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Get Grilling This Summer

Summer is just around the corner, and folks are gearing up their grills for a weekend of hearty cookouts. Whether you’re getting a head start on celebrating International Burger Day (May 28, the day after Memorial Day this year!), practicing some new recipes for a Juneteenth barbeque, or whipping up your go-to menu for a…

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Marinades Made Simple

Concocting your own grilling marinades from scratch is a lot easier than you may think. Long before conventionally packaged marinades were available, oftentimes people would make them from leftover food scraps to make less-desirable cuts of meats tender, juicy and flavorful. When you make your own marinades, you also have the freedom to tailor them…

Yogi Echinacea Tea Recall

Yogi Tea is recalling its Echinacea tea. The source of the Echinacea ingredient used in its Echinacea Immune Support tea may not meet the Yogi Tea’s quality standards. Seward Co-op may have sold this at both stores between December 30, 2023 and today. Recalled product was removed from shelves and back stock. If you purchased…

Minneapolis Kombucha

Minneapolis Kombucha Minneapolis, MN CSA Type: Fruit Drop Locations: South Minneapolis and Direct Josh Bruns harvests a wide variety of fruit in Minneapolis and delivers by bike. His offerings include unique items such as native plum saplings, serviceberries, pure cherry juice, catnip, currents, plums, and Aronia berries. Josh is obsessed with mulch, decomposing by way…

A photo of the St. Patrick's Day hot bar offerings, cheddar cheese, and text that reads "We're Seeing Green"

A Seward-Made St. Patrick’s Day

We’re seeing green for St. Patrick’s Day! At Seward Co-op, we celebrate with community members observing St. Patrick’s Day by offering special, seasonal delights. 

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Tea Time is Anytime

I couldn’t tell you the first time I had a cup of tea. My parents never drank it, no one in my family ever drank it, and yet it’s as if I have always been drinking tea. I hardly go a day without it. Tea is like a warm hug from a friend, a beautiful…

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California Farms Sweetened Condensed Milk Recall

California Farms is recalling one lot of their Sweetened Condensed Milk because of a quality issue with the can lids is causing dark marks at the rim of some of the cans. Only the below impacted best by dates are affected. No other California Farms products are affected by this recall. Seward Co-op carried and…

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…

Where Does the Money Go?

We’ve all heard stories about big-box stores making huge profits. A recent survey of U.S. shoppers shows many believe that grocery retailers are raking in about 35% profit. The reality for many grocers—including co-ops— is that profit tends to be around 2- 3%. That means after all expenses are paid, about 2-3% of the money…