recipient organization at the end of each month. Pre-pandemic it was not uncommon for monthly SEED round-ups to total $20,000 or more. Since the onset of the pandemic, we have noticed a decline in monthly SEED totals. Please consider rounding up your purchase or tacking on any extra dollar amount to support the work of our SEED recipients.
Community Choice SEED Results
In 2025 there are eight SEED recipients, four of which have been selected by a Seward Co-op staff-led committee, and four which were selected by our community through a Community Choice vote.Four months will be dedicated to Seward Co-op’s needs-based program, which assists households with financial need by providing a discount on grocery purchases. You can find more information about our needs-based discount here. These four months will be spread out over the course of the year.
During the 2024 Annual Owner Meeting we announced the 2025 SEED recipients selected by the staff-led committed – listed below-, our People Powered Perks recipient and the result of the Community Choice vote. This year’s People Powered Perks grants recipient is the Midtown Greenway Coalition.
Seward Co-op owners and customers are invited annually to select four SEED recipients in Community Choice voting. All SEED Community Choice finalists receive a $1,000 grant through the Seward Community Fund. The four organizations selected as the 2025 SEED Community Choice recipients are Dream of Wild Health, RECLAIM, Southside Food Share, and Twin Cities Food Justice. Thank you to all those who voted!
Learn more about all of the 2025 SEED recipients below.