Seward Community Co-op

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…  Read More →

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…  Read More →

Meet the folks who grow our food! Wisconsin Growers Co-op will be in the Friendship store from 3-6 p.m. sampling their sweet potatoes! Wisconsin Growers Co-op will also be at at Franklin from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. About Wisconsin Growers Co-op: Founded in 2006 to help 20 families maintain ownership of their…  Read More →

Mia Thompson is 15 years old, and has been writing original songs since she was eight years old. Since she began, she has written around 70 songs, and is still constantly creating! Seward Co-op Franklin store dining area

Matt Yetter is the real deal: an old-school, slide guitar playing, harmonica-tooting country blues artist who characterizes music as “a way of making a connection to everybody all at once”. Seward Co-op Friendship Store dining area

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

Stop in at either the Franklin or Friendship store to sample items from our Harvest Celebration catering menu! Taste a variety of Seward-made sides and pies, place your orders for pickup for your celebratory feast.

Valhalla Place is a premier provider of addiction and mental health services in the Twin Cities. In this class presented by Stephanie Devich and Seward Co-op you will learn about local opioid trends, high risks of overdose, signs of sedation versus overdose, and how to administer the lifesaving drug Narcan in an opioid overdose situation.…  Read More →

Celtic, classical, Klezmer, and meditative music on hammered dulcimer, handpan, and concertina. Seward Co-op Franklin store dining area

'Doc' Pat Dougherty is an artist and multi-instrumentalist that started writing songs in a borrowed storage closet on the West Bank of Minneapolis. After touring the United States with several DIY bands for a few years, they took a year off and wrote a song a week debuting each new work at residency gig at…  Read More →