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Counting Down and Building Capital

We are more than a week into June and, with more than $1.5 million in owner investments, we now have less than $1 million remaining to raise. We have been aiming toward June 30 — the end of our fiscal year — as our goal date for attaining the $2.5 million in owner capital needed…  Read More

Oil-Pulling: Real or Just a Trendy Fiction?

A Huffington Post article begins: Is the ancient Indian practice of oil pulling a cure-all or snake oil? A scientifically minded website devoted to debunking internet nonsense says: “Oil pulling is a traditional Ayurveda method of oral care. It involves swishing sesame oil or a similar oil, perhaps mixed with other substances, in the mouth…  Read More

Summertime Recipe: Frozen Grapes

Frozen grapes are terrific trick to keep in your summer tool kit. They’re great treats for kids, fun to make as an activity, make good “ice cubes” for kids’ fruit drinks (lemonade!) and/or grown-up drinks (sangrias!), or they’re just lovely to pop in your mouth on a very hot day. And frozen grapes couldn’t be…  Read More

Produce at its Peak: Suddenly Summer

Summer came all of a sudden, curtailing ramp season. I hope you got a taste while they were still around, but if you didn’t, there are still lots of interesting early season local products around. For instance green garlic, which is simply the first shoot of the garlic plant, uprooted, cleaned and bundled together. As…  Read More

Sabathani Food Shelf Receives Record-breaking SEED Check

June 5, 2014 –Reps from Sabathani Community Center Food Shelf received their record-breaking SEED check from Seward Co-op in a small but very moving ceremony today. Seward owners and shoppers gave more money in the monthly register donation program’s history at $18,470. Sandra Richardson described Sabathani’s various programs for aiding low income people in the…  Read More

Seward Boosts Needs-Based Discount to Ten Percent

As part of its forthcoming “Nourish” program, Seward Community Co-op has raised its store discount from five to 10 percent for Seward shoppers who receive various forms of needs-based assistance. The increase went into effect June 1, 2014. “We’re very proud to make this higher discount available,” said Seward Co-op’s General Manger Sean Doyle. “It’s…  Read More

Have thyroid concerns? Join Dr. Sara Jean Barrett N.D. this Saturday

When your thyroid doesn’t function well, it can affect every aspect of your health — depression, energy levels, weight, everything. Since undiagnosed thyroid problems can dramatically increase health risks, it’s important to understand the complexities surrounding the thyroid. This Saturday at Seward Co-op, you can learn what key nutrients are needed for healthy thyroid function…  Read More

Record-breaking Seward Donations for Sabathani Community Center

In May, Seward Co-op shoppers made a bold statement: They raised more SEED money in a single month than ever before. Seward shoppers rounded up to give $18,470.35 to the Sabathani Community Center food shelf in May, the largest single month of fundraising in the history of Seward’s SEED program! The co-op is very pleased…  Read More

Peters Family Farm: Get Your Goat

Have you ever tried goat before? Right now, the Seward Meat Department has goat cuts from a new P6-producer Peters Family Farm in Fountain, MN, and we’re very excited for you to give them a try. “We began raising goats in 2008. We have a 40-acre place,” Travis Peters of Peters Family Farm tells us,…  Read More