Seward Community Co-op

Know Our Grower: Wisconsin Growers Co-op
2019-11-02 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
Meet the folks who grow our food! Wisconsin Growers Co-op will be in stores Saturday, Nov. 1 at Franklin from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. sampling their sweet potatoes! Wisconsin Growers Co-op will also be at Friendship the same day from 3-6 p.m.
About Wisconsin Growers Co-op:
Founded in 2006 to help 20 families maintain ownership of their farms. Its members are dedicated to the idea that if farmers take good care of the soil, the soil will pay back with high-quality produce. This mindset has proven effective; WI Growers often brings us produce all year long, from greenhouse radishes at the first sight of spring clear around the calendar to over-wintered parsnips. The key to the longevity of their growing season is labor-intensive, fossil-fuel-free farming methods. On nearly 40 acres of the co-op’s land, farmers plant, tend and harvest crops exclusively using horses, horse machinery and hand tools.

Festive Fermented Beverages
2019-11-01 18:00 - 20:00 | MN
Learn how to ferment delicious fizzy beverages at home! This workshop focuses on learning the basics of making live, fermented beverages at home. We will learn about why it’s good for the body, what happens in fermentation, and how to do it. By capturing and propagating the “Ginger Bug,” participants will be able to make “fizzy juice,” soda, alcohol and vinegar at home.
Monarda Thrasher, Tea for the People, LLC
$15/$12 co-op owners

Co-op Kids: Herbal Pizza Party
2019-10-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Let’s make a delicious fresh-baked pizza at this Co-op pizza party for kids! Expand and train your taste buds! In this lesson, we will make a delicious fresh-baked pizza while exploring the scents and flavors of our favorite herbs and spices. Children will touch, smell and sketch herb plants and choose their favorite combinations for their pizza creation.
Instructors from Midwest Food Connection
FREE

A Perfect Bowl of Soba
2019-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | MN
Make a delicious bowl of Soba noodles with Koshiki Yonemura and Benjamin Smith from Tanpopo Studio!
Have you made Japanese Dashi stock before? Let’s learn to make dashi stock from scratch and cook soba to make a delicious bowl of Soba noodles with Kakiage tempura and mushrooms. This tried and tested recipe is from Tanpopo Noodle Shop, a Japanese restaurant that was once located in Lowertown St. Paul. You will be able to recreate flavors from Tanpopo after this class.
Koshiki Yonemura and Benjamin Smith, Tanpopo Studio
$35/$30 co-op owners

Know Our Grower: Featherstone Farm
2019-10-24 08:00 - 17:00 | MN
Come meet the people who grow our food! Featherstone Farm will be at the Friendship store Friday, Oct. 25 from 3-6 p.m.
About Featherstone Farm
Beginning in May with leaf lettuce, through a summer’s harvest of zucchini and cherry tomatoes, into winter squash and carrots in the winter, there’s hardly a month that Featherstone isn’t represented in the co-op’s Produce department. The farm is certified organic and is dedicated to creating a truly sustainable agriculture system. That includes geothermal heating and cooling for the packing shed, as well as a solar array that generates about 60% of the farm’s energy. Featherstone also operates a large community-supported agriculture program.

Seward Co-op’s Annual Owner Meeting
2019-10-22 18:00 - 20:00 | MN
Join us on Tuesday, October 22, at the Annual Co-op Owners Meeting as we recognize and understand the vital role of Hmong American farmers and Hmong culture in our local food system. Share a meal full of Hmong flavors designed by Chef Yia Vang and learn how Hmong American farmers are organizing to access land, markets, capital, research and training so that they can build intergenerational and community wealth. Our featured speaker is Pakou Hang, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA), a membership based non-profit organization that was created in 2011 to lift up Hmong American farmers and their families.
We will also share the results of the board of directors election, and announce SEED recipients for 2020, including the results of our second Community Choice SEED vote!
Tickets are $5 in advance or $15 at the door.
Children (5-12): $3; Children 4 and under are free.

