2021 Virtual CSA Fair
2021-03-20 - 2021-04-03 | MN
2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Seward Co-op’s annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair!
Join us in a virtual celebration of farms that provide our community with delicious food throughout the growing season.
PARTICIPATING FARMS
March 20 – April 3 we will be featuring 30 local CSA farms here on our website and on social media, showing what life has been like at the farms this past year and the adaptations farmers have had to make. We provide all the information for you to choose a CSA in 2021 that works for you and your household. Some farms allow customization of CSA shares, and there is a variety options to fit your needs (half-shares, weekly purchase options, etc.)
The past year has been challenging and rewarding for small-scale farms. Despite being absolutely vital to our food system, farmworkers are often first and most profoundly affected by crisis and supply chain disruption. This year, Seward Co-op is a partner of Student Action with Farmworkers, and we support their efforts around National Farmworkers Awareness Week (NFAW). Happening March 25–31, NFAW is a week of action for community members to raise awareness about farmworker issues in our communities. Learn more about NFAW and how you can support farmworkers at https://saf-unite.org/national-farmworker-awareness-week/.
During this time of crisis and supply chain disruption, we need community-based farmers and producers more than ever. Invest in the people who grow and harvest our food. In addition to shopping at the co-op, Community Supported Agriculture offers individuals and families a direct way to support local growers.

Cooking with Koshiki: Oyako Donburi (Virtual Class)
2021-04-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Requested by a student from a previous class, Oyako Donburi is chicken, eggs, and onion cooked in a sweet and savory broth, served on a bed of steamed rice. Oyako Donburi is a widely eaten casual meal in Japan that brings comfort and is easy to make and economical.
Enjoy the small dish of Namasu, daikon radish, and carrots in vinaigrette and baked mochi for dessert.
Menu:
Oyako Donburi
Namasu (Daikon and carrots in vinaigrette)
Baked Mochi
Koshiki Smith, The Japanese Kitchen
Please RSVP in advance via the Eventbrite link below. You will receive an email from Eventbrite that contains a Zoom link or phone number to join the class in advance of the class date.

Holistic Approaches to Thyroid Health (Virtual class)
2021-04-06 18:00 - 19:15
When your thyroid doesn’t function well, it can affect almost every aspect of your health from depression to weight gain. Learn what key nutrients are needed for healthy thyroid function and discover what you can do to naturally improve thyroid function, increase your energy, mood, and metabolism.
Sara Jean Barrett, ND; Wellness Minneapolis
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Pasta and Salad Bowl (Virtual Class)
2021-04-08 18:30 - 19:30
As we slowly transition from heavy winter food to lighter spring food, we can make the most of our creativity while generating the least amount of dirty dishes whist preparing a hearty and refreshing plant-based pasta and salad dinner.
In this class, Chef AmyLeo will demonstrate how you can make one-pot pasta and a hearty salad; all in one dinner bowl. No fancy methods, just a bit of efficiency and technique.
AmyLeo Barankovich, Vegan Affairs MN
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Green Burial Options in the Metro Area (Virtual Class)
2021-04-14 18:30 - 19:30
Natural burial is among the most ancient of rituals to honor a body after death. Join this session to learn how natural burial is making a comeback, the three designations of natural burial cemeteries (according to the Green Burial Council), and how your after-death choices can fully reflect the values of your life.
Presented by Land Conservation Natural Burial Project
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Co-op Kids: Ins-and-Outs of Seedlings (Virtual Class)
2021-04-25 14:00 - 15:00
A seed is a miracle waiting to happen! Come celebrate seeds and get ready for this season’s sowing with Midwest Food Connection. We will start seeds indoors together, learn how to care for and transplant them. We’ll talk about what this means and how you can grow food to help your community! Supplies to grow along will be provided for attendees to take home in advance of this virtual class.
Instructors from the Midwest Food Connection
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Seward Co-op Store Signage Focus Group (Virtual)
2021-04-27 18:00 - 19:00
Hello, community members!
Seward Co-op is a community-owned, full-service grocery store with two locations in South Minneapolis. Our mission is to sustain a healthy community. We have been working on new store signage designed to help shoppers find the products and services they’re looking for in our stores. The aim of the project is to implement signage that relies less heavily on English and is intuitive regardless of language spoken. As part of this process, we want to host a series of focus groups with community members to gather feedback on our work. The co-op has set up six session with a limited number of spots per session. At least one of these sessions will be facilitated in Amharic, Hmong, Oromo, Spanish, Somali and English.
We are looking for individuals who reflect the diversity of the neighborhoods we serve. We welcome anyone – especially those who speak Amharic, Hmong, Oromo, Somali, and/or Spanish. Each focus group will take about 1 hour.
We will provide a ***$50 Seward Co-op gift card*** for each individual who participates.
Would you be willing to forward this or recommend someone to us? You are also welcome to participate yourself. Below, are the dates we have available. Sign-ups are available for the sessions linked below.
• Session 1 (facilitated in English): 4/27 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 2 (facilitated in Spanish): 4/28, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 3 (facilitated in Hmong): 4/29, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 4 (facilitated in Amharic): 5/13, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 5 (facilitated in Somali): 5/17, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 6 (facilitated in Oromo): 5/18, 6 – 7 p.m.
*Focus groups facilitated in Amharic, Oromo and Somali are scheduled to take place following Ramadan. Sign-ups will be available soon.
If you or someone you know are interested and able to participate, please:
a.) sign-up for the session in the language in which you are most comfortable and/or b.) forward this to someone who might be interested!
Thank you so much for considering!

