Store Specials Owner Deals Feb. 4 – Feb. 17 Feb. 18 – Mar. 3

In late January, Seward Co-op participated in “Label Day at the Capitol” with local nonprofit organization Right To Know MN (RTK-MN). RTK-MN is a campaign started by concerned citizens to make the labeling of GMOs the law in Minnesota. On Monday, Jan. 26, a bill was introduced in both the MN House (H.F. 351) and…  Read More →

Joe and Bonnie Austin, Hill & Vale in Wykoff, MN For many years, Joe and Bonnie Austin from Hill & Vale have been supplying the metro area with 100-percent, all-pastured, natural grain-finished beef that tastes better than most any beef I’ve ever had. After many attempts to pass the farm on to a successor or…  Read More →

Fresh Turmeric from Kolo Kai in the Produce Department (January 27th). Growing up, the only ginger I knew came in powdered form and was most often added in modest amounts to batters for cookies and cakes. Now, decades later, ginger – fresh ginger – has become a staple ingredient in my kitchen. Indigenous to southern…  Read More →

Store Specials Owner Deals Jan. 21 – Feb. 3 Feb. 4 – Feb. 17

We have a right to know what is in our food, and RTK-MN wants to help you share why you care about GMO labeling! Join us anytime between 6–8 p.m. Tuesday night, January 20th, and enjoy some refreshments, meet Right to Know MN team members, and write letters to your state and federal elected officials.…  Read More →

Many owners and shoppers have seen the P6 label around Seward Co-op for years, now, and have grown accustomed to using it in order to find the products that are either local, produced by co-ops, or produced by small farmers (companies must meet two of the three criteria to carry the P6 label). But did…  Read More →

Seward Co-op’s December SEED recipient Isuroon is the recipient of $18,558.25, collected from 39,702 individual donors at Seward Co-op registers. A check was presented to Isuroon Executive Director Fartun Weli in a small ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 15. This represents the largest single award in the history of Seward Co-op’s monthly at-the-register donation program. “We’re…  Read More →

In September, CoMinnesota and Nexus hosted an event to address the issues of economic development and cooperatives in African American communities. The event featured author Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, author of “Collective Courage: A history of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice.” During her talk, Dr. Gordon-Nembhard discussed the history of cooperative economics and co-op…  Read More →

Lea Vogl, Seward Wellness Manager, and LaDonna Sanders-Redmond, Education and Outreach Coordinator at Seward, were on Fox9 recently to share three great do-it-yourself skin care recipes: Whipped Body Butter, Lavender Bath Bombs, and Beeswax Lip Balm. These would make terrific gifts come Valentine’s Day. (Instructions and recipes at the link!) http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/27827487/3-diy-skin-care-products-from-seward-co-op