Friendship In-Store Music: Bruce Wintervold/Organic Vibes
2019-10-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Organic Vibes is a Jazz duo of Guitar and Vibraphone that plays Blues, Latin and Swing tunes from Monk to Mancini and beyond.
Seward Co-op Friendship store dining area

Franklin In-store Music- Laura MacKenzie
2019-10-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Franklin Store, 2823 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Having learned from many tradition bearers on both sides of the Atlantic, Laura MacKenzie performs music from Celtic traditions on an array of wind-powered instruments, including wooden flutes, various whistles, concertina, gemshorn, solo voice, and several quiet, indoor varieties of bagpipes.
Seward Co-op Franklin store dining area

Meet the Board of Directors in the Store
2019-10-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Franklin Store, 2823 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Meet current board member Cassandra Meyer at the Seward Co-op Franklin store on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Come share what you love about the co-op, your questions about the co-op’s election, as well as your ideas. But most of all, just stop by to share about yourself and get to know a board member. Find Cassandra at a table in the co-op’s dining area.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Meetings are open to any co-op owner, and we request you email board@seward.coop in advance of the meetings to indicate your intention to attend. This will allow us to notify you in the event of scheduling changes. Read more about board meetings here.

Meet the Board of Directors in the Store
2019-10-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Meet current board member Migdalia Loyola at the Seward Co-op Friendship store on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Come share what you love about the co-op, your questions about the co-op’s election, as well as your ideas. But most of all, just stop by to share about yourself and get to know a board member. Find Migdalia at a table in the co-op’s dining area.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Meetings are open to any co-op owner, and we request you email board@seward.coop in advance of the meetings to indicate your intention to attend. This will allow us to notify you in the event of scheduling changes. Read more about board meetings here.

Meet the Board of Directors in the Store
2019-10-19 11:00 - 13:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Meet current board member Cassandra Meyer at the Seward Co-op Friendship store on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Come share what you love about the co-op, your questions about the co-op’s election, as well as your ideas. But most of all, just stop by to share about yourself and get to know a board member. Find Cassandra at a table in the co-op’s dining area.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Meetings are open to any co-op owner, and we request you email board@seward.coop in advance of the meetings to indicate your intention to attend. This will allow us to notify you in the event of scheduling changes. Read more about board meetings here.

Meet the Board of Directors in the Store
2019-10-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Franklin Store, 2823 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Meet current board member Cassandra Meyer at the Seward Co-op Franklin store on Friday, Oct. 18 from 5-7 p.m. Come share what you love about the co-op, your questions about the co-op’s election, as well as your ideas. But most of all, just stop by to share about yourself and get to know a board member. Find Cassandra at a table in the co-op’s dining area.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Meetings are open to any co-op owner, and we request you email board@seward.coop in advance of the meetings to indicate your intention to attend. This will allow us to notify you in the event of scheduling changes. Read more about board meetings here.

Practical Meal Planning Strategies for Health (+ Sanity)
2019-10-17 18:30 - 19:30 | MN
Join Jesse Haas, functional nutritionist and founder of Wellness Minneapolis, to get some practical strategies for meal planning that will make feeding your family – big and small – a breeze. Participants will take home pantry staples lists, meal planning “hacks,” recipe formulas and sample meal plans.
Jesse Haas, CNS
$20/$15 co-op owners

Meet the Board of Directors in the Store
2019-10-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Franklin Store, 2823 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Meet current board member Sally Nixon at the Seward Co-op Franklin store on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 5-7 p.m. Come share what you love about the co-op, your questions about the co-op’s election, as well as your ideas. But most of all, just stop by to share about yourself and get to know a board member. Find Sally at a table in the co-op’s dining area.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Meetings are open to any co-op owner, and we request you email board@seward.coop in advance of the meetings to indicate your intention to attend. This will allow us to notify you in the event of scheduling changes. Read more about board meetings here.

