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New At the Co-op – Summer 2024

Find your new favorite items at Seward Co-op

Tickler Red Onion Cheddar This English Cheddar is a delight for your palate and would be perfect on any picnic plate. This “extra mature” cheese is sharp and bright but mellows to a fine creaminess at the finish. Adding to its complexity is the inclusion of caramelized red onions. They add richness and flavor which…

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Heating Up the Grill and Taking Time to Chill

We’re not hot and cold about it: summer is a prime season for local meats, sweet treats, and plenty of other tasty eats. Whether you’re spending the summer basking in the sun or relaxing in the shade, Seward Co-op has a variety of sun-sational items to get your grill hot and keep you cool.

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Notes of Eden

Learn About Notes of Eden Husband and wife team Florence and James Craig have always desired to bring more beauty, kindness, and encouragement into the world. So when Florence received a professional printer from James as a surprise gift, it would spark an idea: printing cards on plantable, seed-embedded paper. These unique gifts would bring…

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Dolcezza Gelato Recall

Dolcezza Gelato is recalling pints of their gelato due to the possibility of contamination. During a routine FDA inspection of Dolcezza Gelato’s 3rd party co-manufacturing facility, the bacteria listeria monocytogenes was found on one piece of equipment used to make product for a different company. Though the bacteria was not found on any of the…

Financial Update – June 2024

Dear Seward Co-op Owners and shoppers, This is the first in what will be an ongoing series of updates to the co-op’s owners about the co-op’s financial position. Financial Update In our most recent quarter (1/1/24 – 3/31/24), the co-op incurred a very large pre-tax loss of over $310,000. This followed an even greater loss…

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Sprouting a New Path

The Past, Present, and Future of Sprout! Newsletter

From its days as the Whole Wheat News to its longstanding tenure as Sprout!, the Seward Co-op newsletter has always aimed to keep shoppers updated on in-store happenings, highlight staff stories, and inform on topics relating to the local food system. We’re excited to announce that after decades of appearing in print, Sprout! newsletter will…

A group of people standing in a room with salami and text overlay that reads "Choose Local Charcuterie"

Underground Meats

Learn About Underground Meats With inventive flavors from ingredients like savory and sweet black garlic and botanical gin, the salami from Wisconsin-based Underground Meats is made in the same tradition of culinary craftsmanship that drove its founders’ previous venture: catering. Beginning in 2009 as an extension of the catering business, Underground Meats moved into a…

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Serving Friendship with Friendliness

Even if you haven’t met Win Tun (he/him) formally, it’s likely you’d recognize his smile between the aisles of the Wellness department at the Friendship store. After a long stint at another grocer, Win found himself at Seward Co-op, where he is a member of the Wellness staff. When Win began at the co-op over…

A variety of Wellness products that are especially useful in the summer months

A Summer of Wellness

Summer weather has arrived, and with it comes outdoor grilling, afternoons on the beach, hikes through the woods, and long, busy days. Take care this season with Seward Co-op’s Wellness department, from sun care to insect repellent to energizing and calming supplements. *Products may vary by store. If you’d like to know if a store…

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Equal Exchange

Learn About Equal Exchange From the Produce department to the Bulk and Grocery aisles, you may have noticed a brand called Equal Exchange. You may know they sell coffee, tea, chocolate, nuts, avocados, bananas, but did you know they’re a cooperative? And that they work with small farmer cooperatives to source their coffee, tea, chocolate,…