September’s SEED recipient is Dream of Wild Health. Dream of Wild Health is a Native led nonprofit farm that provides leadership programs for Native youth. Dream of Wild Health grows indigenous seeds and foods, and supports Native youth in advocating for a healthy community. It is their mission to “restore health and well-being in the… Read More →
On April 17, Traditional Medicinals announced a voluntary recall of its Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea. An ingredient within this product tested positive for Salmonella in the samples retained by the supplier. Salmonella was not detected in Traditional Medicinals testing of this lot or in this product. However, out of an abundance of caution, they… Read More →
At Seward Co-op, we are enthusiastic about locally grown and made products that will delight customers. Seward Co-op’s Ends Statement, or mission, compels us to support economic development right here in our community, oftentimes yielding a higher quality of living. When money is kept recirculating within a cooperative community, as opposed to flowing out of… Read More →
Join us at the Seward Co-op Creamery Café for a dinner featuring our April SEED recipient, Dream of Wild Health, a Native American-led, nonprofit farm and youth-leadership program. We’ll enjoy a three-course meal featuring Indigenous ingredients and hear stories about Dream of Wild Health’s work recovering knowledge of and access to healthy Indigenous foods, medicines… Read More →
Farmworkers are the food system’s most vital workers; their labor allows us to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables year-round. Despite farmworkers’ economic and cultural contributions to the communities in which they live and work, they continue to be among the lowest paid, least protected and unhealthiest workers in the United States. The international principles that… Read More →
On Oct. 9, General Mills announced a voluntary recall involving Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Raisin Granola. General Mills is recalling two days-worth of product due to the presence of an undeclared nut allergen, almonds. Cascadian Farm—Organic Cinnamon Raisin Granola ($5.28 regular price/on sale through Co+op Deals for $3.00)UPC: 000-21908-74329-5 (package); 100-21908-74329-2 (case)Recalled Better if Used… Read More →
LaDonna Sanders-Redmond, Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Seward Co-op, visited KARE-11 recently with a terrific winter soup recipe: Crock Pot Chicken Gumbo. Gumbo is actually pretty easy to make; it just has a lot of ingredients and a number of steps, so people sometimes get intimidated. Just remember LaDonna’s Important Gumbo Tip: Don’t walk… Read More →
It may not feel like spring yet, but that doesn’t matter to L.T.D Farm ducks and geese. Our friends at L.T.D. reported a week ago that, in defiance of the Upper Midwest polar vortex, their ducks were laying. Last year, L.T.D.’s ducks laid much later, so we presumed here at the big green co-op that… Read More →
