2021 Annual Owner Meeting Recap
Celebrating 50 Years: Seward Co-op within the Broader Movement for Abolition and Liberation
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Welcome Back to Returning Board Members
Congratulations to Cassandra Meyer, Sally Nixon and Kate Seybold! These incumbents were all re-elected in Oct. 2021 to three year terms. As directors on Seward Co-op’s board, these co-op owners are responsible for articulating the vision and goals that management pursues and achieves. The 2021 election featured six highly qualified candidates. Thank you to those…
2022 SEED Recipients
The Seward Co-op SEED program is a way in which we reach our Ends. The SEED program is a simple yet powerful community giving opportunity that allows customers to “round-up” their grocery bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. All funds donated at the register are given directly to the recipient organization…
Indigenous Foods Class Series : Building an Underground Oven
Built into the earth, underground ovens are used to trap heat and bake, smoke, or steam food. Derek Nicholas (he/him) from Division of Indian Work will lead us through the process of crafting, prepping, and cooking a meal of peppery burdock-wrapped smoky duck and sweet squash using this traditional cooking structure at the Dream of…
CDC Food Safety Alert : Imported Onions
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a food safety alert encouraging everyone to destroy onions that were grown in Chihuahua, Mexico. Onions that were grown in Chihuahua, Mexico which have been linked to salmonella infections. Seward Co-op does not stock onions from Chiapas, Mexico. Since August, all the onions we have sold have…
The Good Acre
About The Good Acre The Good Acre is a local, non-profit food hub that connects and strengthens farmers, food makers, and communities through good food. The Pohlad family started The Good Acre in 2014, with the intention to develop a multi-faceted initiative to improve the local food system for diverse, independent farmers and to increase…
Simple Mills Sea Salt Almond Flour Crackers Recall
Simple Mills has issued a voluntary recall of its Fine Ground Sea Salt Almond Flour Crackers due to a packing error. A select number of the Farmhouse Cheddar Almond Flour Crackers were packed in Fine Ground Sea Salt boxes. As a result, the packaging does not list the presence of a possible allergen (milk). Some…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021
Indigenous People’s Day is Monday, Oct. 11. Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes that Native people are the first inhabitants of the Americas, including the lands that later became the United States of America. This holiday challenges the narrative that European colonizers “discovered” America, when, in fact, many Indigenous nations had been thriving on and living in…
Love You Cookie
Husband and wife duo share their mission of encouraging others to treat themselves and spread defiant optimism with their cookies.
The Future of Seward Co-op Leadership: Angel and Ray
We’d like to once again thank Liz Liddiard Wozniak (she/her) for the many years of growth she ushered in before she retired. Liz’s retirement comes new opportunities for staff. The loss of Liz’s guidance in Human Resources will be felt, and in her stead, Seward Co-op is proud to introduce the next generation of leaders…