Know Our Grower: Featherstone Farm
2019-10-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Come meet the people who grow our food! Oct. 25 Featherstone Farm will be at the Friendship store from 3-6 p.m.
About Featherstone Farm
Beginning in May with leaf lettuce, through a summer’s harvest of zucchini and cherry tomatoes, into winter squash and carrots in the winter, there’s hardly a month that Featherstone isn’t represented in the co-op’s Produce department. The farm is certified organic and is dedicated to creating a truly sustainable agriculture system. That includes geothermal heating and cooling for the packing shed, as well as a solar array that generates about 60% of the farm’s energy. Featherstone also operates a large community-supported agriculture program.

Meet the Board of Directors in the Store
2019-10-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Franklin Store, 2823 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Meet current board member Cassandra Meyer at the Seward Co-op Franklin store on Sunday, Oct. 13 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Come share what you love about the co-op, your questions about the co-op’s election, as well as your ideas. But most of all, just stop by to share about yourself and get to know a board member. Find Cassandra at a table in the co-op’s dining area.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Meetings are open to any co-op owner, and we request you email board@seward.coop in advance of the meetings to indicate your intention to attend. This will allow us to notify you in the event of scheduling changes. Read more about board meetings here.

Meet the Board of Directors in the Store
2019-10-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Meet current board member Vina Kay at the Seward Co-op Friendship store on Sunday, Oct. 13 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Come share what you love about the co-op, your questions about the co-op’s election, as well as your ideas. But most of all, just stop by to share about yourself and get to know a board member. Find Vina at a table in the co-op’s dining area.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Meetings are open to any co-op owner, and we request you email board@seward.coop in advance of the meetings to indicate your intention to attend. This will allow us to notify you in the event of scheduling changes. Read more about board meetings here.

Meet the Board of Directors in the Store
2019-10-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Meet current board member Cassandra Meyer at the Seward Co-op Friendship store on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Come share what you love about the co-op, your questions about the co-op’s election, as well as your ideas. But most of all, just stop by to share about yourself and get to know a board member. Find Cassandra at a table in the co-op’s dining area.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Meetings are open to any co-op owner, and we request you email board@seward.coop in advance of the meetings to indicate your intention to attend. This will allow us to notify you in the event of scheduling changes. Read more about board meetings here.

Intro to Soap-Making
2019-10-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Learn soap making from one of Seward Co-op’s most popular soap vendors! In this demonstration class, students will be shown soap making using the cold process method. Each student receives an instruction manual and takes home five bars of soap ($25 retail).
John Hanson, Seward Soap
$30/$25 co-op owners

Board of Directors’ Candidate Forum
2019-10-08 18:00 - 20:30 | MN
Before casting your vote in this year’s board of directors election, please join us at a Candidate Forum!

Food as Medicine: Your Food and Mood Connection
2019-10-02 18:00 - 20:30 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
You are what you eat. Learn about foods that impact your anxiety, depression, stress, and inflammation as well as principles for healthier eating using a lecture format. Take control of your health and be able to make food choices to help balance your mood. In this class, you will describe how food affects your mental health, understand how to eat foods to balance your mood, identify your own food rules, and gain understanding about how stress and inflammation affect your body.
Monica Peterson, LICSW
$25/20 co-op owners

Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants
2019-10-01 18:00 - 20:00 | MN
The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants

Eat Your Veggies!/¡Come Tus Verduras!
2019-09-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Make a variety of delicious plant-based dishes with plenty of hidden veggies at this family-friendly event!

Eat Your Veggies!/¡Come Tus Verduras!
2019-09-21 10:00 | MN

Momos: Nepali Dumplings
2019-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Seward Community Co-op – Friendship Store, 317 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Learn to make popular Nepalese dumplings called momos!

Momos: Nepali Dumplings
2019-09-18 18:00 | MN

Intro to Keto
2019-09-12 18:30 | MN

Intro to Soap Making
2019-09-11 18:00, 2019-05-15 18:00 | MN

Gyoza: Japanese Dumplings
2019-05-16 18:00 | MN
