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A drawing of a farm worker with text reading "farmworkers feed the world" and "March 25-31"

National Farmworker Awareness Week

Farmworkers feed the world, and from March 25 through March 31, we work to honor their contributions to our daily lives and create awareness for the issues they face. 85% of the fresh fruit and vegetables we consume are hand-picked, and at Seward Co-op we like to remind ourselves and shoppers about the real cost…

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Microgreens Spring 2024 iSpy

Look for these things next time you visit Seward Co-op! When you’re finished, visit the Customer Service Desk for a special Microgreens sticker.

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Flour and Salt Painted Winter Decorations

Get crafty with this easy activity to make winter decorations using simple ingredients. With a combination of flour, salt, and water, make a dough and cut seasonal shapes that you can bake, paint, and hang around your home.

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Pursuing Passions at Seward Co-op

Seward Co-op is proud to be a welcoming workplace that allows people opportunities to pursue their passion with food. Meat and Seafood Production Specialist Jack (he/they) is a prime example of someone who cares so deeply about the work they do every day in the Meat and Seafood department. What initially drew Jack to the…

A person showing off the newly remodeled Bulk department

Wrapping Up—and Celebrating!—the Franklin Store Remodel

After many months of extensive renovation work, the Franklin store remodel is wrapping up. We want to extend our biggest thanks to all the staff and contractors who made it happen. Seward Co-op staff have been diligent, patient, and adaptable through the entire process, and we’re both grateful and excited to have a new and…

Indigenous Foods Class Series 2023

We are honored to partner again this November with the Indigenous Food Network to present a series of free cooking and lecture workshops. Local members of Native-led organizations Dream of Wild Health, Division of Indian Work, Indigenous Food Lab, Department of Indian Work, NATIFS and more will share their ancestral knowledge while exploring the nutritional…

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Football Pizza

Learn About Football Pizza In 2000, Meerwais and Nicole Azizi opened Crescent Moon Bakery, an eatery serving Afghan foods off Central Ave in Northeast Minneapolis. It wouldn’t be long before a second location opened, and as their food developed, so did their name. A unique pizza—in the shape of a football—grew to be their main…

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Lowry Hill Provisions

Learn About Lowry Hill Provisions Lowry Hill Provisions produces a variety of salumi and sausage made from locally sourced heritage breed pork. In early 2023, Lowry Hill Provisions opened in the northeast Minneapolis Food Building, taking over the spot from the previous tenants, Red Table Meat Company. Lowry Hill continues Red Table’s tradition of whole…

A hand touching the self-checkout screen at Seward Co-op

Self-Checkout How-To’s

The Franklin renovation involves the introduction of four self-checkouts for customer use, which were designed specifically for the co-op’s needs. As always, Seward Co-op staff will continue to be available at other registers to assist patrons, and a staff member will be present at the self-checkouts as well to offer any help. We’ve also put…

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Celebrate Latinx Identities this September and October

Sept. 15–Oct. 15 is known by many as Latinx or Hispanic Heritage Month. It began in 1968 as a single week under President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Ronald Reagan increased it to a month in 1988. Its purpose is to celebrate and honor the culture and contributions of those living in the United States whose…