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Financial Update – Aug. ’25

Dear Seward Co-op Community, The co-op’s most recent fiscal year ended June 30. We prepared our internal financial statements and are well into the annual audit conducted by our accounting firm. Before tax considerations, we will see a loss for the year on our income statement. The biggest driver of this loss was the sale…

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Laoban Vegetable Dumplings (aka Livin’ on the Vedge Dumplings) Recall

Laoban is issuing a recall for two lots of their vegetable dumplings (aka Livin’ on the Vedge Dumplings) because of a manufacturing issue resulting in chicken dumplings being packaged as vegetable dumplings. The recalled Laoban Vegetable Dumplings (aka Livin’ on the Vedge Dumplings) may have been sold at both stores between Aug. 1-Oct. 15, 2025.…

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Lundberg Regenerative Organic Certified Brown Short Grain Rice Recall

Lundberg Family Farms is issuing a recall for 3 lots of their Regenerative Organic Certified Brown Short Grain Rice due to the possible presence of grain pests. The recalled Lundberg Regenerative Organic Certified Brown Short Grain Rice may have been sold at both stores any time after July 2025. If you purchased this product at…

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Sno Pac Foods Organic Frozen Cut Spinach Recall

Sno Pac Foods is issuing a recall for two lots of their Organic Frozen Cut Spinach due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. A bulk case of spinach from their supplier was tested and found positive for Listeria monocytogenes, and was used to repack the Sno Pac Organic Frozen Cut Spinach into 10 oz packages.…

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Amy’s Gluten Free Beans & Rice Burrito Recall

Amy’s is issuing a recall for a single lot of their Gluten Free Beans & Rice Burrito because of the potential presence of foreign materials. Affected sold product could have visible, white plastic in it. The recalled Amy’s Gluten Free Bean and Rice Burrito may have been sold at both stores in the past 90…

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Baker’s Field Brat & Dog Recall

Baker’s Field is issuing a recall of their Brat & Dog Buns because they shipped their product with an incorrect ingredient label and weight. Affected sold product had undeclared ingredients of malted barley flour and whole grain wheat flour. The recalled Baker’s Field Brat & Dog Buns may have been sold at both stores in…

Oro by Nixta: From Covid Constraints to Corn Crusaders

Nixta was born and designed when COVID constraints were firmly in place, but, as some of those restrictions began to loosen, we saw an opportunity to pivot. First, we had a good relationship with our landlord, and the space next door became available. Second, we had a deep need to cook dishes that did not lend…

Dive Deeper into Fall Flavor

Get ready for fall flavors on Seward Co-op shelves! Few things are cozier than mashed potatoes, gravy, and hot baked apple pies. Humble white or yellow potatoes often steal the spotlight, but warm, autumnal flavors sometimes have us reaching for their cousin, the sweet potato, or their other cousin, yams. Confused about your tubers? Let…

Better Greens LLC

About Better Greens LLC Immigrant farmer Funwi Tita saw a disconnect between what was available on store shelves and the culturally significant vegetables that remind many African immigrant families of home. He wanted to reconnect his communities with foods that both nourish the body and honor heritage, so he founded Better Greens LLC in 2016…