Board of Directors April Meeting
2021-04-27 18:00 - 20:30
Meetings of Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors are open to any co-op owner. The next board meeting is virtual and will be held Tuesday, April 27. Co-op owners are welcome to observe and an advance RSVP is politely requested. To indicate your intention to attend, please email board@seward.coop prior to April 27. This will allow us to provide you the virtual meeting link.
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. The co-op’s board of directors appreciates hearing from you! They are available to answer questions and provide information about cooperative governance.

Grupo de Opinión de Seward Co-op (realizada en español)
2021-04-28 18:00 - 19:00
¡Hola, miembros de la comunidad!
Seward Co-op es una tienda de comestibles de servicio completo, basada en la comunidad, con dos ubicaciones en South Minneapolis. Nuestra misión es mantener una comunidad saludable. Hemos estado trabajando en una nueva señalización de la tienda, creada para ayudar a los compradores a que encuentren los productos y servicios que están buscando en nuestras tiendas. El objetivo del proyecto es implementar una señalización que dependa menos del idioma inglés y que sea intuitiva, independientemente del idioma que se hable. Como parte de este proceso, deseamos llevar a cabo una serie de grupos de opinión con miembros de la comunidad para reunir información sobre nuestro trabajo. La cooperativa ha establecido hasta seis sesiones con una cantidad limitada de puntos por sesión. Al menos una de estas sesiones se realizará en amhárico, hmong, oromo, español, somalí e inglés.
Me pregunto si usted podría ayudarnos a encontrar algunas personas de la comunidad que estuvieran interesadas en participar. Buscamos individuos que reflejen la diversidad de los vecindarios a los que atendemos. Todos son bienvenidos, especialmente quienes hablen amhárico, hmong, oromo, somalí y/o español. Cada grupo de opinión llevará alrededor de una hora.
Proporcionaremos una ***tarjeta de regalo de Seward Co-op por $50*** por cada individuo que participe.
¿Estaría usted dispuesto a reenviar esto o a recomendarnos a alguien? Usted también es bienvenido para participar. A continuación, presentamos las fechas disponibles. Haga clic en la sesión para inscribirse en Eventbrite.
• Sesión 1 (realizada en inglés): 4/27 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 2 (realizada en español): 4/28 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 3 (realizada en hmong): 4/29 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 4 (realizada en amhárico): 5/13 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 5 (realizada en somalí): 5/17 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 6 (realizada en oromo): 5/18 de 6 a 7 p.m.
¡Si usted o alguien de su conocimiento está interesado en participar y puede hacerlo:
a.) inscríbase para la sesión del idioma con el cual se sienta más cómodo y/o
b.) reenvíe esto a alguien que pueda estar interesado!
¡Muchas gracias por tenerlo en cuenta!

Lub Khw Muag Khoom Noj Seward Co-op Tsom Pawg - Hmoob
2021-04-29 18:00 - 19:00
Nyob zoo, cov neeg zej zog sawv daws!
Seward Co-op yog tsim los pab rau neeg zej zog sawv daws li, muaj ob lub khw muag khoom noj uas lawv yuav (pab sawv daws) nyob rau hauv South Minneapolis. Peb lub zeem muag yog kom lub zej lub zos noj qab nyob zoo thiab huv si. Peb tsim los pab kom cov neeg zej zog paub nrhiav tau tej khoom uas nej xav yuav thiab xav tau. Lub hom phiaj yog pab rau cov neeg uas hais lwm yam lus es tsis paub thiab tsis txawj lus Mis Kas zoo. Nyob rau ib feem xyuam, peb yov tsa ntau pab neeg nyob hauv zej zog no los tshawb seb peb tes dej num ua tau mus zoo npaum li cas.
Peb yov sib ntsib rau (6) zaus uas ib zaug no tsuas yuav tus puav neeg koom xwb. Yam tsawg kawg los ib zaug yuav tsum yog rau cov lus Amharic, Hmoob, Oromo, Mev, Somali thiab Mis Kas.
Kuv xav nug seb koj puas kam pab peb nrhiav tus puav neeg tuaj koom peb. Peb xav tau cov neeg uas nws nav, nws suav, los yog xam pom lwm haiv neeg uas tuaj ntawm peb ob lub khw no. Zoo siab txais tos txhua leej – tshwj xeeb yog cov uas txawj lus Amharic, lus Hmoob, lus Oromo, lus Somali, thiab/los yog lus Mev. Ib pab sib ntsib twg tsuas siv ib xuab moos xwb.
Peb yov muab ***Ib daim $50 Seward Co-op gift card *** rau ib tug neeg uas tuaj koom.
Koj puas kam pab xa tsab email los yog diam ntawv no mus ntxiv rau lwm tus neeg los yog xa neeg tuaj rau peb? Koj tus kheej koom peb thiab los yeej tau. Hauv qab no yog cov sij hawm uas peb muaj.
• (Hais ua lus Mis Kas): 4/27 thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Mev): 4/28 thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Hmoob): 4/29 thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Amharic): 5/13, thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Somali): 5/17, thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Oromo): 5/18 thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
Yog koj tus kheej los yog koj paub ob peb neeg xav pab peb no ces:

a.) xaiv lus sib hawm ua zoo tshaj rau koj
b.) los sim pab peb xa tsab ntawv no mus rau ob peb tus neeg ua muaj sib hawm tauj koom peb.

Ua tsaug ntau ntau rau koj txhoj kev pab!

Spice It Up! (Virtual Class)
2021-04-29 18:30 - 19:30
Learn how to use culinary herbalism to elevate your mental health. We think about teas, tinctures and salves as herbal medicine, but we have a pharmacy in our spice cabinet ready to impart healing benefits to every dish. Herbs and spices reduce inflammation in the body and provide nutrients to fuel a positive mood, cognitive functioning…and they taste good!
Jesse Haas, CNS, LN, Wellness Minneapolis
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